TY - JOUR
TI - A biomimic thermal fabric with high moisture permeability
AU - Fan Jie
AU - Cheng Qian
AU - Zhao Lian-Ying
AU - Liu Yong
AU - Ma Chong-Qi
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2013
VL - 17
IS - 5
SP - 1425
EP - 1430
PT - Article
AB - Moisture comfort is an essential factor for functional property of thermal  cloth, especially for thick thermal cloth, since thick cloth may hinder  effective moisture permeation, and high moisture concentration in the  micro-climate between skin and fabric would cause cold feeling. Here, we  report a biomimic thermal fabric with excellent warm retention and moisture  management properties. In this fabric, the warp yarn system constructs many  tree-shaped channel nets in the thickness direction of the fabric.  Experimental result indicates that the special hierarchic configuration of  warp yarns endows the biomimic thermal fabric with a better warm retention  and water vapor management properties compared with the traditional fabrics.