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. 2016 Jan 29:93–117. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-78242-379-9.00005-0

Table 5.6.

Specifications of plain and twill weave operating room surgical gowns

Sample Type of weave Fineness of filament in dtex
Cross section of filament
Number of filaments in the yarn
Fineness of filament yarn in tex
Yarn density/10 cm
Fabric density/8/
warp weft warp weft warp weft warp weft warp weft
P 4 plain 0.85 0.85 Deformed Deformed 112 102 9.5 8.5 456 370 0.55
P 5 plain 2.60 1.25 Triangular Round 48 198 13.0 25.0 572 313 0.98
P 6 Twill 21 0.60 1.35 Round Round 206 69 9.5 12.5 458 362 0.37