TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Mechanical Interaction between Clothing and Body on Skin Blood Flow
JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics
VL - 4
SP - 447
EP - 453
PY - 2012
DA - 2012/05
SN - 5
DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi12201209
UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4895.html
KW - Foundation Wear
KW - Pressure
KW - Shear
KW - Skin Blood Flow
AB - 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.