Effect of Stretching on Ultraviolet Protection of Cotton and Cotton/Coolmax Blended Weft Knitted Fabric in a Wet State

In this paper, the ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of plain knitted fabrics made from 20Ne cotton yarns, Coolmax yarn and their combinations in wet, relaxed and stretched states were studied. According to the fiber composition, fabric samples are divided into three groups including Group I (sing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chi-wai Kan, Lim-yung Yam, Sun-pui Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
wet
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/7/1/58