Journal of Textile Science & Engineering

Michael R Hamblin

Publications

• Research Article
  Effect of Shirts with 42% Celliant^® Fiber on tcPO₂ Levels and Grip Strength in Healthy Subjects: A Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial
  Author(s): Ian L Gordon, Seth Casden, Mark Vangel and Michael R HamblinIan L Gordon, Seth Casden, Mark Vangel and Michael R Hamblin
  
  Celliant™ fabric contains quartz, silicon oxide and titanium oxide particles embedded into polymer fibers. Garments woven with Celliant™ yarns can be activated by body heat (conduction, convection and radiation) and remit the energy as far infrared radiation (FIR) back into the body. Wearing Celliant garments has been shown to increase blood flow and oxygen levels in the skin. In the present study we recruited twenty-four healthy volunteers (18-60 years of age) to wear a placebo shirt for 90 minutes, and after a 15-minute break, to wear a real Celliant shirt for 90 minutes. The mean transcutaneous oxygen (tcPO2) measured over two sites (biceps and abdomen) was significantly increased at 3 time points (30, 60, and 90 minutes) by between 5-8% (P<0.05) in Celliant vs. placebo. The mean grip strength in the dominant hand measured at 90 min.. Read More»
  

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