Material technology profile

Moisture Wicking

Moves sweat from the skin side to the outer face and spreads it over a wider area to evaporate faster. What matters is not how much the fabric absorbs but how quickly it lets go — moisture held in the cloth is what makes it clammy and, later, cold

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How it works

Move it out, spread it thin

Polyester and nylon barely absorb water at all; sweat travels instead by capillary action, through the spaces between fibres and along grooves in their surface. Profiled cross-sections create those grooves, and a hydrophilic finish lowers surface tension so moisture migrates to the outer face, spreads thin and evaporates. Cotton does the opposite — it takes water into the fibre itself, which is why it turns heavy, dries slowly, and pulls heat away once you stop moving

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Performance Profile

Evidence-led proof points explain what this material technology delivers. Values depend on construction and verified testing.

01 Moisture Transfer

Moisture Transfer

Sweat is not held, it is moved. Grooves in the fibre cross-section create capillary action that pulls moisture from the skin side through to the outer face, leaving the inner surface relatively dry. For a next-to-skin layer this is the whole game — if the cloth against your skin stays wet, no amount of breathability helps

02 Spread and Dry

Spread and Dry

Once moisture reaches the outer face it spreads across the surface as a thin, wide film rather than sitting as a wet patch. The larger and thinner the film, the faster it evaporates. That is what quick-dry actually means: not that water disappears faster, but that the fabric gives it far more chance to leave

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Performance may vary by fabric and construction. Confirm values against approved test documentation.

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