Military clothing

Muza SR (1988). Biomedical aspects of NBC masks and their relation to military performance. In Handbook on Clothing Biomedical Effects of Military Clothing and Equipment Systems, Chapter 11. Nato, Brussels, Belgium Research Study Group 7... 

Anttonen, H., Hiltunen, E., 2009. The effect of wind on thermal insulation of military clothing. RTO-MP-HFM-168 - Soldiers in Cold Environments. NATO, Helsinki. 

Anthropometric methods for the successful design of military clothing and equipment... 

Colour and camouflage design issues in military clothing... 

Colour and camouflage design Issues In military clothing 101... 

Nonwovens are used almost everywhere, in agriculture, construction, military, clothing, home furnishing, travel and leisure, health care, personal care and household applications. Of these many applications that continue to grow, more than two-thirds of them are disposables, mostly of single-use type. 

Main ingredient for the manufacture of the madder lake pigments known to painters as rose madder and alizarin crimson. Used as a staining agent in biological research stains free calcium and certain calcium compoimds. Also used commercially as ared textile dye and, notably, is still the colour for French military cloth. Derivatives are commonly used as indicators of specific free ions and as pH indicators. 

The deployment of soldiers to areas with extreme climates has put new demands on the functions of military clothing for weather protection and comfort. Nowadays, military clothing plays a key role in protecting soldiers and it must perform several functions in the most rugged conditions, and has to be adapted to different fields of operation. At the same time, it is highly desirable that the clothing remain durable and above all, comfortable. 

In general, the skin sensorial comfort is negatively affected by hydrophobic and smooth surfaces that easily cling to sweaty skin, or which tend to make textiles stiller. The use of spun yams and hydrophihc treatments improves the skin sensorial wear comfort. These tests are especially important for military clothing treated with insect repellent or flame retardant finishes, as these finishes, while providing functional properties to textiles, may negatively affect their feel and handle. 

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