Cotton/Protex knitted multifunctional fabrics for undergarments with antibacterial, flame-retardant and thermal comfort properties
Thermal characterization revealed a noticeable change in fluid transmission and heat retention characteristics with knitting and plating yarn variation. Better fluid transfer and considerable heat retention were observed in Sorbtek plated protective fabrics. However, the flame endurance was improved by reducing the cotton percentage in the primary knitting protective yarns during vertical flame retardancy characterization. Moreover, one-way analysis of variance showed that the treatment component was statistically significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in the variation of thermal characteristics.
Authors
- Habib Awais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8637-2347)
- Muzzamal Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8021-1347)
- Muhammad Haroon Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-1875)
- Hafiz Shehbaz Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7986-8384)
- Adeel Abbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0343-7916)
- Waqas Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6766-590X)
Institutions
- MIT University (MK)
- National Textile University (PK)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2540165
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Textile materials and evaluations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.61
Funders
- Higher Education Commission, Pakistan