Influence of cover factor on liquid moisture transport performance of bamboo knitted fabrics

The moisture transport responses to plain jersey fabrics produced from bamboo yarns were studied. The fabric responses included wetting times of top and bottom fabric surfaces, maximum moisture absorption rates of top and bottom surfaces, maximum wetted radii of top and bottom surfaces, spreading speeds of top and bottom surfaces, and cumulative one-way transport capacity and overall moisture management capacity. The fabrics were produced from 100% bamboo yarns with 13 different fabric cover factors. The relationships between cover factors and moisture management properties were determined. It was observed that as the cover factor of the fabric increased, the wetting time increased, maximum wetted radius decreased, rate of absorption decreased, spreading speed decreased and overall moisture management capacity decreased.