ENGINEERING DESIGN: EICOSANE MICROCAPSULES SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION IN POLYURETHANE FOAMS AIMING TO DIMINISH WHEELCHAIR CUSHION EFFECT ON SKIN TEMPERATURE

Thermal comfort of wheelchairs still requires improvements, since users remain on the chair for as long as 12 h a day. Increased sweating makes the skin more susceptible to colonization by fungi and bacteria, and may cause pressure ulcers. In this sense, the microencapsulation of Phase-Change Materi...
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ELISA M. BERETTA [verfasserIn]

WAGNER S. ROSSI [verfasserIn]

WILSON KINDLEIN JR [verfasserIn]

LIANE ROLDO [verfasserIn]

TATIANA L. AVILA DE CAMPOS [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2016

Schlagwörter:

Eicosane microcapsules

Flexible polyurethane foam

Thermal comfort

Wheelchair cushion effect

Engineering design

Übergeordnetes Werk:

In: Journal of Engineering Science and Technology - Taylor's University, 2010, 11(2016), 12, Seite 1818-1834

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:11 ; year:2016 ; number:12 ; pages:1818-1834

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DOAJ038246031

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