Improving comfort in clothing

Song, Guowen

doi:10.1533/9780857090645

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“…Figure 1 shows the body's thermoregulatory mechanism, which protects from overheating or cooling down the body. Physiological comfort is largely dependent on the used clothing, its construction as well as the properties of used materials such as the thermal resistance, water vapor resistance, hygroscopicity, and air permeability, which are called the biophysical properties [10,28].…”

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“…The moisture transmission through textiles plays a very important role in maintaining physiological comfort [3,4,28]. The fabrics, of which the clothing is made, should allow the drainage of perspiration from the skin to the environment in order to cool the body and reduce the degradation of thermal insulation of the fabric caused by moisture buildup [2,3,10,11,12].…”

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“…Numerous studies show that this feature depends mainly on the properties of fibers, of which the product was made [19,20,28,31]. The natural fibers are characterized by the good hygroscopicity [30].…”

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“…This parameter determines the hygienic property of clothing, because it allows for a drainage of carbon dioxide from the human body to the environment and at the same time it ensures providing fresh air [21,28]. Several studies have shown that the air permeability is closely related to the structure of the fabric.…”

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Fabric Selection for the Reference Clothing Destined for Ergonomics Test of Protective Clothing: Physiological Comfort Point of View

Bartkowiak

Frydrych

Greszta

2016

Autex Research Journal

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The currently used methods of ergonomic assessment of protective clothing depend on the subjective feeling of research participants and don’t take into consideration all aspects of its use. Therefore, more amount of work is undertaken toward the development of new research tools for the ergonomic assessment of protective clothing. Research was carried out at the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute in Lodz. A new methodology will take into consideration a variant of reference clothing, which is related to the results of ergonomics research of protective clothing. Preparation of the reference clothing initiated by picking the appropriate fabric is based on the results of parameters influencing the physiological comfort and sensorial comfort. In the current part, results of different fabric parameters are presented, which are related to physiological comfort, i.e., the thermal resistance, water vapor resistance, hygroscopicity, and air permeability. In the next part of research, we will focus on the parameters related to objective sensorial feelings, i.e., total hand value and its components. Seven fabrics, including six cotton/polyester fabrics, diverse in terms of constituent fiber content and structure parameters (weave, thread density per 1 dm, thread linear density, mass per square meter, thickness), and Tencel/polyester fabric were tested. The best in terms of thermal resistance, water vapor resistance, and air permeability was the cotton/polyester fabric (35% cotton/65% PES) with the smallest mass per square meter. This fabric also exhibits the high hygroscopicity of 7.5%, which puts it into the fourth position.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Fabric Selection for the Reference Clothing Destined for Ergonomics Test of Protective Clothing: Physiological Comfort Point of View

Bartkowiak

Frydrych

Greszta

2016

Autex Research Journal

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“…These are thermo-physiological and sensorial comfort. The moisture transmission behaviour of a clothing assembly plays a very important role in influencing its efficiency with respect to both thermo-physiological and sensorial body comfort [1].…”

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Analysis of Moisture Evaporation from Underwear Designed for Fire-Fighters

Onofrei

Codau

Petruš̆̌̌̌ić

et al. 2015

Autex Research Journal

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In this study we analysed the effect of moisture on the thermal protective performance of fire-fighter clothing in case of routine fire-fighting conditions. In the first stage of this research we investigated simultaneous heat and moisture transfer through a single-layer fabric, used as underwear for fire-fighters, at different moisture conditions. In the second stage of the study, the underwear in dry and wet state was tested together with protective clothing systems for fire-fighter consisting of three or four layers. It was found that during the evaporation of the moisture, a temperature plateau appeared during which temperatures hardly rose. The energy consumption used for the phase change of moisture located in the assembly dominated the heat transfer process as long as there was moisture present. As soon as all water had evaporated, the temperatures approached the temperatures measured for dry samples. The moisture within the clothing assembly did not lead to increased temperatures compared with the measurements with dry samples. This research has confirmed that moisture can positively affect the thermal protection of a clothing system.

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Single and hybrid effects of nano‐TiO₂ and ‐ZnO particles on multifunctional properties of textiles

Kara,

Nurlu,

Yavaş

2024

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Impregnation of nano‐metal oxides can provide functional properties to textiles, like UV protection and self‐cleaning properties. These properties are quite important as they can provide protection against UV damage, help to reduce cleaning efforts, improve the ease of maintenance, and help to protect the water resources. The usage of nanoparticles improves multifunctional effects due to their high surface area. Therefore, in this study, nano‐sized TiO2 and ZnO were applied to cotton fabrics as single type or hybrids with different concentrations to reveal their effects on multifunctional properties (UV‐protection, self‐cleaning, wettability, photocatalytic activity). Also, the weight and air permeability of samples were determined to evaluate their usability. Scanning electron microscopy, x‐ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were also utilized to analyze the samples. According to the results, some samples exhibited good–very good UV protection. Up to 78.5% photocatalytic degradation of organic dye was achieved by nano‐TiO2 application. According to self‐cleaning test results, nano‐TiO2 applied samples showed yellowing after UV irradiation. Hybrid‐coated samples were more advantageous regarding self‐cleaning, especially against cherry juice stains. The staining and wettability results of the samples were in accordance. Weight and air permeability changes were acceptable to maintain the usage of the samples for clothing and other applications.

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Improving comfort in clothing

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Fabric Selection for the Reference Clothing Destined for Ergonomics Test of Protective Clothing: Physiological Comfort Point of View

Fabric Selection for the Reference Clothing Destined for Ergonomics Test of Protective Clothing: Physiological Comfort Point of View

Analysis of Moisture Evaporation from Underwear Designed for Fire-Fighters

Single and hybrid effects of nano‐TiO₂ and ‐ZnO particles on multifunctional properties of textiles

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Fabric Selection for the Reference Clothing Destined for Ergonomics Test of Protective Clothing: Physiological Comfort Point of View

Fabric Selection for the Reference Clothing Destined for Ergonomics Test of Protective Clothing: Physiological Comfort Point of View

Analysis of Moisture Evaporation from Underwear Designed for Fire-Fighters

Single and hybrid effects of nano‐TiO2 and ‐ZnO particles on multifunctional properties of textiles

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