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2. Spandex - Wikipedia

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   For clothing, spandex is usually mixed with cotton or polyester, and accounts for a small percentage of the final fabric, which therefore retains most of the look and feel of the other fibers. An estimated 80% of clothing sold in the United States contained spandex in 2010. [8]

3. Rash guard - Wikipedia

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   Surfing "long-sleeves" rashguard. A rash guard, also known as rash vest or rashie, is an athletic shirt made of spandex and nylon or polyester.The name rash guard reflects the fact that the shirt protects the wearer against rashes caused by abrasion, or by sunburn from extended exposure to the sun, as sun protective clothing.

4. PVC clothing - Wikipedia

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   A manufacturer's label may say, for example, 67% polyester, 33% polyurethane for a fabric that contains no PVC; or 80% polyvinyl chloride, 20% polyurethane with mention of the polyester backing omitted. PVC clothing is a highly resistant material and waterproof. [3]

5. Polyester - Wikipedia

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   Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester ... (M n >10,000) are low-melting (m. p. 40 – 80 ... This page was last edited on 20 ...

6. Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia

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   In the context of textile applications, PET is referred to by its common name, polyester, whereas the acronym PET is generally used in relation to packaging. [citation needed] Polyester makes up about 18% of world polymer production and is the fourth-most-produced polymer after polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

7. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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   Fibers invented between 1930 and 1970 include nylon, PTFE, polyester, Spandex, and Kevlar. Clothing producers soon adopted synthetic fibers, often using blends of different fibers for optimized properties. [100] Synthetic fibers can be knit and woven similarly to natural fibers. Synthetic fibers are made by humans through chemical synthesis as ...