New elastic knitted fabric concept for rehabilitation goods

Bildiriler > Özet Bildiri · 2024

Yazarlar: Olena Kyzymchuk, Arzu MARMARALI, Liudmyla Melnyk, Nida Gülsevin, Svitlana Arabuli, Gözde Ertekin, Berna Cüreklibatır Encan

Smart textiles for human health and well-being- European Materials Research Society, Fransa, Strasburg, Uluslararası, Sözlü Sunum, Özet Bildiri, 2024-2024, ss 1-5

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<p class="ql-align-justify">Elastic&nbsp;warp&nbsp;knitted&nbsp;fabric&nbsp;is&nbsp;widely&nbsp;used&nbsp;in&nbsp;corsets,&nbsp;bandages,&nbsp;posture&nbsp;correctors,&nbsp;wristbands,&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;the&nbsp;trunk&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;vertebral&nbsp;column&nbsp;and&nbsp;protect&nbsp;against&nbsp;traumatic&nbsp;or&nbsp;congenital&nbsp;spinal&nbsp;deformities&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;for&nbsp;treatment&nbsp;of&nbsp;some&nbsp;medical&nbsp;problems.&nbsp;In&nbsp;order&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;development&nbsp;in&nbsp;medical&nbsp;textile&nbsp;manufacturing,&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;concept&nbsp;for&nbsp;elastic&nbsp;warp&nbsp;knitted&nbsp;fabric&nbsp;development&nbsp;is&nbsp;proposed.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is&nbsp;in&nbsp;partly&nbsp;replacing&nbsp;polyester&nbsp;with&nbsp;natural&nbsp;yarn&nbsp;(cotton&nbsp;or&nbsp;flax)&nbsp;and&nbsp;reducing&nbsp;the&nbsp;content&nbsp;of&nbsp;elastomer.&nbsp;The&nbsp;research&nbsp;aims&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;elastic&nbsp;fabric&nbsp;to&nbsp;provide&nbsp;a&nbsp;high&nbsp;performance&nbsp;of&nbsp;rehabilitation&nbsp;goods.&nbsp;Research&nbsp;results&nbsp;show&nbsp;the&nbsp;possibility&nbsp;of&nbsp;reducing&nbsp;elastomer&nbsp;consumption&nbsp;and&nbsp;replacing&nbsp;synthetic&nbsp;threads&nbsp;with&nbsp;natural&nbsp;yarns&nbsp;without&nbsp;adverse&nbsp;effects&nbsp;on&nbsp;fabric`s&nbsp;main&nbsp;functional&nbsp;properties&nbsp;namely&nbsp;stretchability&nbsp;and&nbsp;elasticity.&nbsp;According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;obtained&nbsp;results,&nbsp;elastic&nbsp;fabrics&nbsp;produced&nbsp;from&nbsp;natural&nbsp;yarns&nbsp;exert&nbsp;higher&nbsp;pressure&nbsp;than&nbsp;those&nbsp;produced&nbsp;with&nbsp;polyester&nbsp;threads,&nbsp;but&nbsp;the&nbsp;pressure&nbsp;values&nbsp;decrease&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;decrease&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;elastomer&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;structure.&nbsp;The&nbsp;cotton-contained&nbsp;fabrics&nbsp;regardless&nbsp;of&nbsp;elastomer&nbsp;content&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;evaluated&nbsp;as&nbsp;strong&nbsp;(between&nbsp;40-60&nbsp;mmHg)&nbsp;at&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;20&nbsp;%&nbsp;level&nbsp;of&nbsp;extension&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;classification&nbsp;system&nbsp;for&nbsp;compression&nbsp;bandages.&nbsp;The&nbsp;general&nbsp;product`s&nbsp;performance&nbsp;is&nbsp;improving&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;by&nbsp;higher&nbsp;comfort&nbsp;namely&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;in&nbsp;fabric`s&nbsp;permeability,&nbsp;hygroscopicity,&nbsp;and&nbsp;changes&nbsp;in&nbsp;thermal&nbsp;properties.&nbsp;The&nbsp;effect&nbsp;of&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;laundering&nbsp;on&nbsp;fabric`s&nbsp;performance,&nbsp;especially&nbsp;its&nbsp;appearance,&nbsp;was&nbsp;studied&nbsp;as&nbsp;well.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;found&nbsp;that&nbsp;even&nbsp;after&nbsp;50&nbsp;washing&nbsp;cycles&nbsp;the&nbsp;changes&nbsp;in&nbsp;fabric`s&nbsp;color&nbsp;are&nbsp;only&nbsp;barely&nbsp;visible.</p><p></p>

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