Biomimetics of branching structure in warp knitted fabrics to improve water transport properties for comfort

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1131-1142

  Chen, Qing ^a   Fan, Jin TU ^b   Sarkar, Manas Kumar ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

biomimetics; branching structure; comfort; knitted fabric; plant structured; water transport

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; KNIT FABRICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; YARN;

BRANCHING STRUCTURES; COMFORT; KNITTED FABRIC; PLANT-STRUCTURED; WATER TRANSPORT;

STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84860171822     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512438127     Document Type: Article

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