Evaluation on the Air Permeability Properties of the Mainstream Sportswear Brands

摘要

The present study investigated the air permeability of three representative sportswear brands products (OUDIKE, NIKE and an unknown brand bought from the boutique) in Hong Kong marketplace. It was found that NIKE sportswear had the highest air permeability (0.23kPa*s/m) among the samples, which indicates that it allows more air flow passing through the textile and provides good comfort property to wearer, while OUDIKE samples showed the lowest air permeability in capacity (0.08kPa*s/m). The fiber content and fabric structure may be the reason that affects the air permeability. This study would provide a comparative information about air permeability property of the mainstream sportswear brands product in Hong Kong market.