Effect of Mechanical Interaction between Clothing and Body on Skin Blood Flow

Effect of Mechanical Interaction between Clothing and Body on Skin Blood Flow

Year:    2012

Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 5 (2012), Iss. 4 : pp. 447–453

Abstract

The mechanical interaction between the human body and foundation wear, which consists of normal load (pressure) and tangential load (shear), has a complicated influence on human physiological activities. In this study, five female subjects were asked to lay supine still, pressure loads of 20 mmHg and 40 mmHg and two levels of shear loads were exerted on the shank respectively, and the blood flow of skin undergoing loading was measured by using Advance Laser Blood Flowmeter. The results obtained were as follows: the low pressure could promote the skin blood flow; the shear load was effective in reducing the skin blood flow; little shear added to the pressure had important role on reducing the skin blood flow.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi12201209

Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 5 (2012), Iss. 4 : pp. 447–453

Published online:    2012-01

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Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    7

Keywords:    Foundation Wear

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