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Directional Water Transport Property of Cotton–Polyester Knitted Plating Fabric with Multiple Gradient Concentration Coatings

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Liquid will spread along two directions in the stripe of textiles normally. This study conducted a coating experiment to develop a knitted fabric with unbalanced wicking property along the stripe. 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10% coating concentrations were coated along the knitted stripes with the coating distance at 5 cm, 8 cm and 11 cm. When compared with non-coated stripe, the stripe with gradient coatings exhibited the asymmetric liquid transport property. It can transfer water droplet rapidly from hydrophobic section to hydrophilic section of stripe. It can be suggested that directional water transport could be achieved in order to control the water transport direction at in-plane direction.

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This work was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (21ZR1400100), by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2232021D-11), by Shanghai style fashion design and value creation knowledge service center (ZX201311000031) and by Arts & humanities Research Council of UK (AH/T011483/1).

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  1. Shanghai International Fashion Innovation Center, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

    Qing Chen, Bailu Fu & Rong Zheng

  2. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

    Xin Xiao

  3. The School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

    Dahua Shou & Jintu Fan

  4. Jiangsu College of Engineering and Technology, Nantong, China

    Hongxia Chen

  5. Lining Sports Technology (Shenzhen) Co. LTD, Shenzhen, China

    Wei Zheng

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Chen, Q., Xiao, X., Shou, D. et al. Directional Water Transport Property of Cotton–Polyester Knitted Plating Fabric with Multiple Gradient Concentration Coatings. Fibers Polym 24, 2933–2939 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00208-6

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