Table 1.
Specifications of the Fabric Samples.
Table 2.
Dye Specifications.
Table 3.
Auxiliaries used for Dyeing.
Table 4.
AS/NZS 4399 UPF Classification System.
Fig 1.
UPF values of various control fabrics (without dyeing).
Fig 2.
UPF values of various fabrics in red colour.
Fig 3.
UPF values of various fabrics in yellow colour.
Fig 4.
UPF values of various fabrics in blue colour.
Fig 5.
Profile plots showing the interaction effect of fibre type with (a) yarn spinning method, (b) fineness of yarn, (c) dye concentration, (d) dye class, and (e) colour.
Table 5.
Results of Post hoc tests showing the comparisons of fabrics made with combed and combed Supima fibres under the interaction effect of other variables.
Fig 6.
Profile plots showing the interaction effect of yarn spinning method with (a) types of fibre, (b) fineness of yarn, (c) dye concentration, (d) dye class, and (e) colour.
Table 6.
Results of Post hoc tests showing the comparisons of fabrics made with twist and ESTex yarn under the interaction effect of other variables.
Fig 7.
Profile plots showing the interaction effect of yarn fineness with (a) types of fibre, (b) yarn spinning method, (c) dye concentration, (d) dye class, and (e) colour.
Table 7.
Results of Post hoc tests showing the comparisons of fabrics made with 30Ne and 40Ne yarn under the interaction effect of other variables.
Fig 8.
Profile plots showing the interaction effect of dye concentration with (a) types of fibre, (b) yarn spinning method, (c) yarn fineness, (d) dye class, and (e) colour.
Table 8.
Results of Post hoc tests showing the comparisons of fabrics treated with 0.1% dye, 1% dye and 5% dye under the interaction effect of other variables.
Fig 9.
Profile plots showing the interaction effect of dye class with (a) types of fibre, (b) yarn spinning method, (c) yarn fineness, (d) dye concentration, and (e) colour.
Table 9.
Results of Post hoc tests showing the comparisons of fabrics made with reactive dye, direct dye and sulphur dye under the interaction effect of other variables.
Table 10.
UV Transmittance and the Corresponding UPF values for Cotton Knitted Fabrics Dyed with Reactive Dye, Direct Dye and Sulphur Dye with 0.1%, 1% and 5% owf (Using 30Ne Blue Colour fabrics as an explaining example).
Fig 10.
Profile plots showing the interaction effect of colour with (a) types of fibre, (b) yarn spinning method, (c) yarn fineness, (d) dye concentration, and (e) dye class.
Table 11.
Results of Post hoc tests showing the comparisons of fabrics in red, yellow and blue colour under the interaction effect of other variables.
Fig 11.
Correlation between CIE L* and UPF for (a) Combed twist 30Ne fabrics, (b) Combed twist 40Ne fabrics, (c) Combed ESTex 30Ne fabrics, (d) Combed ESTex 40Ne fabrics, (e) Combed Supima twist 30Ne fabrics, (f) Combed Supima twist 40Ne fabrics, (g) Combed Supima ESTex 30Ne fabrics, (h) Combed Supima ESTex 40Ne fabrics.