INTELLIGENT THERMO MATERIALS ACHIEVE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE

摘要

STANDARD GARMENT INSULATION SYSTEMS CAN BE IMPROVED IN TERMS OF THERMO-PHYSIOLOGICAL WEARING COMFORT AND TRANSFER OF HEAT AND MOISTURE WITH THE ADDITION OF INTEL- LIGENT THERMOREGULATION MATERIALS. UNDER INTENSE ACTIVITIES AND MODERATE TO HOT CONDITIONS, THE CORE TEMPERATURE OF THE WEARER'S BODY MAY RISE ABOVE THE COMFORT LEVEL—THEN LEADING TO DISCOMFORT, FATIGUE AND STRESS. TO OVERCOME THESE CONDITIONS, INTELLIGENT THERMOREGULATION MATERIALS APPEAR TO BE THE BEST SOLUTION.