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Assessment of a mattress with phase change materials using a thermal and perception test
Marina Gil-calvoPedro Pérez-sorianoInmaculada AparicioAngel Gabriel Lucas-cuevasJose Ignacio Priego Quesadasubject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processesmedicine.medical_specialtyThermal perceptionMaterials scienceMechanical EngineeringGeneral Chemical Engineering0206 medical engineeringAerospace EngineeringSkin temperatureThermal comfortHazard perception02 engineering and technologyThermoregulation020601 biomedical engineering03 medical and health sciencesPhase change0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationNuclear Energy and EngineeringThermalThermographymedicine030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Abstract Mattresses composed by phase change materials (PCMs) may improve the thermoregulation of the human body. The aim of the study was to analyse the thermoregulatory efficiency of a PCMs and a conventional mattresses via the evaluation of the skin temperature, thermal comfort and thermal perception. Twenty participants lay on a PCMs and a conventional mattress for 20 min in each mattress on the same day. Skin temperature of the back of the participants and temperature of the sheet of the mattresses were measured before and immediately after lying on each mattress. Thermal comfort and thermal perception were also reported during the last minute of the lying test. The PCMs mattress resulted in a lower increase in skin temperature (0.3–1.0 °C, p = 0.002 and ES = 1.4) and a greater increase of the sheet temperature (0.2–1.6 °C, p = 0.02 and ES = 0.8). No differences in thermal comfort and thermal perception were observed between mattresses (p > 0.05 and ES
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-01 | Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science |