A survey of comfort properties of socks produced from cellulose-based fibers

Günümüzde müşteri memnuniyeti sürekli ön plana çıkmakta ve buna paralel olarak da alıcılar taleplerinde daha bilinçli davranmakta, daha nitelikli ürünler aramaktadırlar. Bu da giyenlerin çoraplardan beklentilerini sürekli arttırmaktadır. Bu nedenle çoraplar; moda ve ihtiyaçlara uygun olarak müşteri memnuniyetini karşılayacak şekilde tasarlanmalı, üretim sonrası özelliklerini kaybetmeden kullanım performansları yüksek olmalı ve özellikle sağlık açısından kullanılan lif özellikleri insan sağlığını olumsuz yönde etkilememelidir. Bu çalışmada; pamuk ve viskon gibi geleneksel elyaflar ile Bambu, Modal®, Promodal®, Mikromodal®, Keten-modal, lyocell® gibi yeni rejenere elyaf cinsleri kullanılarak örülmüş çoraplar yardımıyla konfor özelliklerine elyaf cinsinin katkısı, yeni elyaf cinslerinin kumaş konfor özelliklerine katkıda ne kadar başarılı olduğu ve kumaşın fiziksel performanslarını ne şekilde etkilendiği araştırılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, çorapların konfor performanslarını belirleyip karsılaştırmak için çoraplarda konforu belirleyen parametreler olan su buharı geçirgenliği, ısı transferi, hava geçirgenliği, sıvı transferi, nem yönetimi gibi özellikler belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Ayrıca SPSS 15.0 for Microsoft programı kullanılarak, bulguların varyans analizi ile istatistiksel değerlendirmeleri yapılmıştır.

Rejenere selüloz esaslı liflerden üretilen çorapların konfor özellikleri üzerıne bir araştırma

Customer satisfaction has become the main point and consumers have become more aware of their demands and are seeking more qualified products. This makes consumers expectations get sophisticated about socks. Therefore, socks should be designed to meet customer satisfaction in accordance with fashion and functional needs; their performance should appeal to customer expectations and the fiber blend must not affect consumer health negatively. In this study, the effect of fiber blends on the comfort aspect of socks was investigated. Socks were knitted from traditional fibers like cotton and viscose and new regenerated fiber kinds like Bamboo, Modal®, Promodal®, Micromodal®, Linen-modal, Lyocell®. The effects of fiber types on the comfort and physical performances of socks were studied. So, parameters, which determine comfort in socks; like water vapor permeability, heat transfer, air permeability, liquid transfer, humidity management were determined. The findings were statistically evaluated with variance analysis by using SPSS 15.0 for Microsoft software.

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