Effect of the cooling clothing integrating with phase change material on the thermal comfort of healthcare workers with personal protective equipment during the COVID-19

• Published in: Case studies in thermal engineering Vol. 42; p. 102725
• Main Authors: Hu, Chenxi, Wang, Zihe, Bo, Renfei, Li, Canyang, Meng, Xi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2023; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Healthcare workers; Personal protective equipment; Phase change material; Thermal comfort; Personal protective equipment; Thermal comfort; Healthcare workers; Phase change material

Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential to protect healthcare workers during the COVID-19, but the traditional cooling methods do not meet the requirements of epidemic prevention during the COVID-19. Therefore, the cooling clothing integrated with phase change material (PCM-CC) was...