Comparisons of materials of clothing on physiological thermoregulation during walking

Y.C. Chen, S.P. Lin, P.T. Shen, Jong-Shyan Wang

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Abstract

In this study, we compare the effects of physiological thermoregulation between different materials of clothing. Six healthy men walked wearing a different material (polyester, polyester/cotton, or modified nylon/cotton) shirt. Analytical results can be summarized as follows: to compare the different materials: (i) when wearing the modifier nylon/cotton shirt, it was the highest average relative humidity of skin surface microenvironment; (ii) when wearing the polyester shirt at resting, the relative humidity is lower than other two materials, and with best permeability and dry; (iii) when wearing the polyester/cotton shirt, the changes in temperature and relative humidity was between the two kinds of material, but with the worst permeability. However, wearing different materials shirts do not affect the absolute total work during walking.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)19-28
JournalTaiwan Textile Research Journal
Volume23
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Physiological thermoregulation
  • Walking
  • Wearing materials

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