Properties of fibers and fabrics that contribute to human comfort

Improving Comfort in Clothing

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 61-78

  Hosseini Ravandi, S A ^a   Valizadeh, M ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clothing; Comfort; Fibrous structures; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903334002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84569-539-2.50002-8     Document Type: Chapter

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