Physiological and comfort effects of commercial “wicking” clothing under a bulletproof vest

Wickwire, P. J.; Bishop, Phillip A.; Green, James M.; Richardson, Mark T.; Lomax, Richard G.; Casaru, Catalina; Curther-Smith, Matt; Doss, Bridget

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2007.04.001

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“…The fibres used in the external layer and on the wearer's side often have different properties, e.g., the fibres used in the external layers have higher tearing strength, while those in the inner layers are more elastic, which gives them greater ability to absorb kinetic energy. In recent years, much research has been conducted on designing composite ballistic inserts for BVs [1,2,3,4,5]. In particular, research has focused on using composite fibres to improve the ballistic strength of the inserts [3].…”

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Ergonomics Assessment of Composite Ballistic Inserts for Bullet- and Fragment-Proof Vests

Majchrzycka

Brochocka

Łuczak

et al. 2013

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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Personal protective equipment worn by uniformed services (e.g., the police and the military) must ensure protection against bodily injuries. However, a high degree of protection is always associated with significant discomfort. This article presents the results of an assessment of the ergonomics parameters of new special purpose products, ballistic inserts with improved ballistic resistance, and an assessment of the impact of the burden related to their use on the psychomotor performance of the subjects. An obstacle course and subjective ergonomics assessment questionnaires were used in tests. Thermal discomfort was also assessed. Psychological testing included tests enabling an assessment of the subjects' cognitive and psychomotor performance, and a subjective assessment of mental load. The tests did not show any decrease in the comfort of use of the new inserts with improved ballistic resistance compared to the inserts currently used.

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“…19, No. 3 underwear (80% cationic polyester, 20% elasthane), which ensured evacuation of moisture from the skin, and cotton underwear (100% cotton) under BVs [4]. Pre-and post-blood and urine samples were collected to determine the percentage change in plasma volume (%ΔPV) and urinespecific gravity.…”

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Ergonomics Assessment of Composite Ballistic Inserts for Bullet- and Fragment-Proof Vests

Majchrzycka

Brochocka

Łuczak

et al. 2013

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…The proposed methodology of analyzing the transient local sweat production on the human head could also be used to help explaining thermal responses of other parts of the human body in contact with different clothing ensembles (Wickwire et al, 2007;Ashley et al, 2008) or different textiles (Cengiz and Babalik, 2009) which are sometimes difficult to quantify until now. Analyzing the transient behaviour of local sweat production in such studies could contribute to understanding the relation between thermal perceptions and quantitative measures since cutaneous thermoreceptors are mainly sensitive to temporal temperature dynamics (Romanovsky, 2007) that is affected by local sweat production.…”

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Transient sweat response of the human head during cycling

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Sloten

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International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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“…A subjective thermal comfort questionnaire was administered at the end of each treatment condition. The participants assessed sweating sensation, skin wetness, heat and cold sensation, inner‐layer humidity, and overall clothing comfort using a subjective discomfort rating scale (Wickwire et al, 2007) (Table 3). …”

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The Evaluation of Double‐Layer Clothing in a Semiconductor Manufacturing Environment

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Lin

Wang

2012

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This study aims to investigate the influence of double‐layer clothing in a semiconductor manufacturing clean‐room environment. Twenty subjects including ten males and ten females participated in this study. Each subject completed four treatment combinations with four different inner pieces of clothing (i.e., 100% cotton, 70% cotton + 30% polyester, 65% polyester + 35% cotton, 100% polyester). The dependent measures included moisture absorption, skin temperature, and subjective responses in three body regions. The results indicate that wearing 100% polyester inner clothing caused a significant increase in inner microclimate relative humidity (RH; p < .01). Wearing 100% cotton inner clothing caused a significant increase in both inner microclimate RH (p < .01) and the inner clothing's moisture absorption. This was due to cotton fiber tends to trap more water molecules and allow less water vapor to pass through as compared to other types of fiber. Furthermore, wearing the blended fiber inner clothing caused lower RH in the inner and outer clothing microclimate (p < .05). Moreover, wearing 65% polyester + 35% cotton inner clothing had higher subjective comfort than did wearing 70% cotton + 30% polyester. In summary, the moisture absorption and water vapor transport characteristics of the inner clothing are the major factors affecting the comfort of wearing double‐layer clothing. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Physiological and comfort effects of commercial “wicking” clothing under a bulletproof vest

Cited by 31 publications

References 10 publications

Ergonomics Assessment of Composite Ballistic Inserts for Bullet- and Fragment-Proof Vests

Ergonomics Assessment of Composite Ballistic Inserts for Bullet- and Fragment-Proof Vests

Transient sweat response of the human head during cycling

The Evaluation of Double‐Layer Clothing in a Semiconductor Manufacturing Environment

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