What kind of fabric can be used for quick-dry clothes?

The quick-dry or dry-easy clothes

always refer to the fabric or garment will

dry faster when compared with the wool or

cotton materials under the same conditions

of temperature and humidity. It does not

mean that it will absorb the sweat but

transferred the sweat to the surface of the

clothes and make people feel dry on the

side touch with human skin. And it will

accelerate the evaporation of the sweat to

achieve the aim of quick-drying. The

average speed of quick-dry fabric is 50%

faster than cotton fabric.

Many people consider that the quick-dry

clothes are very mysterious and there must

have some high technology fiber in it. But

the truth is most of quick-dry fabric are

made of synthetic fiber. The difference is

processing technology which brings the

fabric or textile having the special function.

Quick-dry fabric has lower water absorbing

performance, higher air permeability and

water proof performance.

1

Quick-dry fabric is designed for the

requirements of outdoor environment. It is

easy to sweat when people are in outdoor

activities. If you wear the ordinary clothes,

they will stick on your skin tightly and it will

bring a tough feeling. But the quick-dry

clothes will make the sweat to evaporate

into the air to keep your skin dry.

The most common quick-dry fabrics are

COOLMAX, THEMOLITE, MONI-DRY,

CIBAULTRAPHIL, ACTIVENT. They are all well

used in commercial products and win the

market. Some of them use the principle of

similar characteristics of shape memory

polymer, or microporous membrane

principle, or the principle of difference

between water molecules diameter and the

diameter of air molecules.

When you are doing workout, it is a right

choice to choose a comfortable and good

permeable quick-dry garment. It will

accelerate the evaporation of sweat and

avoid the getting cold by heat loss.

2

COOLMAX from DuPont is widely used

for T-shirt and inside wear. MONI-DRY from

Columbia is widely used for its outdoor

clothes.

Checking the label carefully before you

pay for the sportswear. A real good

quick-dry clothes will provide great sweat

diffusion property and good thermal

resistance performance to keep dry and

warm for your body. Choosing a high

quality quick-dry clothes with good

function is more important for you than a

fine style.

How to measure the quick-dry property of

fabric? Checking testing standards to learn

more about moisture management tester

for further information.