Unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying comfortable fabric and method for preparing the same

Abstract

A unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric includes a hydrophilic base having an inner surface and an outer surface and a plurality of hydrophobic patterns embedded in the inner surface, wherein the hydrophilic base includes fiber material, and the hydrophobic patterns are configured to transfer sweat absorbed by the hydrophilic base from the inner surface to the outer surface by unilateral capillary action. A method for preparing the unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric is characterized by embedding a plurality of hydrophobic patterns in an inner surface of a hydrophilic base including fiber material, wherein the hydrophobic patterns are configured to transfer sweat absorbed by the hydrophilic base from the inner surface to an outer surface of the hydrophilic base by unilateral capillary action.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric, comprising:
 a hydrophilic base having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the hydrophilic base includes fiber material, and the inner surface is configured to contact a skin; and   a plurality of hydrophobic patterns embedded in the hydrophilic base, wherein the hydrophobic patterns have wide ends at the inner surface of the hydrophilic base and narrow ends inside the hydrophilic base, the hydrophobic patterns are configured to transfer sweat absorbed by the hydrophilic base from the inner surface to the outer surface by unilateral capillary action, and the sweat is transferred in a direction from the hydrophilic base near the wide ends to the hydrophilic base near the narrow ends, and there is no space or gap between the hydrophobic pattern and the hydrophilic base.   
     
     
         2 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are crescent-shaped. 
     
     
         3 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are concave. 
     
     
         4 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are arranged in an interlocking manner, which includes a plurality of concave hydrophobic patterns, and there is a gap between each of the concave hydrophobic patterns. 
     
     
         5 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are arranged in a matrix manner. 
     
     
         6 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns occupy 10% to 90% of the inner surface. 
     
     
         7 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns occupy 60% to 90% of the inner surface. 
     
     
         8 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns occupy 20% to 60% of the inner surface. 
     
     
         9 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns include material selected from a group consisting of fluorocarbon, hydrocarbon, silicone, and hydrophobic polymer. 
     
     
         10 . The unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 1 , wherein the fiber material is nylon fiber, polyester fiber, aromatic polyamide (Aramid) fiber, rayon fiber, bamboo fiber, or polylactic acid fiber. 
     
     
         11 . A method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric, characterized in that a plurality of hydrophobic patterns, having wide ends at the inner surface of the hydrophilic base and narrow ends inside the hydrophilic base, are embedded in an inner surface of a hydrophilic base including fiber material, wherein the hydrophobic patterns are configured to transfer sweat absorbed by the hydrophilic base from the inner surface to the outer surface of the hydrophilic base by unilateral capillary action from the hydrophilic base near the wide ends to the hydrophilic base near the narrow end, and there is no space or gap between the hydrophobic pattern and the hydrophilic base. 
     
     
         12 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are crescent-shaped. 
     
     
         13 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are concave. 
     
     
         14 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are arranged in an interlocking manner, which includes a plurality of concave hydrophobic patterns, and there is a gap between each of the concave hydrophobic patterns. 
     
     
         15 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns are arranged in a matrix manner. 
     
     
         16 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns occupy 10% to 90% of the inner surface. 
     
     
         17 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns occupy 60% to 90% of the inner surface. 
     
     
         18 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns occupy 20% to 60% of the inner surface. 
     
     
         19 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the hydrophobic patterns include material selected from a group consisting of fluorocarbon, hydrocarbon, silicone, and hydrophobic polymer. 
     
     
         20 . The method for preparing a unilateral sweat-absorbing quick-drying fabric of  claim 11 , wherein the fiber material is nylon fiber, polyester fiber, aromatic aromide fiber, rayon fiber, bamboo fiber, or polylactic acid fiber.