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dc.contributorInstitute of Textiles and Clothing-
dc.creatorTang, KPMen_US
dc.creatorChau, KHen_US
dc.creatorKan, CWen_US
dc.creatorFan, JTen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-07T02:21:59Z-
dc.date.available2016-09-07T02:21:59Z-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/55480-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.rightsThe following publication Tang, K., Chau, K., Kan, C. et al. Characterizing the transplanar and in-plane water transport properties of fabrics under different sweat rate: Forced Flow Water Transport Tester. Sci Rep 5, 17012 (2015) is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep17012en_US
dc.titleCharacterizing the transplanar and in-plane water transport properties of fabrics under different sweat rate : forced flow water transport testeren_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.volume5en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/srep17012en_US
dcterms.abstractThe water absorption and transport properties of fabrics are critical to wear comfort, especially for sportswear and protective clothing. A new testing apparatus, namely Forced Flow Water Transport Tester (FFWTT), was developed for characterizing the transplanar and in-plane wicking properties of fabrics based on gravimetric and image analysis technique. The uniqueness of this instrument is that the rate of water supply is adjustable to simulate varying sweat rates with reference to the specific end-use conditions ranging from sitting, walking, running to other strenuous activities. This instrument is versatile in terms of the types of fabrics that can be tested. Twenty four types of fabrics with varying constructions and surface finishes were tested. The results showed that FFWTT was highly sensitive and reproducible in differentiating these fabrics and it suggests that water absorption and transport properties of fabrics are sweat rate-dependent. Additionally, two graphic methods were proposed to map the direction of liquid transport and its relation to skin wetness, which provides easy and direct comparison among different fabrics. Correlation analysis showed that FFWTT results have strong correlation with subjective wetness sensation, implying validity and usefulness of the instrument.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationScientific reports, 23 2015, v. 5, 17012 , p. 1-10en_US
dcterms.isPartOfScientific reportsen_US
dcterms.issued2015-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84948179927-
dc.identifier.eissn2045-2322en_US
dc.identifier.artn17012en_US
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