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An Analysis on the Moisture and Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighter Clothing Based on Different Layer Combinations and Effect of Washing on Heat Protection and Vapour Transfer Performance

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2015
Fabric assemblies for firefighting clothing have been tested for heat protection and comfort. The constituent materials and fabric structures have been specifically selected and tailored for firefighters’ clothing.
Ozgur Atalay, Senem Kursun Bahadir, Fatma Kalaoglu   +2 more
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Temperature-Arousing Self-Powered Fire Warning E-Textile Based on p–n Segment Coaxial Aerogel Fibers for Active Fire Protection in Firefighting Clothing

Nano-Micro Letters, 2023
The p – n segment thermoelectric aerogel fiber was fabricated through an alternating coaxial wet-spinning strategy. Resultant alternating p – n segment thermoelectric fiber was electrically connected in series (two p – n pairs with a length of 3 cm) with
Hualing He, Yi Qin, Zhenyu Zhu, Qing Jiang, Shengnan Ouyang, Yuhang Wan, Xueru Qu, Jie Xu, Zhicai Yu   +8 more
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Dressing up social psychology: Empirically investigating the psychological functions of clothing using the example of symbolic protection.

British Journal of Social Psychology, 2023
Clothing behaviour remains an understudied research area within social psychology. Through the present research, we aim to anchor attire as an empirical research subject by investigating the psychological properties of one of its functionalities, namely,
Robert Gruber, Michael Häfner, Sven Kachel   +2 more
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Manufacturing and Properties of Various Ceramic Embedded Composite Fabrics for Protective Clothing in Gas and Oil Industries Part I: Anti-Static and UV Protection with Thermal Radiation

Coatings, 2023
Protective clothing in gas and oil industries requires high-performance characteristics, with superior anti-static and ultraviolet (UV) protection and good thermal wear comfort in cold weather regions. This study examined the manufacturing and properties
Hyunah Kim
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Review of the study of relation between the thermal protection performance and the thermal comfort performance of firefighters’ clothing

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2022
This paper reviews the current evaluation methods of thermal protection performance and thermal comfort performance for fabric and clothing from standard and non-standard tests.
Zhongxiang Lei
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Database of Static Thermal Insulation and Evaporative Resistance Values of Dutch Firefighter Clothing Items and Ensembles

Biology, 2022
The rescue operations’ environment can impair firefighters’ performance and increase the risk of injuries, e.g., burns and hyperthermia. The bulk and carried weight of heavy protection contributes to lower physical performance, higher metabolic load and ...
Kalev Kuklane, Jakob Eggeling, Maurice Kemmeren, Ronald Heus   +3 more
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Preparation of needled nonwoven enhanced silica aerogel for thermal insulation

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
Benefiting from the advantages of light weight, porosity, high specific surface area and ultra-low thermal conductivity, silica aerogel (SiAG) has been regarded as ideal thermal insulation material.
Jiali Hu, Ying Qian, Tongjuan Liu, Tingxuan Wu, Guangyu Zhang, Wei Zhang   +5 more
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Preparation and Properties of Magnetic Carbon Fiber Composite Wave-Absorbing Materials Modified by Carbon/Magnetic Heterogeneous Coating

Nantong Daxue xuebao. Ziran kexue ban, 2021
In order to improve the wave-absorbing property of carbon fiber composite, a kind of magnetic carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite wave-absorbing material modified by carbon/magnetic heterogeneous coating was prepared.The surface morphology of magnetic ...
LONG Xiaoyun, HE Lifen, MA Yan, YE Wei, SUN Qilong   +4 more
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General Strategy to Prepare Single-Layered Ag–Au–Pt Nanocrystal Ternary-Coated Biomass Textiles through Polymer-Driven Self-Assembly

Nanomaterials, 2020
Current metal nanomaterials for developing nanofunctional textiles are mostly based on metal nanoparticles (NPs) that show aqueous instability, a tendency to aggregate, and low chemical affinity to biomass textiles, leading to low nano-metal uptake ...
Liheng Gao, Jundan Feng, Sijun Xu, Min Shi, Lirong Yao, Lu Wang, Zhongtian Yang   +6 more
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Incidence and public health burden of sunburn among beachgoers in the United States. [PDF]

, 2020
The beach environment creates many barriers to effective sun protection, putting beachgoers at risk for sunburn, a well-established risk factor for skin cancer.
Arnold, Benjamin F, Colford, John M, DeFlorio-Barker, Stephanie, Holman, Dawn, Landolfi, Robert, Sams, Elizabeth A, Schiff, Kenneth C, Wade, Timothy J, Weisberg, Stephen B   +8 more
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