Cold weather can be a potential hazard to human health, adversely affecting physiological functions, work performance and wellbeing. Designing suitable apparel for cold environments is therefore a complex task. Textiles for cold weather apparel reviews the principles, materials and requirements of cold weather apparel and will stimulate ideas for future innovation and improved end performance.The first part of the book covers the fundamental scientific issues and types of materials suitable for cold weather clothing. Topics include how to achieve comfort and thermoregulation in cold weather clothing as well as the use of coated and laminated fabrics. It also discusses design and ergonomic aspects such as designing for ventilation. Part two discusses ways of evaluating cold weather clothing, including standards and legislation governing cold weather clothing and laboratory assessments. Part three concludes with applications including cold weather apparel for the military and footwear for cold weather conditions.With an array of international contributors, this book is a valuable reference for producers, manufacturers, retailers and all those wishing to improve and understand developments in cold weather apparel. - Reviews the principles, materials and requirements of cold weather apparel - Discusses design and ergonomic aspects including ventilation and insulation - Examines methods used to evaluate cold weather clothing as well as standards and legislation in practice

A study was conducted wherein 28 varieties of commercially available coated fabrics, 3 substrates (one glass cloth and two varieties of nylon), 8 tie-coatings and 13 polymer coatings were investigated for the purpose of obtaining an improved coated fabric. As a result of these development and evaluation studies, it was found that a dimethyl sulfoxide treatment on an open mesh nylon substrate which was then coated with ethylene/ethyl acrylate produces an acceptable heat sealable all weather coated fabric. The dimethyl sulfoxide pretreated substrate showed an improvement of 20 F in low temperature flexibility over an untreated substrate. (Author).