Improving thermal performance of wearables by Phase Change Material

In its Precision Sensing Lecture Series, International Institute for Biosensing (IIB) in collaboration with TwinCities IEEE Sensor Council Chapter is proud to host Barbara Pause. She is the owner and managing director of Textile Testing & Innovation LLC. The company's operations are focussed on specialized testing of the thermal and moisture management of textiles and composites as well as product development utilizing cutting-edge technologies, such as the Phase Change Material (PCM) Technology. My experience as a researcher covers the fields of heat and moisture transfer through textiles and other materials, the Phase Change Material (PCM) Technology, the Shape Memory Material (SMM) Technology, as well as applications of both technologies in various end-use products. She has presented the results of my research at numerous international conferences, published a multitude of papers and contributed to several technical text books, including "Guidelines for the Design of Products Equipped with Phase Change Material. She has more than 20 issued patents.
In this lecture a phase change material (PCM) absorbs, stores, and releases a large amount of so- called “latent heat” in a material specific temperature range while its temperature remains nearly constant. PCMs can be used in wearables and medical devices to maintain a stable temperature, cool them down, or supply heat as needed, depending on their thermal needs. In the webinar, common PCMs will be introduced, the thermal effects will be explained, and applications in medical devices will be discussed.

Register here: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/562006