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Comfort properties of pressure garments in extended state

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Creator Gupta, D
Chattopadhyay, R
Bera, M
 
Date 2011-12-09T10:39:20Z
2011-12-09T10:39:20Z
2011-12
 
Identifier 0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13236
 
Description 415-421
<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:9.0pt;letter-spacing: -.2pt" lang="EN-GB">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. </span>
 
Language en_US
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Rights <img src='http://nopr.niscair.res.in/image/cc-license-sml.png'> <a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/in' target='_blank'>CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India</a>
 
Source IJFTR Vol.36(4) [December 2011]
 
Subject Air permeability
Elastic knitted fabric
Pressure garment
Thermal comfort
Water vapour transmission rate
 
Title Comfort properties of pressure garments in extended state
 
Type Article