Journal article
Development of Thermochromic Pigment Based Sportswear for Detection of Physical Exhaustion
Fashion practice, v 8(2), pp 279-295
01 Jan 2016
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Endurance athletes face a complex array of physiological changes as their skin temperature rises during vigorous exercise. Since endurance athletes do not typically have fiscally feasible and straightforward real-time physiological monitoring (outside of complex Bluetooth and wireless connectivity linking their heart rate, pulse oximetry, etc. to electronic databases), exercise reaching high levels of physical exhaustion is of great concern. To aid in easy and visual determination of physical exhaustion, thermochromic pigments were applied to Nylon/spandex fabric, using pigment activation temperature as an - indication for exhaustion. Thermochromic pigments were chosen because these microcapsules contain leuco dyes capable of changing chemical structure to alter the dye molecule absorbance, leading to a visual tool for skin temperature indication. Each pigment was chosen to activate at a targeted physiological skin temperature range between 33 and 38 degrees C. Nylon/spandex was chosen for high wearer comfort and excellent garment/skin contact. This technology was coupled with conventional textiles to create smart apparel with satisfactory abrasion and color fastness capabilities. Using targeted placement of thermochromic panels in garment construction, a garment capable of serving as a "warning light" for physical exhaustion in athletes was created.
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- Title
- Development of Thermochromic Pigment Based Sportswear for Detection of Physical Exhaustion
- Creators
- Alicia PotuckSarah MeyersAriana Levitt - Drexel Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAEric Beaudette - Cornell Univ, Fiber Sci & Apparel Design Dept, Ithaca, NY 14853 USAHong Xiao - China Text Engn Soc, Beijing, Peoples R ChinaC. C. Chu - Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY 14853 USAHuiju Park - Cornell Univ, Dept Fiber Sci & Apparel Design, Ithaca, NY 14853 USAAnnette Shandler Levitt - [Retired Faculty]
- Publication Details
- Fashion practice, v 8(2), pp 279-295
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000389943700006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84991650680
- Other Identifier
- 991019173658504721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Humanities, Multidisciplinary