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Generating Concepts for the Whole Pad When both fastening method and materials were determined, it was finally time to start generating concepts for the whole sanitary pad. This was done through brainstorming. Aspects such as how to fasten the different layers to each other, how to minimise leakage and how to use the materials efficiently were considered. Concerning the measurements of the sanitary pad, we decided to use measurements inspired by conventional pads as these measurements are known to be suitable. In the end, we had three methods for fastening the layers to each other. The first one would be to melt the beeswax on the edges of the pad and this could be accompanied by some kind of perforation. The second method would be to produce one fibre paper, put an absorbent-shaped piece of plastic onto the wet paper and then press a second layer of fibre paper onto it. When the double paper has dried, it would be possible to remove the plastic and a space for the absorbent is created. This method will further on be referred to as the pitta concept. The third method would be to simply roll the fibre paper around the absorbent, making a double layer on the bottom of the pad. This solution limits the form possibilities but decreases the risk of leakage through the barrier layer. The second and the third method require additional fastening of the layers in the front and the rear end of the pad. This would be possible to accomplish with the first method of using beeswax. In addition, we had three concepts for preventing leakage. The first one would be some type of folding around the edges of the pad. These upward facing folds would act as walls and stop flow from slipping of the pad. The walls could be shaped in various ways and be placed on only the long sides, in front and on the long sides or on all four sides. The second and third concepts were the same as conventional pads, with or without wings. The different principles of how to fasten the layers to each other can be combined with the concepts of leakage prevention and thus generate several interesting concepts. Conceptual sketches for the whole pad Reality Studio 09 - New Sense in Nuisance page 56 of 97
Evaluation of the Pad Concepts To evaluate the different concepts, five mock-ups were constructed. As the newly produced fibre papers hadn’t dried when we made the mock-ups, we used thin paper towels for the surface and the barrier layer. These layers were glued together where it was needed. For the absorbent layer, we used two sheets of the chosen absorbent paper. Mock-up one was constructed like a regular sanitary pad with no wings. Mock-up two was also shaped like a conventional pad but with wings. Mock-up three had a rim all around the edges and no wings. Mock-up four functioned similarly to number three but with folded rims along the long edges. Mock-up five had the paper towel wrapped around the absorbent forming a double barrier layer. This mock-up also had wings. Two group members tested the mock-ups between two panties. Each pad was fastened with tape in a few designated spots and used during five minutes. One group member tested the mock-ups with just one panty thus wearing the pad as a real user would. These tests were also five minutes long each. The two first group members thought all the pads to be rather comfortable except for mock-up three, which was somewhat unpleasant to wear according to one of the persons. Mock-up one was favoured by one of the persons while mock-up two was favoured by the other. The group member who tested the mockups with just one panty observed that all the models made a lot of noise when walking. Mock-up one was considered to be least comfortable as it was the one causing the most chafing against the thighs. Number two, three and four also caused chafing. Mock-up five was the most comfortable one since it caused less chafing of them all, probably as it had no glued edges and that it was slightly narrower than the others. As the testing of the mock-ups resulted in spread judgements, an analytic comparison was performed. Design criteria important for this kind of comparison were elected and a pair comparison was performed in order to determine the relative importance of the different criteria. See Appendix XI for matrix and procedure. Mock-up two got the highest score, closely followed by mock-up on and five. Mock-up three and four got the lowest scores, which agreed with the results from the physical testing. The five mock-ups (though not in the same order as in the text: 1, 3, 4, 2, 5) Reality Studio 09 - New Sense in Nuisance page 57 of 97
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NEW SENSE IN NUISANCE Reality Studi
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Table of Content PHASE I 5 Introduc
Page 5 and 6: PHASE I Reality Studio 09 - New Sen
Page 7 and 8: Introduction to ‘New Sense in Nui
Page 9 and 10: Background Information For a thorou
Page 11 and 12: The Impact of the Water Hyacinth on
Page 13 and 14: Controlling the Hyacinths on Lake V
Page 15 and 16: Applications of Water Hyacinths in
Page 17 and 18: Identified Problems with Harvesting
Page 19 and 20: Process As the goal was to develop
Page 21 and 22: We also tried to use less waste pap
Page 23 and 24: Stool Using the same technique and
Page 25 and 26: Interacting with People in Kenya To
Page 27 and 28: Discussion on Phase I A question th
Page 29 and 30: Direction of Project in Phase II In
Page 31 and 32: Introduction to Phase II The chapte
Page 33 and 34: Background Information II In order
Page 35 and 36: According to White (2009), the pric
Page 37 and 38: Construction of a Conventional Sani
Page 39 and 40: Possible Ways of Making Materials H
Page 41 and 42: Process II Different types of brain
Page 43 and 44: Developing Materials One goal with
Page 45 and 46: The first step of the process is to
Page 47 and 48: Making Nonwoven To investigate if i
Page 49 and 50: Absorption Testing After developing
Page 51 and 52: Evaluation of Materials After havin
Page 53 and 54: Developing a Sanitary Pad As previo
Page 55: Evaluation of Fastening Methods Fro
Page 59 and 60: Our minds where for a long time set
Page 61 and 62: RESULT Reality Studio 09 - New Sens
Page 63 and 64: In the construction of the pad we h
Page 65 and 66: Both the paper strip and sticker ha
Page 67 and 68: Distribution ‘Jani’ is intended
Page 69 and 70: Continuation There is a great poten
Page 71 and 72: The Project Work The work in our gr
Page 73 and 74: Kenya Agricultural Research Institu
Page 75 and 76: Appendix I Time schedule for Transf
Page 77 and 78: Appendix III - Interview with Akell
Page 79 and 80: Appendix IV - Potential Uses of the
Page 81 and 82: Appendix VI Grows fast Spongy Shoe
Page 83 and 84: Appendix VIII In this method of eva
Page 85 and 86: Appendix X To accompany the mock-up
Page 87 and 88: Appendix XII Water hyacinth composi
Page 89 and 90: Appendix XIII Absolute Design Crite
Page 91 and 92: Desired Design Criteria Discrete ap
Page 93 and 94: Appendix XV - Tree of Materials for
Page 95 and 96: Megan White - CEO of ZanaA, Tools f
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