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JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
Volume 106, Issue 12, Pages 1394-1402Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2014.995930
Keywords
firefighter's clothing; super absorbent material; thermal resistance; breathability; absorbency
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In this research, super absorbent materials were incorporated into the internal layer of the firefighters' protective clothing with the aim of increasing absorption of sweat to improve the thermo-physiological comfort properties. The performance properties were evaluated following the standard test methods (ISO 6942:2002 and ISO 9151: 1995(E)) and the thermo-physiological comfort-related properties were evaluated by measuring the transport properties such as air permeability, water sorption and evaporation, thermal resistance and water vapour resistance of the fabric assemblies with super absorbent materials. The results indicated that it is possible to improve the comfort properties of the protective clothing by the incorporation of super absorbent materials into the internal layer. The use of super absorbent materials is likely to help in the absorption of sweat in higher amount and keeping the skin and internal microclimate dry, which in turn improves the comfort level. The performance properties of all the combinations satisfied the requirements for firefighter's clothing as mentioned in AS/NZS 4967-2009.
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