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26 December 2025

Outdoor sportswear increasingly demands multifunctional performance, including waterproofness, breathability, and intelligent thermal regulation. Nanofiber membranes, especially those prepared via electrospinning, offer a promising platform due to th...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,703 Views
15 Pages

28 December 2022

Australia and New Zealand have the highest incidence of skin cancer. Sport is a fundamental part of Australasian culture, beginning in childhood, often with life-long participation. Participating in outdoor sports can contribute significantly to the...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,843 Views
14 Pages

Innovative High-Visibility Protective Clothing Development

  • Gilda Santos,
  • Rita Marques,
  • Sofia Silva,
  • Juliana Oliveira,
  • Pegui Castro,
  • Carla Pereira and
  • Manuel Pinheiro

30 September 2021

Technical clothing with light-responsive features for outdoor sports practiced in environments with low visibility is extremely important for athletes’ safety. Lack of signaling by users and visibility for drivers is one of accidents causes, namely r...

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  • Open Access
34 Citations
8,584 Views
23 Pages

29 July 2023

Waterproof breathable membranes (WBMs) characterized by a specific internal structure, allowing air and water vapor to be transferred from one side to the other while preventing liquid water penetration, have attracted much attention from researchers...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,288 Views
13 Pages

Development of an Energy Harvesting System for the Conversion of Mechanical Energy of Human Movement into Electrical Energy and Its Integration into High Performance Wearable Clothing

  • Silvija Kukle,
  • Juris Blūms,
  • Aleksejs Kataševs,
  • Ieva Baķe,
  • Vilnis Jurķāns,
  • Ilgvars Gorņevs,
  • Gaļina Terļecka,
  • Zane Zelča and
  • Aleksandrs Okss

24 October 2023

In many smart textile development studies, sensors and electro-conductive yarns have been widely investigated and used as essential components, especially in the fields of medicine, sport, work wear, and special applications. Wearable sensors provide...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,489 Views
14 Pages

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polyurethane Materials and Inflated Insulation Chambers

  • Goran Čubrić,
  • Ivana Salopek Čubrić,
  • Dubravko Rogale and
  • Snježana Firšt Rogale

21 March 2021

Evaluating mechanical and thermal characteristics of garment systems or their segments is important in an attempt to provide optimal or at least satisfying levels of comfort and safety, especially in the cold environment. The target groups of users m...

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  • Open Access
4,116 Views
16 Pages

Anti-Mold Protection of Textile Surfaces with Cold Plasma Produced Biocidal Nanocoatings

  • Ewa Tyczkowska-Sieroń,
  • Agnieszka Kiryszewska-Jesionek,
  • Ryszard Kapica and
  • Jacek Tyczkowski

1 October 2022

The permanent anti-mold protection of textile surfaces, particularly those utilized in the manufacture of outdoor sporting goods, is still an issue that requires cutting-edge solutions. This study attempts to obtain antifungal nanocoatings on four se...