Moisture Management Evaluation in Double Face Knitted Fabrics with Different Kind of Constructions and Fibers

Pre-Post Washing Comparison for Horizontal Wicking Behavior of Three Types of Knits in Different Fiber-Contents

“…Retailer of fabrics sold one of the fabrics as bamboo/spandex blend. Wardingsih and Troynikov [11] used the term bamboo fabrics in their study and Basit, et al [32] tested 100% bamboo fibers as well as 50%/50% blend of bamboo/ rayon as blends of cotton, modal rayon, Tencel and viscose rayon.…”

“…noted that irregular pique knit has superior wicking and moisture management properties [14]. Vasconcelos et al reported that double-faced knitted construction has better moisture management than single constructions [11]. Pique knit was used as one of the examples by the scholars.…”

“…Findings revealed that wicking increased significantly for all three brands of t shirts between 5 th and 25 th wash. Polyester with core of cotton had better wicking ability than regular polyester/cotton blend [10]. Double faced knitted fabrics (cotton to cotton, poly propylene to polypropylene or combinations thereof) had better moisture management [11]. Modified polyester has better moisture management than cotton alone.…”

“…polyester for its moisture management for next to skin apparel in another study [13]. They recommended finer yarns for inner layer (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26) and coarser yarns for the outer layer (29)(30)(31)(32)(33). Hussain, Nazir and Masood reported that double knit jersey structure (Outer and inner surfaces are made from different fibers) has better water transporting ability than rib knit fabrics that also have double structure [14].…”

Effect of stitch patterns on moisture responsiveness of seamless knitted wool fabrics for activewear

“…To investigate the responsiveness to moisture activation for each fabric, the thickness test was performed three more times: (a) after wetting, (b) after air-drying for 30 min, and (c) after air-drying for 60 min. In order to simulate the human sweating conditions, a salty solution that is commonly used for moisture management testing and suggested by activewear textile research literature, consisting of 1 L distilled water and 9 g of sodium chloride was used (Yao et al, 2008;Vasconcelos et al, 2017). Each swatch was sprayed with 2.25gr of the salty solution via 5 spray shots applied at 4" distance right above the swatches, at an approximately 45-degree angle.…”