Effect of stretching on ultraviolet protection of cotton and cotton/coolmax blended weft knitted fabric in a wet state

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-74

  Kan, Chi wai ^a   Yam, Lim yung ^a   Ng, Sun pui ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coolmax; Cotton; Relax; Stretching; Ultraviolet protection factor (UPF); Weft knitted fabric; Wet

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COTTON; COTTON YARN; DEIONIZED WATER; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAWATER; STRETCHING; WETTING; WOOL;

COOLMAX; FABRIC PROPERTIES; PLAIN KNITTED FABRICS; RELAX; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET PROTECTION FACTORS; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION; WEFT KNITTED FABRICS;

KNIT FABRICS;

EID: 84893570583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7010058     Document Type: Article

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