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Evaluation and improvement of thermo-physiological comfort properties of firefighters’ protective clothing containing super absorbent materials

Shadi HoushyarSchool of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Rajiv PadhyeSchool of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Olga TroynikovSchool of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Rajkishore NayakSchool of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
&
Sandip RanjanBruck Textiles, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 1394-1402 | Received 06 Jun 2014, Accepted 03 Dec 2014, Published online: 23 Jan 2015

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