EXPERT EVALUATION OF THE STUDY OF THE PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS USED FOR ADAPTIVE ORTHOPEDIC CHILDREN’S CLOTHING

Abstract

The article reveals expert assessment of properties of recommended materials conducted in view to ensure quality and reliability of adaptive orthopedic children’s clothing. The study employed a method of expert evaluation of material properties, which is distinct from other methods in that it summarizes opinions of specialists and determines main indicators. Specialists in the field of sewing technology and primary processing of raw materials acted as experts and respondents. The object of the research work is the most commonly used raw materials in the manufacture of children’s clothing, local production of cotton and knit fabrics. Indices of tensile strength in garment production, change in linear dimensions during wet processing, air permeability, elongation at break, color stability, pilling ability, hygroscopicity, and abrasion resistance characteristics were obtained. The indicators with high significance in adaptive orthopedic children’s clothing were determined using an expert survey. Indicators of high significance have been recommended for reference in selection of materials for manufacture of adaptive orthopedic children’s clothing.