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Moisture Management in an Active Sportswear: Techniques and Evaluation—A Review Article

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Moisture management property is an important aspect of any fabric meant for active sportswear, which decides the comfort level of that fabric. Every human being sweats during different kinds of activities. An important feature of any fabric is how it transports this water out of the body, so as to make the wearer feel comfortable. This paper reports the concept of moisture management, various production techniques and evaluation of the moisture management characteristics on fabrics for active sportswear.

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  1. Department of Textile Technology, PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore, 641004, Tamilnadu, India

    Mani Senthilkumar

  2. Department of Textile and Fashion Technology, KSR College of Technology, Tiruchengodu, Tamilnadu, India

    M. B. Sampath

  3. Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 641604, Tamilnadu, India

    T. Ramachandran

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Senthilkumar, M., Sampath, M.B. & Ramachandran, T. Moisture Management in an Active Sportswear: Techniques and Evaluation—A Review Article. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. E 93, 61–68 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40034-013-0013-x

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