Abstract
Blends of wool and moisture management fibres such as Coolmax and Finecool have been prepared to produce innovative yarns with specific functionalities. These yarns have been used to produce knitted fabrics and their performance was evaluated, including vertical and horizontal wicking. The influence of wool fibre proportion on the performance of each blend is analyzed. It is observed that the Coolmax based fabrics show the best capillarity performance, and the wool fibre based fabrics show lower water absorption performance.
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Authors
Raul Manuel Esteves Sousa FangueiroHélder Filipe Cunha SoutinhoCarla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas
Topics
Textile materials and evaluationsDyeing and Modifying Textile FibersMechanical Behavior of Composites
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PublishedAug 11, 2010
TypeArticle
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