Labs for Functional Textiles & Protective Clothing

The establishment of the research laboratory and team in functional textiles and protective clothing enables us to perform research and development on new textile materials, and clothing systems for human safety and health. The research program includes textile material study and development, mechanism and modeling study, hazards simulation, clothing performance analysis and prediction, as well as new methods and standard development. The fundamental approach of the research and development is to understand mechanism associated with heat and moisture transfer between human body, clothing/system and environment, specifically interaction with hazards existing in various end use scenarios. The research emphasizes on ergonomics and function of clothing system to achieve the maximum performance. For more information, please visit: http://www.aeshm.hs.iastate.edu/icpc/