Spatial and temporal migration of sweat: from skin to clothing.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Moisture accumulation in clothing affects human performance and productivity through its impact on thermal balance and various aspects of discomfort. Building on our laboratory's work on mapping sweat production across the body, this study aimed to obtain detailed spatial and temporal maps showing how this sweat migrates into a single clothing layer (T-shirt) during physical exercise.

Method

Eight male participants performed running exercise in a warm environment. Garment sweat absorption was mapped over a total running time of 50 min, in 10 separated running trials of different durations (5 min increments). After running, the garment was dissected into 22 different parts and local sweat absorption (ABS_local) was quantified by weighing each garment part be

SUBMITTER: Raccuglia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6153606 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature