Works (7)

Updated: June 4th, 2023 05:00

2023 journal article

Female firefighters' increased risk of occupational exposure due to ill-fitting personal protective clothing

FRONTIERS IN MATERIALS, 10.

By: M. McQuerry, C. Kwon & M. Poley-Bogan

author keywords: female firefighter; personal protective clothing; turnout gear; wildland; protection; fit; sizing
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 30, 2023

2019 review

A critical review of female firefighter protective clothing and equipment workplace challenges

[Review of ]. RESEARCH JOURNAL OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL, 23(2), 94–110.

By: M. McQuerry, C. Kwon & H. Johnson

author keywords: Firefighter; Female; Anthropometrics; Protective clothing; Protective equipment; Sizing; Fit; Functional clothing
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 26, 2019

2019 journal article

An introduction to a new direct testing method for characterizing pressure in compression fabrics

JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE, 110(6), 822–831.

By: C. Kwon, M. Hegarty, W. Oxenham, K. Thoney-Barletta n, E. Grant & L. Reid*

author keywords: Compression medical textiles; compression garments; interface pressure; body measurement; sensor measuring
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 20, 2019

2019 article

Performance Evaluation of Newly Developed Smoke and Particulate Resistant Structural Turnout Ensemble

HOMELAND SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY: RESEARCH, APPLICATIONS, AND STANDARDS, Vol. 1614, pp. 286–305.

By: R. Ormond, C. Kwon & M. Mathews

author keywords: firefighter; smoke; particulate protection; turnout ensemble; cancer; exposure; personal protective equipment
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 6, 2020

2018 journal article

An indirect testing approach for characterizing pressure profiles of compression bandages and hosiery

JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE, 109(2), 256–267.

By: C. Kwon, M. Hegarty n, W. Oxenham, K. Thoney-Barletta n, E. Grant & L. Reid*

author keywords: Compression medical textiles; compression garments; interface pressure; tensile properties; body measurement
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Simulated pressure changes in multilayer, multicomponent wrap systems when transitioning from rest to standing

JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE, 24(9), S14–S20.

By: M. Hegarty-Craver n, E. Grant n, S. Kravitz*, C. Kwon & L. Reid*

author keywords: compression therapy; multilayer bandage systems; Laplace's law; 2-layer compression; 4-layer compression
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Towards characterizing the pressure profiles of medical compression hosiery: an investigation of current measurement devices and techniques

JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE, 106(7), 757–767.

By: M. Hegarty-Craver n, C. Kwon, W. Oxenham, E. Grant & L. Reid*

author keywords: body measurement; compression garments; medical textiles; interface pressure; measurement and verification
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018