garments containing microporous membranes
carried out in realistic conditions illustrate the
importance of recognising main features of such
materials. In particular, such materials can only
transport moisture from the side where humidity is
higher. This means that garments and footwear
containing such membranes will potentially behave
quite differently when ambient air humidity
dramatically changes. Additional work is now in
progress to better adapt sensor nodes for the
footwear comfort studies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The work was carried out with the financial support
from the EU and Swedish Agency for Economic and
Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) within the project
"Focus Outdoor" (Grant nr. 163382).
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