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International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 7 Air permeability and stiffness properties of treated fabric samples

From: Durability of fluoropolymer and antibacterial finishes on woven surgical gown fabrics

 

Experimental conditions

Air permeability (cm3/cm2/sec)

Stiffness force (N)

 

Antibacterial finish (%)

Water repellent finish (%)

A

B

C

D

E

F

A

B

C

D

E

F

1

0

1

6.51

6.06

5.62

4.55

2.95#

12.43

1.03#

1.07

1.13#

2.43#

3.10

2.20

2

0

4

6.09

5.87

5.18

4.38

2.84

12.13

1.10#

1.20

1.20

2.50

3.40

2.33

3

0

7

5.83

5.69

5.15

4.27

2.69

11.25

1.15*

1.28

1.40

3.10

3.90

2.63

4

1

1

6.21

5.93

5.39

4.54

2.84

12.15

1.15

1.20

1.27

2.70

3.40

2.44

5

1

4

5.94

5.89

5.32*

4.40

2.81

12.10*

1.18*

1.22

1.40

2.87

3.50*#

2.50

6

1

7

5.56

5.64

5.15

4.21

2.81

11.69

1.20*

1.30

1.43*

3.60

3.90

2.70

7

1.5

1

6.25

5.87

5.34

4.44

2.87

12.31

1.28

1.32

1.30

2.90

3.50#

2.67

8

1.5

4

5.93

5.77

5.32

4.25

2.80

11.68

1.38

1.40

1.40

3.60

4.10

2.83

9

1.5

7

5.85

5.58

5.23

4.15

2.61

11.55

1.50

1.47

1.73

3.72

4.60

3.20

10

3

1

6.13

5.74

5.31

4.33

2.89

11.62

1.30

1.30

1.53

3.60

4.00

2.90

11

3

4

5.83

5.66

5.29*

4.21

2.78

11.45

1.48

1.53

1.67

3.60*

4.40

3.00*

12

3

7

5.82*

5.61

5.18

4.13

2.55

11.36

1.80

2.00

2.06

3.93

4.80

3.50

13

1

0

6.53

6.09

5.74

4.59

2.89

12.55

1.03#

1.02#

1.10#

2.63

3.40

2.20

14

1.5

0

6.47

5.90

5.62

4.54

2.83

12.43

1.13

1.10

1.20

3.10

3.70

2.48

15

3

0

6.39

5.85*

5.31

4.47

2.69

11.23

1.23

1.20

1.30

3.30

4.20

2.53*

16

0

0

6.62

6.17

5.86

4.67

2.98

13.29

1.05

1.02

1.10

2.43

2.90

2.10

  1. Note: ‘*’ means results are statistically insignificant at 95% confidence level with respect to finish level & ‘#’ means results are statistically insignificant at 95% confidence level with respect to untreated fabrics.