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Improving UV protection by clothing-recent developments

Osterwalder, Uli, Rohwer, Hauke·2002·Recent Results in Cancer Research
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-59410-6_9
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The assessment of UV transmittance of clothing and the determination of the UV protection factor (UPF) are now well established and the influencing factors such as type of fiber, color, and fabric construction are known. Quick and reliable instruments to measure UV transmittance are crucial. Besides expensive scientific laboratory instruments, a low-cost UV meter is now available for this purpose. The questions arise as to what can be done about a given garment and whether there are ways to improve textiles by the consumer. The many opportunities to improve UV protection of clothing along the textile chain of manufacturing are discussed. The latest possibility for improving the UV-protective properties of clothing is now available at the fabric care stage in every household. A UV absorber can be brought into contact with a fabric during the wash or rinse cycle of a laundry operation. The high UV transmittance of 30% of a thin, bleached cotton swatch in the dry state (UPF 3), can be reduced tenfold to about 3% (UPF >30) in ten washes cycles. This is more than the effect achieved by dyestuffs. The detergent should contain about 0.1-0.3% of the special UV absorber. The same effect can be achieved as early as after one wash cycle with a higher concentration provided by a special laundry additive. Yet another form of application is via rinse cycle fabric conditioner. To make these new types of improvement of fabrics visible the Skin Cancer Foundation now provides the possibility for laundry products to qualify for the "Seal of Recommendation".

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  • UPFs of cotton fabric used for manufacturing summer T-shirts increased by more than 400% with the addition of UV absorber.

    “Wang et al. (20) showed that UPFs of cotton fabric used for manufacturing summer T-shirts increased by more than 400% with the addition of UV absorber.”

    From Photoprotection: a Review of the Current and Future Technologies (2010) · cites this paper as [26]

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Authors
Osterwalder, U., & Rohwer, H.
ORCID
Osterwalder, Uli
Venue
Recent Results in Cancer Research
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published
2002
Volume
160
Pages
62-69
ISSN
0080-0015 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-59410-6_9
OpenAlex
W87051648
Cited by
15
References
8
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
8.24
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Recent results in cancer research/Recent Results in Cancer Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Textile materials and evaluations
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
Keywords
UV protection, clothing, UV protection factor, UV transmittance, UV absorbers, fabric care, textile industry, cotton, fabric color, skin cancer prevention
MeSH terms
Laundering, Protective Clothing, Radiation Dosage, Textiles, Ultraviolet Rays

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