Research Article
The Improvement of the Resistance to Candida albicans and Trichophyton interdigitale of Some Woven Fabrics Based on Cotton
Table 2
Physical-mechanical properties of the fabrics.
| | Test type | Sample I
raw | Sample I plasma | Sample II raw | Sample II plasma | Standard |
| | Fibrous composition | 100% cotton | 100% cotton | 100% cotton | 100% cotton | ISO 1833:1995 |
| | Mass/surface, g m−2 | 189 | 191 | 442 | 447 | EN 12127:2003 |
| | Fabric width, cm | 154.7 | 153 | 152 | 150 | SR EN 1773:2002 |
| | Fabric weave | Plain weave | Plain weave | Plain weave | Plain weave | SR 6431:2012 |
| | Fabric thickness, mm | 0.66 | 0.70 | 1.19 | 1.20 | SR EN ISO 5084/2001 |
| | Fabric density number of yarns/10 cm | | | | | SR EN 1049/2:2000 | | Warp | 180 | 192 | 108 | 109 | | Weft | 160 | 176 | 85 | 86 |
| | Air permeability, lm−2s−1; 100 Pa | 555.9 | 497.3 | 159.4 | 154.3 | SR EN ISO 9237/1999 |
| | Water vapor permeability, % | 34.7 | 32.2 |
31.3 | 30.1 | SR 9005-1979 |
| | Abrasion resistance, abrasion cycles | 14813 | 13900 | 20100 | 20050 | SR EN ISO 12947-2:2002 |
| Thermal resistance (),
m2 K W−1 | 0.0023 | 0.0173 | 0.03072 | 0.03175 | SR EN 31092
ISO 11092/1997 |
| Water vapor resistance (),
m2 Pa W−1 | 5.502 | 5.660 | 7.734 | 7.983 | SR EN 31092
ISO 11092/1997 |
| | Breaking force, N | | | | | SR EN ISO 13934-1-2004 | | Warp | 504 | 490 | 1126 | 1100 | | Weft | 409 | 401 | 495.8 | 490 |
| | Breaking elongation, % | | | | | SR EN ISO 13934-1-2004 | | Warp | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.98 | 17.95 | | Weft | 14.34 | 13.9 | 9.22 | 9.58 |
| | Tear resistance, N | | | | | SR EN ISO 13937-3-2002 | | Warp | 20.5 | 19.4 | 120.2 | 119.9 | | Weft | 21.5 | 20.9 | 49.1 | 46.23 |
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