{"title":"Investigating the Functional and Comfort properties of a Face Mask Based on a Coolmax® Blended Cotton Fabric","authors":"Shekh Md. Mamun Kabir, M. Hasan, Akm Mashud Alam","doi":"10.2478/ftee-2022-0028","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract 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.","PeriodicalId":12309,"journal":{"name":"Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe","volume":"30 1","pages":"102 - 110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0028","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, TEXTILES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract 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.
期刊介绍:
FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe is a peer reviewed bimonthly scientific journal devoted to current problems of fibre, textile and fibrous products’ science as well as general economic problems of textile industry worldwide. The content of the journal is available online as free open access.
FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe constitutes a forum for the exchange of information and the establishment of mutual contact for cooperation between scientific centres, as well as between science and industry.