Research Article
Ultraviolet Protection by Fabric Engineering
Table 4
Porosity, transmission, and ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) values.
| Sample code | Air permeability (cm3/cm2/s) | Moisture vapour transmittance (%) | Transmission (%) | UPF | UVA | UVB | UVC |
| S1 | 5.128 | 67.45 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 40+ | S2 | 12.92 | 71.92 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 40+ | S3 | 3.02 | 64.94 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 40+ | S4 | 8.35 | 69.21 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 40+ | S5 | 75.45 | 68.24 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 39.8 | S6 | 151.04 | 71.04 | 1.85 | 1.99 | 2.00 | 33.6 | S7 | 64.17 | 66.16 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 40+ | S8 | 129.44 | 70.16 | 1.65 | 1.73 | 1.78 | 37.4 | S9 | 2.32 | 64.53 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 40+ | S10 | 33.41 | 69.28 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40+ | S11 | 1.46 | 57.72 | 0.682 | 0.693 | 0.685 | 40+ | S12 | 12.11 | 68.63 | 0.956 | 0.998 | 1.006 | 40+ |
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