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| Title: | Comfort properties of pressure garments in extended state |
| Authors: | Gupta, D
Chattopadhyay, R
Bera, M |
| Keywords: | Air permeability
Elastic knitted fabric
Pressure garment
Thermal comfort
Water vapour transmission rate |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Pressure garments are used to exert pressure on human limbs for scar
management, venous and lymphatic problems, bone and muscle injury, sportswear,
post cosmetic surgery, etc. The amounts of pressure required for each medical condition
are different. Pressure garments are produced from knitted elastic fabrics,
which on wearing get extended and remain in the extended state, thereby
exerting a positive pressure on the body. Since they are worn next to skin and
are in intimate contact with the body, their comfort properties are of immense
importance. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the air
permeability, water vapour transmission rate and thermal behavior of elastic
fabrics in extended condition to simulate the conditions during wear. Results
show that the comfort properties change significantly when the fabric is held
in an extended state.
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| Page(s): | 415-421 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print) |
| Source: | IJFTR Vol.36(4) [December 2011]
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