Wear comfort has been listed as the most important property of clothing demanded by users and consumers according to recent studies. A fundamental understanding of human comfort and a knowledge of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort for the wearer is therefore essential in the clothing industry. Improving comfort in clothing reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving it in various articles of clothing. The book begins by outlining the fundamentals of human comfort in clothing, from the human perception of comfort in apparel and factors which affect it such as the properties of fibres and fabrics, to laboratory testing, analysing and predicting of the comfort properties of textiles. Part two discusses methods of improving comfort in apparel, from controlling thermal comfort and managing moisture, to enhancing body movement comfort in various garments. Part three reviews methods of improving comfort whilst maintaining function in specific types of clothing such as protective garments, sports wear and cold weather clothing The international team of contributors to Improving comfort in clothing has produced a unique overview of numerous aspects of clothing comfort, provides an excellent resource for researchers and designers in the clothing industry. It will also be beneficial for academics researching wear comfort. Reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving fit in various articles of clothing An overview of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort begins with factors affecting comfort and properties of fibres and fabrics that contribute to human comfort Improvements in thermal and tactile comfort and moisture management are explored featuring developments in textile surfaces
"The book provides detailed analysis of the thermal comfort assessment of clothing as the basis for developing standards.
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The local thermal discomfort is described by draught models, which observe the influence of the mean air velocity, ... Standards play an important role in defining the thermal comfort preferences and defining the limits of heat stress ...
This article presents a Design Camp LOGO UFSC model, computing the results of its first edition. ... The study stated in this article is part of the Master's Dissertation “Design Camp: a model of creative immersion” (SALVI, 2017), ...
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followed by polysiloxane based softeners improves the extent of softening (Ammayappan and Moses, 2011). In general, common softeners tend to increase the fabric pilling tendency during wear; co-application of the polyurethane resin ...
Improving comfort in clothing, in Improving Comfort in Medical Textile Applications. Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, UK, Chap 17. Cho J, Tanabe S and Cho G (1997). Thermal comfort properties of cotton and nonwoven surgical gowns ...
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Modeling of half-scale human bodies in active body positions for apparel design and testing. ... Relationship between perceived clothing comfort and exam performance. ... In Improving comfort in clothing (pp. 3–60). Woodhead Publishing.
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