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Hindi Journal of Fashion Technology & Textile EngineeringISSN: 2329-9568
Zavrel EA Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Fashion, Biomedical Engineering, sleep medicine, instrumentation, pedagogy
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Biography
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. Skills and Expertise- Material Characterization, Analytical Chemistry, Spectrometry, Composites, Instrumental Analysis, Thin Film Deposition, Chromatography, Polymers, Polymerization, Thin Films and Nanotechnology
Publications
Research Article Open Access
An Insulating Palmar / Plantar Muff as a Passive Thermotherapeutic Intervention for Sleep Disturbance Caused by Primary Vascular Dysregulation
Author(s): Glovinsky PB and Zavrel EA
Our innovation is a specially constructed insulating muff, accessible through digit flexion, designed to produce distal skin temperature changes for the treatment of sleep disturbance caused by thermal dysregulation, a problem most often seen in women. We have designed a simple and comfortable muff that promotes either heat retention or heat dissipation depending upon digit flexion or digit extension, respectively. We have conducted small-scale piloting of our insulating muff and obtained encouraging preliminary data of its effect on distal skin warming. This innovation will allow sleepers to auto-regulate distal skin temperature through subtle movements
during sleep, preserving overall sleep architecture and improving sleep quality.
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