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Force attenuation capacity and thermophysiological wear comfort of vertically lapped nonwoven fabric

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posted on 2024-11-01, 03:04 authored by Wiah Wardiningsih, Olga TroynikovOlga Troynikov
Hip-protective pads are designed to prevent hip fracture in elderly women. Two types of vertically lapped nonwoven fabrics were evaluated for suitability as materials for hip-protective pads. The force attenuation capacity of pads made from these fabrics was studied using drop impact tests, and performance relevant to thermophysiological wear comfort measured using a sweating guarded hot plate. The results indicate that vertically lapped nonwoven fabrics are suitable materials for soft hip-protective pads. They provide effective protection for the hip bone, and have similar force attenuation capacity to closed-cell foam. The inter-fibre and voids in nonwoven structures enable moisture to escape to the environment, and the experimental vertically lapped nonwoven fabric pads had significantly higher ability to transfer moisture than closed-cell foam pads.

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Journal

The Journal of The Textile Institute

Volume

109

Issue

8

Start page

1035

End page

1043

Total pages

9

Publisher

Routledge

Place published

United Kingdom

Language

English

Copyright

© 2017 The Textile Institute

Former Identifier

2006079492

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2017-12-04

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