Barrier effectiveness and thermal comfort of protective clothing materials

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-98

  Lee, S ^a   Obendorf, S K ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier performance; Protective clothing; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL COMFORT; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION; WATER VAPOR;

BARRIER PERFORMANCE; WOVEN FABRICS;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

COMFORT; NONWOVEN FABRIC; PERMEABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE FABRIC; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33947369064     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1533/joti.2005.0143     Document Type: Article

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