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Impact of Cellulose Materials Finishing on Heat and Water Vapor Resistance

The paper explores the impact of finishing on heat and water vapor transfer through the knitted materials made from cotton, viscose, modal and lyocel. Tests were performed on raw samples, the samples finished in accordance with a commercial recipe and samples additionally finished with a silicone-based agent. The results indicated that changes in water vapor resistance of the fabric are significantly higher for the samples made from natural fibers than the samples produced from natural polymers. The above leads to the conclusion that the processes of finishing according the defined recipes are more suitable for the samples made from natural fibers. Such finished fabrics will reduce water vapor resistance in warm environmental conditions, in which it is necessary to allow the transfer of large amounts of sweat from the skin to the environment, and finally to positively affect an individual's perception of comfort.

cellulose materials; finishing treatment; silicone; heat resistance; water vapour resistance

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