Surface Friction Properties of Fabrics and Human Skin

Abstract

We will select and decide to buy our clothes not only by looking at the design and colour of the clothes, but also by handling the cloth. And for the people which their skin has any trouble, the surface friction property of fabrics is important. It is known that the fabric handle judged by hand is affected by the mechanical properties, surface property and the thermal and water transfer properties of the fabrics. The objective evaluation equations are developed by Kawabata and Niwa [1]. Figure1shows the factors concerning for the performance of clothing. The factors of the properties of clothing are the structure of clothing and the properties of fabrics. And the factors of the properties of fabrics are the structure of the fabrics and the properties of yarn, and the factors of the properties of yarn are the structure of the yarns and the properties of fiber. In the objective evaluation equations of hand value, especially, NUMERI and FUKURAMI, the effects of surface properties is so large. In this study, objectives are to be remarkable about three points. At first, the friction properties of fabrics which differ from the kinds of fiber, yarn counts, and yarn density, secondly, the friction properties of the human skin and next, the friction properties between human skin and the fabrics are experienced.