Compression Textiles for Medical, Sports, and Allied Applications

Chapter 1 Overview of Compression Therapy

Nimesh Kankariya

Chapter 2 Materials and Structure of Compression Bandages and Stocking Devices

Rabisankar Chattopadhyay

Chapter 3 Mechanical Properties of Compression Garments

Wan Syazehan Ruznan, Mohd Khairi Mohd Yusoh, Fazieyana Mohd Tohid, and Nur Ain Yusof

Chapter 4 A Model for Compression Textile Design Based on Dynamic

Female Lower Body Measurements

Linsey Griffin, Alison Cloet, and Elizabeth Bye

Chapter 5 Compression Clothing and Body Deformations Through High-speed 4D Scanning

Tatjana Spahiu and Yordan Kyosev

Chapter 6 Materials and Design of Pneumatic Compression Devices

Nimesh Kankariya

Chapter 7 Thermal Comfort of Compression Textiles

Rene M. Rossi

Chapter 8 Models and Simulations to Predict the Pressure on the Lower Limb Generated by Compression Devices

Nimesh Kankariya

Chapter 9 Pressure Sensors to Measure Interface-Pressure

Martin Camenzind, Rolf Staempfli, Rene M. Rossi

Chapter 10 Applications in Medical, Sports, and Athletes

Yongrong Wang

Chapter 11 Efficacy of Compression Garments in Medical and Sports Applications

Kristina Brubacher

Chapter 12 Applications of Textile-Based Compression for Human Spaceflight and Extraterrestrial Surface Exploration

Braid A. MacRae, Jonathan Clarke, Abby Rudakov, James Waldie