The quick-drying fabrics sold on the market quickly transfer sweat to the surface of the fabric and dissipate it through wicking, diffusion, transmission, and other methods to achieve a moisture and quick-drying effect.
Usually, quick drying fabrics and clothes are required during heavy exercise, and this functional requirement requires two aspects of the fabric:
1. The fabric absorbs moisture and sweat quickly;
2. The fabric wicks sweat quickly and dries quickly. There are not many textile fibers that can simultaneously meet these two conditions. Cellulose fibers such as cotton have good moisture and sweat absorption properties, but due to the high moisture content of cotton, the natural drying time of the fabric is long, which cannot meet the requirements of rapid drying of the fabric.
What material is the quick drying fabric?
So the material composition of quick drying fabrics is basically made of chemical fibers, mainly including polyester, nylon, polypropylene, as well as polyester, nylon, and other components.
As mentioned above, pure cotton fabric has good moisture absorption and sweat absorption performance, but its quick drying function is relatively weak. This is related to the natural characteristics of cotton fibers, and it is difficult to significantly improve the quick drying performance of pure cotton in later spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing processes. Therefore, pure cotton is suitable for use as a general fabric for close fitting clothing, such as T-shirts, vests, underwear, and bottoms, Because this type of clothing does not require the function of quick drying.
However, in some high-volume sports such as running, football, basketball, etc., it is necessary to require both good hydrophilicity and quick drying function of the fabric. So which is better, quick drying fabric or pure cotton? There is actually no distinction between good and bad, only between fit and unfitness. When designing clothing styles, it is important to consider the performance of the fabric, which is also a professional knowledge that many fashion designers should understand. These two types of fabrics have different uses, and there is no way to compare which one is better. In terms of moisture absorption when separated, quick drying fabrics are as good as pure cotton; In terms of quick drying performance, quick drying fabrics are significantly better than pure cotton.
Advantages of quick drying fabric:
1. Fast drying speed, the fabric can quickly dry after being soaked in sweat or rainwater;
2. Some quick drying fabrics have a single parent single anti function, meaning that the contact surface with the skin can quickly absorb sweat, but the surface has a waterproof function, similar to the effect of rainwater hitting lotus leaves.
The materials of quick drying fabrics are generally made of polyester and nylon, and the comfort level of the fabric is definitely worse than that of pure cotton clothes. Therefore, for some cotton control students, this feeling of wearing may not be very liked.
1. Polyester fabric, polyester fabric, polyester fiber fabric: including pure polyester jersey, pure polyester double-sided fabric, polyester ammonia jersey, polyester ammonia double-sided fabric, mesh fabric, bead cloth, polyester small jacquard fabric, polyester large jacquard fabric, etc;
2. Cotton polyester, cotton nylon interwoven fabric: commonly referred to as cotton covered polyester plain weave fabric, cotton covered polyester bead floor fabric, cotton covered polyester double-sided fabric, and stretcher cotton covered polyester plain weave bead floor fabric, etc.