A Comparative Study on Moisture Management Properties of Cotton/Elastane Plain Knit Fabrics Having Different Elastane Ratio

Uyanik, Seval

doi:10.1007/s12221-022-4158-4

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“…Having in mind that moisture sorption is an indirect indicator of the degree of accessibility of the fibers to water vapor 30 as well as the elastane hydrophobic nature, it was expected that fabrics having a higher content of elastane will have a lower ability for moisture sorption. Similarly, Uyanık 12 showed that elastane content in knitted fabrics strongly affects moisture management properties; overall moisture management capability decreases with increasing elastane ratio. Independently on the elastane content, dyed knitted fabrics CoEL78D and CoEL235D provide a higher intensity of warm/cool feeling than the bleached fabrics CoEL78B and CoEL235B due to the higher air permeability and moisture sorption, as shown in Figure 4.…”

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“…Concerning this blend, on one hand, cotton is soft, durable, breathable, easy to care, comfortable, and biodegradable, while on the other hand, elastane is known for its higher stretchability and very good stretch recovery. 12 Nowadays, use of cotton/elastane blend is inevitable in all clothing areas from underwear to outerwear. However, before use, all cotton/elastane blends are subjected to numerous wet processes like scouring, bleaching, dyeing, and softening which are responsible for the removal of cotton non-cellulosic components, improving the whiteness, imparting color and soft handle and antistatic properties, respectively.…”

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Studying the influence of common wet processes on the quality of 1 × 1 rib cotton/elastane knitted fabrics

Ivanovska

Dojčinović

Mangovska

2022

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

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This research studied the influence of common wet processes (i.e. bleaching, dyeing, or softening) on the quality of 1 × 1 rib cotton/elastane knitted fabrics. The changes in their structural (thickness, weight, and stitch density) parameters, mechanical (bursting elongation and stiffness), comfort (air permeability and moisture sorption), and esthetic (pilling propensity) properties are discussed as an influence of the used elastane type (multifilament or monofilament), and content (4% or 8%), and applied wet processes. The severity of the bleaching process (high pH value and boiling temperature) and the resulting fabrics’ less compact structure contributed to a 17.3% higher bursting elongation of bleached compared to the dyed fabrics. Fabrics having a higher content of less finner elastane (8%, 235 dtex) have 40% and up to 21% higher stiffness and bursting elongation than fabrics containing 4% elastane of 78 dtex. The aforementioned fabrics (having 4% elastane) are softer and more comfortable since they are characterized by up to 37.9% and 5.6% higher air permeability and moisture sorption than fabrics having 8% elastane. Dyed knitted fabrics provided a better intensity of warm/cool feeling than the bleached ones due to the better comfort properties. Up to 5000 pilling cycles, the fabrics’ pilling propensity increased with an increase in elastane fineness, while at the same number of pilling cycles, dyed fabrics have a lower pilling propensity than the bleached ones. The calculated complex criterion of fabrics’ quality revealed that pilling propensity and stiffness are the main contributors to their quality that ranged from excellent to satisfying. The “satisfying” fabric quality was improved to “good” by softening with silicone softener, whereby the high content of silicon (197.51 μg/g, assessed by ICP-OES) within the bleached fabric having 8% elastane contributed to lower piling propensity compared to the corresponding non-softened fabric.

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Studying the influence of common wet processes on the quality of 1 × 1 rib cotton/elastane knitted fabrics

Ivanovska

Dojčinović

Mangovska

2022

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

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“…Adding low amounts (between 2 and 5%) is enough to improve the function and comfort of cotton fabrics . Cotton–elastane blends can be found as core-spun yarns, where the synthetic filament is located in the core of the yarn and surrounded helically by the main component, or as plated plain knitted fabrics, where both components are merged in a complex matrix . Recently, the separation of elastane from other synthetic fiber blends was addressed by selective dissolution using tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, a green alternative to classical solvents .…”

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High-Quality Cellulosic Fibers Engineered from Cotton–Elastane Textile Waste

Villar,

Schlapp-Hackl,

Sánchez

et al. 2024

Biomacromolecules

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Even small amounts of elastane in cotton−elastane blended textiles can prevent fiber-to-fiber recycling strategies in textile recycling. Herein, the selective separation of elastane from cotton blends was addressed by the aminolytic degradation of the synthetic component. Polar aprotic solvents were tested as elastane solvents, but side reactions impeded aminolysis with some of them. Aminolysis of elastane succeeded under mild conditions using dimethyl sulfoxide in combination with diethylenetriamine and 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene as a cleaving agent and catalyst, respectively. The analysis of the nitrogen content in the recovered cellulose fraction demonstrated that 2 h of reaction at 80 °C reduced the elastane content to values lower than 0.08%. The characterization of the recovered cellulose showed that the applied conditions did not affect the macromolecular properties of cellulose and maintained a cellulose I crystal structure. Degraded elastane products were recovered through precipitation with water. Finally, the cellulosic component was turned into new fibers by dry-jet wet spinning with excellent tensile properties.

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“…Stretchable yarns are being increasingly used in different types of apparel and clothing products such as sportswear, swimwear, compression stockings and especially in stretchable denim [ [1] , [2] , [3] ]. When made of stretchable denim fabrics, denim provides superior performance in terms of stretch, fit, ease of body movement and overall comfort of the wearer.…”

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Investigating the effect of different filaments and yarn structures on mechanical and physical properties of dual-core elastane composite yarns

Irfan,

Qadir,

Afzal

et al. 2023

Heliyon

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A Comparative Study on Moisture Management Properties of Cotton/Elastane Plain Knit Fabrics Having Different Elastane Ratio

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Studying the influence of common wet processes on the quality of 1 × 1 rib cotton/elastane knitted fabrics

Studying the influence of common wet processes on the quality of 1 × 1 rib cotton/elastane knitted fabrics

High-Quality Cellulosic Fibers Engineered from Cotton–Elastane Textile Waste

Investigating the effect of different filaments and yarn structures on mechanical and physical properties of dual-core elastane composite yarns

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