Design for Health and Well Being : Knitted Products for Diabetics
- Submitting institution
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University of Ulster
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 76475102
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1088/1757-899X/141/1/012020
- Title of journal
- IOP Conference Series : Materials Science and Engineering
- Article number
- 012020
- First page
- 1
- Volume
- 141
- Issue
- n/a
- ISSN
- 1757-8981
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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https://ulster.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/REF2021/EUxwWLr8WVtKtTmxo9eRJOEBWqE_oamh0ZKRYDa4I7FJPA?e=doNFda
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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B - Art, Design & Health
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper will discuss the design development, manufacturing and testing of knitted products maximizing the use of new innovations in Nano-technology and the integration of Phase Changing Materials specifically for diabetics. The project identified key aspects requiring design solutions to bring improvement to the circulatory problems with specific reference to the diabetic condition. Diabetics have particular difficulty in regulating their body temperature and this can result in the condition worsening, and resulting in loss of digits or limbs. The design of products to prevent the deterioration of the diabetic condition and to help those with limb loss was developed in collaboration with a Northern Ireland diabetic consultant, a product engineer and a knitwear designer. The fusion of ideas between the stakeholders resulted in the development and manufacture of a range of products that have been successfully tested at the yarn and fabric development stage and have been proven to maintain body temperatureby either cooling or warming and therefore bring improvement to health and well-being. Whilst the product has a performance element the design ideas created desirable products that not only provided solutions to the brief but also resulted in products that had further market applications.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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