Ultraviolet Protection by Fabric Engineering

Table 2

Fabric manufacturing details.

Fabric detail; (warp/weft)	Sample; code	Warp versus weft combinations	Ends; per cm (EPC)	Picks; per cm (PPC)	Fabric areal density (mg/cm^2)	Fabric thickness; (mm)
FI/I	S1	Intermingled versus intermingled	32	26	22.21	0.61
FI/Tx	S2	Intermingled versus textured	32	26	22.61	0.67
FI/F	S3	Intermingled versus flat	32	26	22.11	0.62
FI/Tw	S4	Intermingled versus twisted	32	26	22.58	0.58
FTw/I	S5	Twisted versus intermingled	32	26	22.18	0.57
FTw/Tx	S6	Twisted versus textured	32	26	22.38	0.64
FTw/F	S7	Twisted versus flat	32	26	22.06	0.58
FTw/Tw	S8	Twisted versus twisted	32	26	22.95	0.60
FF/I	S9	Flat versus intermingled	32	26	22.02	0.59
FF/Tx	S10	Flat versus textured	32	26	22.14	0.62
FF/F	S11	Flat versus flat	32	26	22.15	0.56
FF/Tw	S12	Flat versus twisted	32	26	22.17	0.58