The Role of Yarn Counts and Polyester/cotton Blends in Comfort of Knitted Fabric. | [Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (Series A: Physical Sciences) • 2017]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Qamar Tusief: Department of Fibre and Textile Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

2. Nabeel Amin: School of Textile and Design, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan

3. Nasir Mahmood: Department of Fibre and Textile Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

4. Muhammad Babar Ramzan: School of Textile and Design, University of Management and Technology Lahore, Pakistan

5. Hafiz Rehan Saleem: Department of Fibre and Textile Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

There have been three major concerns regarding the clothing comfort, psychological, sensorial and thermo-physiological comfort. However, there is lack of work on thermo-physiological comfort of knitted fabric. Hence the present study is conducted to fulfill this gap by analyzing physiological comfort in sense of air permeability, absorbency, vertical wicking and drying time of plain knitted fabric. Clothing comfort is mainly affected by type of fibres, yarn properties, structure of fabric, finishing treatments, and clothing conditions. In this study the effect of various yarn counts and polyester/cotton blend ratios on the comfort of knitted fabric has been analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). It is depicted from the results that the selected variables put direct influences on the thermo-physiological comfort of the knitted fabric. The increasing share of polyester in the blend and the fine count for yarn put negative impact on the comfort of the knitted fabric.

Page(s): 162-168

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (Series A: Physical Sciences), Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Year: 2017

Keywords:

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