Comparison of regenerated bamboo and cotton performance in warm environment

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Karina Solorio Ferrales
Rafael Villa Angulo
José Ramón Villa Angulo
Carlos Villa Angulo

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Different materials have been used to fabricate summer (warm environment) clothing, such as cotton, nylon, neoprene, polyester and 100% synthetic fibers. However, because of their mechanical and thermal properties, nylon and polyester cloth has a tendency to rot and chafe in damp conditions. In addition, close-fitting synthetic fibers and neoprene make some wearers feel uncomfortable because of the rapidly occurring body skin sweat. However, bamboo and cotton have demonstrated to have low thermal conductivity. Hence, they are excellent materials to fabricate summer clothing. In this study, a theoretical analysis complemented with practical measurements of thermal properties of three different rib knitted structures produced from a 30 tex yarn of three blends of fibers (100% regenerated bamboo, 100% cotton and 50:50 regenerated bamboo: cotton) was realized to compare bamboo and cotton performance in warm environment. Obtained results show that garment thickness and heat storage rate in the human body can significantly be reduced by using 100% regenerated bamboo, without compromising comfort.

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Solorio Ferrales, K., Villa Angulo, R., Villa Angulo, J. R., & Villa Angulo, C. (2019). Comparison of regenerated bamboo and cotton performance in warm environment. Journal of Applied Research and Technology, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jart.2017.02.002
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Karina Solorio Ferrales

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ingeniería, Av. De la Normal s/n Col. Insurgentes, C.P. 21280 Mexicali Baja California, Mexico

Rafael Villa Angulo

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ingeniería, Av. De la Normal s/n Col. Insurgentes, C.P. 21280 Mexicali Baja California, Mexico

José Ramón Villa Angulo

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ingeniería, Av. De la Normal s/n Col. Insurgentes, C.P. 21280 Mexicali Baja California, Mexico

Carlos Villa Angulo

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Instituto de Ingeniería, Av. De la Normal s/n Col. Insurgentes, C.P. 21280 Mexicali Baja California, Mexico