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How Seating Manufacturers Address Microclimate
Just as every consumer who uses complex rehab seating is different, manufacturers have found different ways to manage microclimate, that interface between consumer and seating system that can result in heat buildup and retention, as well as moisture from sweating.
Lingering moisture is bad news for skin, so many seating designs and materials focus on breathability and evaporation. Dissipating moisture can be accomplished in different ways.
Got You Covered
Perhaps the most common way that seating manufacturers manage microclimate is through careful design and construc- tion of cushion covers. Complex rehab cushions typically have outer covers or outer cover options specially created to facilitate breathability and to expedite evaporation.
For example, Stealth Products recently introduced Coolcore to select cushions in its seating line. Described as a “thermoreg- ulation fabric,” Coolcore’s four-way stretch provides moisture wicking, moisture transportation and moisture evaporation prop- erties to help maintain a drier microclimate.
Check out Mobility Management’s September Cushion
Comparo (MobilityMgmt.com, search term cushion comparo), and you’ll find breathable cushion covers offered by multiple manu- facturers. “Moisture-resistant, high-stretch, breathable Startex” describes Invacare Corp.’s Matrx Libra. Ki Mobility’s Axiom SP Fluid’s cover is described this way: “Super 4-way stretch Lycra outer cover to reduce surface tension. Outer cover has spacer fabric layer to provide microclimatic airflow.”
Temperature Control
Another way to manage microclimate is by introducing air into that environment.
Aquila Corp.’s Softech cushion offers a “moisture control unit”: a powered fan, embedded within the cushion, that’s activated when the cushion’s alternating air bladders are inflated.
Sunrise Medical’s JAY J3 HV back has an insert with micro fans to provide ventilation and a gentle heating system. The insert
was engineered to optimize airflow throughout the hardshell back. The back has three ventilation holes, two micro fans and fast-drying, breathable fabric for clients to feel cool and refreshed throughout the day.
While most microclimate management centers around
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