Moisture Transport for Reaction Enhancement in Fabrics | Zendy

Phillip Gibson | Zendy; Heidi SchreuderGibson | Zendy; Pearl W. Yip | Zendy; Brendan Denker | Zendy; Hamid Benaddi | Zendy; Sa Wang | Zendy; Lev Bromberg | Zendy; T. Alan Hatton | Zendy

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Moisture Transport for Reaction Enhancement in Fabrics

Author(s) -

Phillip Gibson,

Heidi SchreuderGibson,

Pearl W. Yip,

Brendan Denker,

Hamid Benaddi,

Sa Wang,

Lev Bromberg,

T. Alan Hatton

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of textiles

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2356-7678

pISSN - 2314-6044

DOI - 10.1155/2013/216293

Subject(s) - moisture , wetting , adsorption , perspiration , materials science , water transport , permeation , polymer , chemical engineering , composite material , membrane , chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , water flow , biochemistry , engineering

The role of water in protective fabrics is critical to comfort and material performance. Excessive perspiration in clothing causes discomfort, and bound water can adversely affect the ability of carbon to adsorb chemicals. Yet the presence of water can also improve the moisture vapor transport of protective polymer films, and is essential for the hydrolytic destruction of nerve agents. Reported here are the findings of wicking and drying experiments conducted on various hydrophilic and hydrophobic cover fabrics that demonstrate the influence of wetting on permeation through fabrics. The influence of water content on reactive polymers capable of degrading nerve agent simulant is also discussed, and the importance of a novel “delivery system” for water to the reactive components through the use of a wicking fabric is introduced

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