Impact of Fabric Moisture Transport Properties on Physiological Responses when Wearing Protective Clothing

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1057-1069

  Guo, Yueping ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Tokura, Hiromi ^a   Wong, Thomas ^a   Chung, Joanne ^a   Wong, Anthony S w ^a   Indulal Gohel, Mayur Danny ^a   Hang Mei Leung, Polly ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

clothing microclimates; deep ear canal temperature; fabric moisture management properties; mean skin temperature; plasma oxygen saturation; water vapor permeability

Indexed keywords

COTTON; MOISTURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR; WETTING;

CLOTHING MICROCLIMATES; DEEP EAR CANAL TEMPERATURE; FABRIC MOISTURE MANAGEMENT PROPERTIES; MEAN SKIN TEMPERATURE; PLASMA OXYGEN SATURATION; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

HOSIERY MANUFACTURE;

COMFORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TEMPERATURE; TESTING; UNDERWEAR;

EID: 58149204173     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517508090496     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Hu, J.Y., Li Y., Yeung K. W., Wong A., and Xu W., Moisture Management Tester: A Method to Characterize Fabric Liquid Moisture Management Properties, Text. Res. J., 75(1), 57-62 (2005).
2. Adler, M.M., and Walsh, W.K., Mechanisms of Transient Moisture Transport Between Fabrics, Text. Res J., 54, 334-343 (1984).
3. Zhang, J.R., and Qiao, J.T., “Physiology”. Peoples Hygiene Publishing Society, Beijing, 1997, pp. 169-170, 232.
4. Kwon, A., Kato, M., Kawamura, H., Yanai, Y., and Tokura, H., Physiological Significance of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Textile Materials During Intermittent Exercise in Humans Under the Influence of Warm Ambient Temperature With and Without Wind, Eur. J. Appl. Physiol., 78, 487-493 (1998).
5. Nielsen, R., and Endrucisk, T.L., Thermoregulatory Responses to Intermittent Exercise are Influenced by Knit Structure of Underwear, Eur. J. Appl. Physiol., 60, 15-25 (1990).
6. Bakkevig, M.K., and Nielsen, R., The Impact of Activity Level on Sweat Accumulation and Thermal Comfort Using Different Underwear, Ergonomics, 36, 787-800 (1994).
7. Bakkevig M.K., and Nielsen, R., Which Sweater to Choose in the Cold: Knitted or Fleece, Arct. Med. Res., 53, 200-209 (1994).
8. Li Y., Perceptions of Temperature, Moisture and Comfort in Clothing During Environmental Transients, Ergonomics, 48 (3), 234-248 (2005).
9. Nielsen, R., and Endrucisk, T.L., Sensations of Temperature and Humidity During Alternative Work/Rest and the Influence of Underwear Knit Structure. Ergonomics, 33, 221-234 (1990).
10. Wang, J.H., and Yasuda, H., Dynamic Water Vapor and Heat Transport Through, Layered Fabrics: Part I: Effect of Surface Modification, Text. Res. J., 61, 10-20 (1991).
11. Astm D. 1776, “Standard Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles”, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004.
12. AATCC Test Method 15, “Colorfastness to Perspiration”, AATCC, 2002.
13. “MMT User Manual”, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 16.
14. Yao, B.G., Li Y., Hu, J.Y., Kwok, Y.L., and Yeung, K.W., An Improved Test Method for Characterizing the Dynamic Liquid Moisture Transfer in Porous Polymeric Materials, Polym. Test., 25, 677-689 (2006).
15. Astm, “Standard Test Method for Water Vapor Permeability of Textile Fabrics”, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA: 2003a, pp. 1-5.
16. Astm E. 96, “Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials”, American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, 2005.
17. Iriki, M., “Textbook of Physiology on Body Temperature”. Bunko-do, Tokyo, 2003, p. 9.
18. White M. K., Hodous, T.K., and Vercruyssen, M., Effects of Thermal Environment and Chemical Protective Clothing on Work Tolerance, Physiological Responses, and Subjective Ratings, Ergonomics, 34, 445-457 (1991).
19. Nielsen R., and Nielsen B., Measurement of Mean Skin Temperature of Clothed Persons in Cool Environments. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 53, 231-236 (1984).
20. Holmer, I., Heat Exchange and Thermal Insulation Compared in Woollen and Nylon Garments During Wear Trials, Text. Res. J., 55, 511-518 (1985).
21. Nielsen, R., Gavhed, D.C.E., and Nilsson, H., Thermal Function of a Clothing Ensemble Dring Work: Dependency on Inner Layer Fit, Ergonomics, 32, 1581-1594 (1989).
22. Guo, Y.P., Li Y., Tokura, H., Wong, T., Chung, J., Gohel, D., Leung, P., and Yao, L., “The Physiological Cost of Wearing N95, Surgical and Protective Masks with Exhaust Valves. Proceedings: Conference on Biomedical Engineering”, BME 2006, 21-23 September, Hong Kong, 2006, pp 59-64.
23. Cabanac, M., “Human Selective Brain Cooling”. R. G. Landes Company, Austin, U.S.A., 1995, pp 1-114.
24. Natsume, K., Tokura H., Isoda N., Maruta N., and Kawakami K., Field Studies on Clothing Microclimate Temperature in Human Subjects During Normal Daily Life, Human Ergol., 17, 13-19 (1988).
25. Aschoff, J., and Heise, A., Thermal Conductance in Man: its Dependency on Time of Day and on Ambient Temperature, in “Advances in Climatic Physiology”, Ito, S., Ogata, K., and Yoshimura, H., (eds), Igaku Shoin, Tokyo, 1972, pp 335-348.
26. Landmann, R.M.A., Muller, F.B., Perini, C., Wesp, M., Erne, P., and Buhler, E.R., Changes of Immunoregulatory Cells Induced by Psychological and Physical Stress: Relationship to Plasma Catecholamines. Clin Exp Immunol., 58, 127-135 (1984).
27. Suzuki, S., Toyabe, S., Moroda, T., Tada, T., Tsukahara, A., Iiai, T., Minagawa, M., Maruyama, S., Hatakeyama, K., Endo, K., and Abo, T., Circadian Rhythm of Leucocytes and Lymphocytes Subsets and its Possible Correlation with the Function of Autonomic Nervous System, Clin. Exp. Immunol., 110, 500-508 (1997).