Results
Title

Analysis of wearing comfort and permeation resistance of menstrual underwear.

Authors

WU Xinyuan; LI Yanmei; TIAN Jun; LI Ziwei; ZHANG Minghui; PAN Jingjing

Abstract

When women wear menstrual underwear and sanitary napkins during their menstrual period, the clothes are polluted and the wearing comfort is poor. In this paper, the performance test and subjective evaluation of the actual wearing of menstrual underwear are carried out. The permeability to moisture and air properties of three kinds of polyurethane (PU) film, thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU) film and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) nanofiber microporous film were tested and analyzed, and the blood permeability experiment was designed. 20 female subjects were selected to wear the menstrual underwear made of these three materials for the subjective evaluation of the actual wearing of 5 physiological cycles. Comparing the performance test results with the subjective evaluation results of actual wearing, it was found that ePTFE nanofiber microporous membrane was not only superior to PU film and TPU film in terms of moisture permeability and air permeability, but also showed good comfort and anti-blood permeability in the subjective evaluation of actual wearing. The results provide reference and guidance for the development and purchase of menstrual underwear products.

Subjects

MENSTRUATION; UNDERWEAR; POLYURETHANE elastomers; SANITARY napkins; THERMOPLASTIC elastomers; PERMEABILITY; POLYTEF; CLOTHING & dress

Publication

Wool Textile Journal, 2022, Vol 50, Issue 10, p107

ISSN

1003-1456

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.19333/j.mfkj.20220203706