Investigating the Functional and Comfort properties of a Face Mask Based on a Coolmax® Blended Cotton Fabric

• Autorzy: Mamun Kabir Shekh Md. , Hasan Md. Mahabub , Alam AKM Mashud

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/ftee-2022-0028

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

As the spread of Covid-19 has created a fatal threat to human survival, a comfortable and virus-deactivated functional face mask is extremely necessary. Herein, an appropriate thermally comfortable and highly breathable as well as virus-protecting functional knit fabric face mask was developed that consisted of multichannel PE Coolmax® yarn with cotton yarn. Due to the multichannel structure (four and six channels) of PE Coolmax® yarn with cotton yarn blended fabric, the fiber showed good filtration efficiency, air permeability, water vapour permeability and moisture management properties. In addition, the thermal conductivity and absorptive properties of the blended fabric based on the properties of PE Coolmax® yarn with cotton yarn make the face mask more comfortable for the user.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Coolmax; blended cotton fabric; air permeability; water vapour permeability; moisture management

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Łódzki Instytut Technologiczny
• Czasopismo: Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 30, no. 3
• Strony: 102--110
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Mamun Kabir Shekh Md.

• Department of Wet Process Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6656-7796

autor

Hasan Md. Mahabub

• Department of Textile Engineering, National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

autor

Alam AKM Mashud

• Department of Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, USA

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