Textile and Apparel Science
Authors: Liwen Wang (Iowa State University) , Sophia Luu (Iowa State University) , Rui Li (Iowa State University) , Guowen Song (Iowa State University)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the thermal comfort of typical medical gowns using athermal manikin under both static and dynamic conditions and at both whole-clothing and local-body levels. Typical disposable medical gowns with higher protection levels have higher thermal and evaporative resistance under both static and dynamic conditions because of their reinforced materials. There is a large variance of local thermal and evaporative resistance across different body sections, which indicates the report of a whole-clothing value won't provide enough information. Body movement can cause significant reduction of both thermal and evaporative resistance, with higher impact on evaporative resistance.
Keywords: Medical gowns, thermal comfort, thermal manikin
How to Cite: Wang, L. , Luu, S. , Li, R. & Song, G. (2022) “Thermal Comfort Evaluation of Medical Gowns Using Sweating Thermal Manikin”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings. 78(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.13497
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