| 1 |
Introduction to clothing comfort |
1 |
| 1.1 |
Need and selection of clothing |
1 |
| 1.2 |
Components of clothing comfort |
4 |
| 1.3 |
Clothing Comfort and wearer’s attitude |
5 |
| 1.4 |
Human- clothing interaction |
7 |
| 1.5 |
Understanding clothing comfort |
10 |
| 2 |
Psychology and comfort |
13 |
| 2.1 |
Psycho-physiological factors of clothing comfort |
13 |
| 2.2 |
Psychophysics and clothing comfort |
16 |
| 2.3 |
Wear trial techniques |
21 |
| 2.4 |
Psychological aspect of aesthetic comfort |
23 |
| 3 |
Neurophysiological processes in clothing comfort |
31 |
| 3.1 |
Neurophysiological perceptions |
31 |
| 3.2 |
Mechanical and thermal receptors |
36 |
| 3.3 |
Sensory perceptions of human body |
45 |
| 3.4 |
Physiological requirement of the human body |
48 |
| 4 |
Tactile aspects of clothing comforts |
54 |
| 4.1 |
Tactile comfort sensations |
54 |
| 4.2 |
Fabric handle attributes for expressing tactile comfort |
58 |
| 4.3 |
Assessment of fabric handle characteristics |
59 |
| 4.4 |
Fabric parameters affecting tactile sensation |
73 |
| 5 |
Thermal transmission |
79 |
| 5.1 |
Introduction |
79 |
| 5.2 |
Thermo-regulation in human body |
79 |
| 5.3 |
Thermal distress |
81 |
| 5.4 |
Thermoregulation through clothing system |
82 |
| 5.5 |
Thermal comfort of clothing |
86 |
| 5.6 |
Transient heat flow and warm-cool touch of fabrics |
91 |
| 5.7 |
Measurement of thermal transmission Characteristics |
94 |
| 5.8 |
Parameters for expressing thermal characteristics |
99 |
| 5.9 |
Thermal transmission characteristics of fabrics |
100 |
| 6 |
Moisture transmission |
106 |
| 6.1 |
Introduction |
106 |
| 6.2 |
Liquid water transfer: wicking and water absorption |
107 |
| 6.3 |
Principles of moisture vapour transfer |
118 |
| 6.4 |
Condensation of moisture vapour |
123 |
| 6.5 |
Evaluation of moisture vapour transmission |
124 |
| 6.6 |
Moisture sensation in clothing |
129 |
| 7 |
Dynamic heat and mass transmission |
136 |
| 7.1 |
Introduction |
136 |
| 7.2 |
Combined heat and moisture interactions with textile materials |
137 |
| 7.3 |
Factors affecting heat and mass transfer through fabrics |
144 |
| 7.4 |
Evaluation of heat and mass transmission |
148 |
| 7.5 |
Parameters expressing heat and mass transmission |
154 |
| 8 |
Garment fit and comfort |
159 |
| 8.1 |
Introduction |
159 |
| 8.2 |
Body dimensions and pattern |
160 |
| 8.3 |
Garment fit and comfort relationship |
161 |
| 8.4 |
Factors related to garment fit |
165 |
| 8.5 |
Measurement of garment fit |
169 |
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Index |
173 |
