H2Dry

Testing conducted at the Politecnico di Torino laboratories, using the international Moisture Management Test Method (AATCC 195-2009), demonstrated the exceptional capacity of the Re-Active and Ke-Wool to transfer body moisture to the outside of a garment.

Moisture Management Test (MMT)
The breathability of the two yarns was laboratory tested at the Politecnico di Torino (Turin) using the international AATCC 195-2009 method.
The MMT assesses a fabric’s capacity to transfer a saline solution in three directions:

• radially on the inside surface
• from the inside surface to the outside one
• radially on the outside surface

In assessing these three aspects, the test provides a series of useful indices for a detailed specification of the fabric’s performance characteristics:

Absorption Rate
average speed of absorption of liquid by the internal and external surfaces.
Wetting time
the time taken by each of the two surfaces to start getting wet.
Spreading speed
the speed of radial transport from the point at which the solution falls to the maximum radius of wet fabric.
Accumulative one-way transport capability
ansport of liquid from the inside to the outside, on the basis of the difference between the wet area of the two surfaces, per unit time.
Overall liquid moisture management capability
index of a fabric’s overall capacity to transport liquid, measured in terms of the previous indices.

Fabric moisture management capacity test report

The green line represents the quantity of water in the internal part of the knit, while the blue line is the quantity on the external part.
In both cases the liquid is transported from the inside to the outside.

The blue areas indicates the wet surfaces both inside and outside. Here too, the liquid moves rapidly from the inside (left circle) to the outside (right circle).