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Comparative Analysis of Thermophysiological Comfort-Related Properties of Elastic Knitted Fabrics for Cycling Sportswear

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Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX), Bahir Dar University, 6000 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Department of Fashion, Textiles and Wood Technology, University College Ghent, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Materials 2020, 13(18), 4024; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184024
Received: 29 July 2020 / Revised: 21 August 2020 / Accepted: 7 September 2020 / Published: 10 September 2020
This research focused on the investigation of the thermophysiological comfort properties of four selected knitted fabrics of different fiber blend ratios suitable for cycling wear. Comfort-related properties of the fabrics were determined and compared including air permeability, moisture management properties, drying time, thermal conductivity, and water vapor permeability. For those comfort properties of the fabric to be correlated, fabric structural properties, fabric density, fabric weight, and fabric thickness have been considered. Suited fabrics should have good air permeability, thermal conductivity, moisture management properties, and a short drying time. According to the measurement results, the fabric polyamide/elasane (58/42 PA6.6/EL) with good air permeability, thermal conductivity, moisture management properties, and short drying time was more suited for summer cycling clothing. Furthermore, this paper provides a new understanding of considerations that are needed for several end uses involving specific activity levels. View Full-Text
Keywords: knitted fabric; thermal conductivity; moisture management; air permeability; water vapor permeability; drying time knitted fabric; thermal conductivity; moisture management; air permeability; water vapor permeability; drying time
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Teyeme, Y.; Malengier, B.; Tesfaye, T.; Vasile, S.; Van Langenhove, L. Comparative Analysis of Thermophysiological Comfort-Related Properties of Elastic Knitted Fabrics for Cycling Sportswear. Materials 2020, 13, 4024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184024

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Teyeme Y, Malengier B, Tesfaye T, Vasile S, Van Langenhove L. Comparative Analysis of Thermophysiological Comfort-Related Properties of Elastic Knitted Fabrics for Cycling Sportswear. Materials. 2020; 13(18):4024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184024

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Teyeme, Yetanawork, Benny Malengier, Tamrat Tesfaye, Simona Vasile, and Lieva Van Langenhove. 2020. "Comparative Analysis of Thermophysiological Comfort-Related Properties of Elastic Knitted Fabrics for Cycling Sportswear" Materials 13, no. 18: 4024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13184024

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