Processing and Characterisation of the Copper Treated Polylactic Acid and Cotton Fabrics: Thermophysiological Comfort Properties

Authors

  • Muhammet UZUN Institute for Materials Research and Innovation University of Bolton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.20.1.1853

Keywords:

thermophysiological properties, ultrasonic energy, treatment, poly (lactic acid) (PLA), knitted fabrics

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to develop a novel copper treatment method and characterise the effect of treatment on the thermophysiological comfort properties of the treated fabrics. It is also aimed to analyse and evaluate the thermophysiological properties of the PLA fabrics. The study was conducted by using polylactic acid (PLA), cotton and their blend yarns. The knitted fabrics, single pique, were made from these yarns by using weft knitting machine. The fabrics were treated with two copper solution concentrations (5 % and 10 %) at 20 minutes ultrasonic energy. The results show that the treatment has a critical effect on the tested fabrics in terms of thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal absorbtivity, water vapour permeability, and heat loss. The results also clearly demonstrated that the PLA fabric was successfully treated with the copper solution, and the coated fabrics showed significant change as compared to their untreated counterparts in terms of tested parameters.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.20.1.1853

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Published

2014-03-23

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TEXTILE MATERIALS