Review Article

Recent Developments in Materials and Manufacturing Techniques Used for Sports Textiles

Table 6

Test methods for sportswear properties’ evaluation.

CharacteristicStandard test methodBrief description

Self-cleaning [173]ISO 27448:2009Test method for self-cleaning performance of semiconducting photocatalytic materials. Part I: measurement of water contact angle.
Antibacterial [174, 175]AATCC 100:2004 AATCC 147:2004Antibacterial finishes on textile materials.
UV protection [176]AATCC 183:2014 ASTM D6544:12 AS/NZS 4399:96Evaluation and classification of transmittance or blocking of erythemally weighted ultraviolet radiation through fabrics. Sun-protective clothing.
Hot and cold protection [177179]EN 12784:2000 ISO 15831:2004 ISO 20344:2004Footwear, test for the whole shoe: Thermal insulation. Clothing, physiological effects, measurement of thermal insulation through a thermal manikin. Personal protective equipment and test methods for footwear.
Water-proofing and breathability [180187]ISO 811:1989 BS EN 20811:92Textile fabrics, determination of resistance to water penetration, hydrostatic pressure test. Textiles, determination of resistance to surface wetting (spray test) of fabrics.
ISO 4920:2012 ISO 15496:2004Textiles, measurement of water vapor permeability of textiles for quality control.
BS 5636:1990 ASTM D737:04 BS EN ISO 9237:95Textiles, determination of the permeability of fabrics to air.
BS EN 29865:93 ISO 9865:1991Textiles, determination of water repellency of fabrics by the Bundesmann rain-shower test
AATCC 35-2006 BS 5066:1974Method of test for the resistance of fabrics to an artificial shower.