Sensorial Comfort

Sweeney, Maureen M.; Branson, Donna

doi:10.1177/004051759006000803

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“…The wetness rating can be any non-zero positive number, and not limited to integers. Under this rating scale, participants do not need to deal with the meaning of adjectives in ordinal point scale [31]. For example, wordings slightly wet, barely wet, etc.…”

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Subjective wet perception assessment of fabrics with different drying time

Chau¹,

Tang²,

Kan³

2018

R. Soc. open sci.

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Wet perception involves a complex neurobiological mechanism and it is a crucial factor affecting the wear comfort in daily life. A subjective wet perception assessment was conducted against wetted fabrics. The assessment method was set to demonstrate the sensation felt by the wearer in recovery period after light activities, and assumes that there is no further sweat secretion. Twenty participants participated in the assessment. Participants were presented with fabrics dried with different duration for simulating garments dry during recovery period. A new fabric driver was built to simulate body movements during wear. The driver drove specimens and reference fabrics on participants' forearms. The two-arm configuration of the fabric driver helps to enhance the reliability of assessment results. The participants were asked to give wetness rating on each sample in ratio scale. We conclude that log10 of subjective wetness rating has linear relationship with drying time of fabric (DToF) and amount of water in fabric. A novel wetness factor (WF) is developed to quantify the effects of wet perception and exposure time induced by a drying fabric. WF is the area under curve of wetness rating against DToF. A smaller WF indicates that a user suffers less from wet sensation.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Subjective wet perception assessment of fabrics with different drying time

Chau¹,

Tang²,

Kan³

2018

R. Soc. open sci.

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“…This linked concepts such as sweating, heat transfer, and thermoregulatory physiology together [14]. Sweeney and Branson later took this further by investigating moisture sensation in sensorial comfort, by using both absolute and difference thresholds [15] and magnitude estimation to rate moisture sensation [16], including considering comfort in-wear factors. The exploration of wetness has evolved from perceptual descriptions to psychophysical ratings, and these previous studies have allowed us to further develop the investigation of wetness on different levels, such as by accurately manipulating temperature and in the perception of sweating, more of which we cover below.…”

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Experimental Framework and Methods for the Assessment of Skin Wetness Sensing in Humans

Merrick¹,

Ackerley²,

Filingeri³

2023

Neuromethods

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The study of the human ability to both detect the presence and estimate the amount of wetness on the skin has grown in scientific interest over the last century, due the implication of wetness in comfort and skin health. In 1900, Bentley demonstrated that skin wetness is detected based on touch and temperature stimuli combining to produce sensations of liquidity, and that wetness perception increases with cold touch. It has since been demonstrated that, in the absence of a skin hygroreceptor (i.e., wetness receptor), the biophysical effects of moisture on the skin -conductive heat transfer and mechanical interaction -excite specific cutaneous mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors. The resulting afferent signals are centrally integrated to generate our perception of skin wetness. As well as providing a theoretical foundation for the understanding of this aspect of somatosensation, these insights have helped develop a methodological framework for the study of human skin wetness sensing, which relies on assessing the independent and interactive effects of thermo-tactile stimulation of the skin in the presence of a liquid. This chapter will provide an overview of the experimental framework and methods available to evaluate the biophysical and psychophysical responses to controlled dry and wet stimuli applied to skin, and the resulting wetness perception. We will use example scenarios of skin-moisture interactions (e.g., arising from contact with a wet surface or from sweat production), to critically evaluate the methods, noting their accuracy, reliability and efficiency, and discuss their inherent limitations and commonly encountered difficulties. It is hoped that these considerations will guide and further develop research of this relatively littleinvestigated, yet fundamental, aspect of somatosensation.

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“…The sensorial comfort is very difficult to predict as it involves a large number of different factors. Different studies have been performed mostly with human subjects (Schneider et al 1996, Garnsworthy et al 1968, Garnsworthy et al 1988, Li et al 1988, Li et al 1991, Ajayi 1992, Elder et al 1984, Behmann 1990, Sweeney and Branson 1990a, Sweeney and Branson 1990b, Demartino et al 1984, Matsudaira et al 1990a, Matsudaira et al 1990b, Naylor and Phillips 1997, Wang et al 2003 to try to understand the relationship between fabric properties (protruding fibres, fibre and yarn diameters, fabric thickness, stiffness, etc.) and sensorial feelings on the skin.…”

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Interactions between protection and thermal comfort

Rossi

2005

Textiles for Protection

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Sensorial Comfort

Cited by 47 publications

References 12 publications

Subjective wet perception assessment of fabrics with different drying time

Subjective wet perception assessment of fabrics with different drying time

Experimental Framework and Methods for the Assessment of Skin Wetness Sensing in Humans

Interactions between protection and thermal comfort

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