Stoffberg, MEHunter, LawranceBotha, Anton F2015-10-302015-10-302015-10Stoffberg, M.E, Hunter, L and Botha, A.F. 2015. The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties of commercial apparel fabrics. Journal of Natural Fibers, vol. 12(6), pp 505-5171544-0478http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2014.967370http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8217Copyright: 2015 Taylor&Francis. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Journal of Natural Fibers, vol. 12(6), pp 505-517The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties, namely water vapor resistance and thermal resistance, of commercial apparel (suiting) fabrics, containing both natural and man-made fibers have been studied using a Permetest. The effects of the various fabric parameters on the comfort-related properties were determined and quantified using multiple regression analyses and best fit regression equations. It was found that the fabric parameters, mass and thickness in particular, had a much greater effect on the comfort-related properties, than did the fiber type or blend, or fabric structure.enThermophysiological comfortWater vapour resistanceThermal resistanceMoisture permeability indexCommercial suiting fabricsArticleStoffberg, M., Hunter, L., & Botha, A. F. (2015). The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties of commercial apparel fabrics. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8217Stoffberg, ME, Lawrance Hunter, and Anton F Botha "The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties of commercial apparel fabrics." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8217Stoffberg M, Hunter L, Botha AF. The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties of commercial apparel fabrics. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8217.TY - Article AU - Stoffberg, ME AU - Hunter, Lawrance AU - Botha, Anton F AB - The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties, namely water vapor resistance and thermal resistance, of commercial apparel (suiting) fabrics, containing both natural and man-made fibers have been studied using a Permetest. The effects of the various fabric parameters on the comfort-related properties were determined and quantified using multiple regression analyses and best fit regression equations. It was found that the fabric parameters, mass and thickness in particular, had a much greater effect on the comfort-related properties, than did the fiber type or blend, or fabric structure. DA - 2015-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Thermophysiological comfort KW - Water vapour resistance KW - Thermal resistance KW - Moisture permeability index KW - Commercial suiting fabrics LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 1544-0478 T1 - The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties of commercial apparel fabrics TI - The effect of fabric structural parameters and fiber type on the comfort-related properties of commercial apparel fabrics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8217 ER -