Characterization of functional single jersey knitted fabrics using non-conventional yarns for sportswear

摘要

Eight functional single jersey plain knitted fabrics have been developed in order to assess a quantitative analysis of variouscomfort-related properties in terms of thermal control, air and water vapor permeability, wickability, coefficient ofkinetic friction and antimicrobial efficiency, using eight different commercially available functional yarns: PolyesterCraque and viscose Craque conventional yarns as controls; Finecool and Coolmax polyester yarns for moisturemanagement and quick drying; Holofiber polyester yarns containing an optical responsive material that the producerclaims to improve body oxygenation; Airclo polyester hollow yarns for efficient control of body temperature; and,finally, polyester Trevira and viscose Seacell for antimicrobial activity. According to the results, Coolmax for moisturemanagement, Airclo for thermal control and Seacell for antimicrobial activity present the best performances astechnical textiles for sportswear for the respective specific functional property.