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Textiles and sun protection
1Regional Medical Physics Department, Drybum Hospital, Durham, United Kingdom.
Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
The spectral transmission of ultraviolet radiation was measured through natural textiles (cotton, wool, silk) and human-made textiles (acrylic, viscose, polyester). Each textile exhibited a characteristic spectral transmission curve, but the protection afforded by a given fabric depended more on the nature of the weave than on the particular type of textile.