A review on auxetic knitted fabrics: geometrical structures, auxetic performance and influencing factors

• Autor(es): Hoa, Nguyen N. X. ; Peixoto, Joaquim ; Cabral, Isabel ; Fangueiro, Raúl ; Ferreira, Fernando ; QUYEN, NGUYEN-TRONG
• Data: 2022
• Identificador Persistente: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/89942
• Origem: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Tipo de Documento: Outro
• Idioma: Inglês
• Contribuidor(es): Universidade do Minho

Descrição

Knitting technology is one of the most important textile processes. It has advantages of high structural va riability, high materials adaptability, high productivity and huge potential for applications in both apparel and industries. The studies have shown that both weft- and warp knitting have been adopted for producing auxetic knitted fabrics based on different auxetic geometrical structures. This paper summarizes research work related to auxetic knitted fabrics. This review puts an emphasis on auxetic knitted structures and mechanisms including weft-knitted auxetic structures and warp-knitted auxetic structures, factors affecting the auxetic performance of these structures and the applications of auxetic knitted structures.