Advanced Textile Laminates for Chemical Biological Protective Clothing

Abstract

Much of the chemical biological (CB) protective clothing used by the military is based on the use of activated charcoal as a major component of a composite textile system. This clothing does a good job in providing protection, however it is quite heavy, uncomfortable, and potentially subjects the wearer to heat stress. Lightweight textile systems are under development to address these issues. Laminates have been developed based on selectively permeable membranes as well as others incorporating filter fabrics. These novel materials have the potential to provide CB protection in lighter weight, more comfortable clothing systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA504290

Entities

People

  • Eugene Wilusz
  • Larry C. Wadsworth
  • Peter Tsai
  • Quoc Truong

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Adhesives
  • Clothing
  • Composite Materials
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Fabrics
  • Films
  • Laminates
  • Lightweight
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Membranes
  • Protective Clothing
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Textiles
  • Thermoplastic Resins
  • Weight

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Materials Science