Improving comfort in clothing / edited by Guowen Song.
| Other author | Song, Guowen. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; Philadelphia : Woodhead Pub., |
| Description | xxv, 459 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Engineering 2011 (Elsevier and Woodhead) [EBCE11W] |
| Subjects |
| Series | Woodhead Publishing series in textiles ; no. 106 Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 106. ^A696864 |
| Contents | 1. Factors affecting comfort: human physiology and the role of clothing / A.K. Roy Choudhury, P.K. Majumdar and D. Datta -- 2. Properties of fibers and fabrics that contribute to human comfort / S.A. Hosseini Ravandi and M. Valizadeh -- 3. Wool and garment comfort / J. Stanton -- 4. How consumers perceive comfort in apparel / F.S. Kilinc-Balci -- 5. Laboratory measurement of thermo-physiological comfort / L. Hes and J. Williams -- 6. Testing, analyzing and predicting the comfort properties of textiles / F.S. Kilinc-Balci -- 7. Improving thermal comfort in apparel / C.P. Ho, J. Fan, E. Newton and R. Au -- 8. Improving moisture management in apparel / R.S. Rengasamy -- 9. Improving tactile comfort in fabrics and clothing / A. Das and R. Alagirusamy -- 10. Garment pattern design and comfort / P. Watkins -- 11. Improving body movement comfort in apparel / S.P. Ashdown -- 12. Evaluating the heat stress and comfort of firefighter and emergency responder protective clothing / R. Barker -- 13. Improving comfort in military protective clothing / S. Duncan, T. McLellan, and E.G. Dickson -- 14. Balancing comfort and function in textiles worn by medical personnel / W. Cao and R.M. Cloud -- 15. Improving comfort in sports and leisure wear / V.T. Bartels -- 16. Cold weather clothing and comfort / I. Holmér -- 17. Achieving comfort in intimate apparel / W. Yu. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013427794 |
| ISBN | 9781845695392 |
| ISBN | 1845695399 |
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