Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles

Woodhead Publishing Limited , California, 2023

Chapter 10 Extreme cold protective textiles

Recently, consumers have been demanding lightweightness, favorable hand,

stretch, dynamic breathability, and transfer abilities, besides insulation and heating

functions being adaptable to the body or environmental conditions. In this

chapter, starting with a summary of physiological effects of the cold, layers of

extreme cold protective clothing (ECPC) are introduced in cases of both material

and structure, focusing more on functional and smart materials/structures,

enabling survival and comfort under dynamic conditions. Moreover, quality parameters

of the ECPC and sustainability issues that should be considered for ECPC

are also discussed.