Abstract Fibreglass, foam, mineral fibres and their composites are the conventional materials used in applications that require absorption of sound. However, due to the health risks associated with the traditional materials, textile fibrous structures are becoming a valid alternative in spite of their comparatively lower sound absorption properties. The existing textile structures and textile structures

Abstract This article concentrates on a geometric-based simulation method for warp-knitted tubular fabrics. The warp-knitted tubular fabric is unfolded as a two-dimensional flat fabric after analyzing the structural characteristics of this kind of fabric knitted on the double needle bar warp knitting machine. Based on the principle of spatial transformation, a coordinate transformation algorithm using

Abstract This article presents models for predicting thread consumption of lockstitch seam. Various fabric and sewing thread parameters like fabric thickness, number of plies and sewing thread diameter were found to be the control factors in thread consumption calculations. New equations were developed from real stitch images by creating realistic stitch models of lockstitch seam. Lockstitch was modeled

Abstract The respective underlying mechanisms of the creep behavior and microstructure evolution in the creep process of an ordinary high-tenacity (HT) poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) industrial yarn and a flame retardant high-tenacity (FRHT) polyester industrial yarn are identified in this article. Synchrotron radiation wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)

Abstract This study uses a rotary twisting machine to fabricate UV-cut twist yarns with 6, 10, 14, 18, or 22 twists/inch, after which their tensile strength is evaluated and thereby determines 10 twists/inch to be an optimal parameter. UV-cut twist yarns, antibacterial yarns, Tetoron® yarns, and polyester yarns are made into elastic knitted fabric that are composed of a stripe structure or a mesh structure

Abstract In this work, a generalized method for measuring the Poisson's ratio of fabrics is presented. The basis of this method is the two-dimensional nature of the fabric deformation. Through this method, the measurement error is very low compared to conventional methods. In the following, the error of measurement in the conventional methods has been proved theoretically then an experiment with five

Abstract In this research work, ZnO nanoparticles were produced by pulsed laser ablation method, employing the fundamental wavelength of pulsed Nd:YAG laser of 1064 nm and 7 ns pulse width in deionized water. Four sizes of nanoparticles were produced using different pulse numbers of laser. Simultaneously cotton fabric samples were placed near the Zn target in the ablation container. The ZnO nano particles

Abstract The objective of this study is to assess the effect of Solanum incanum fruit (SIFE) and red onion peel (ROPE) extracts treatments on cotton fabric properties. The two factor factorial design was used, the first factor is concentration of the methanolic extract with two levels (3 g/l and 5 g/l) and the second is combination of extracts (25:75 SIFE: ROPE; 50:50 SIFE: ROPE; 75:25 SIFE: ROPE,

Abstract Due to strict regulations, the reuse of industrial by-product as filler material in developing any novel composites along with using natural fibres as reinforcements has become increasingly mandatory in recent times. Hybrid composite laminates are developed by combining organic natural fibres and in-organic filler material in polymer matrix. Hybrid laminates are formulated by reinforcing 10 wt

Abstract The current color difference online detection algorithm has poor real-time performance. The noise affects color difference monitoring and sampling detection results are different from online detection. Therefore, a color difference online detection algorithm is studied. Firstly, the Flat Field and Perfect Reflector Method (PRM) are used to correct the color illumination uniformity of warp

Abstract In this paper, a novel method based on information set theory is proposed to detect defects in fabric texture. Information set extends the fuzzy set by finding the uncertainty associated with the attribute values. By applying the information set theory on the defective fabric images, five new features are obtained. These features are Effective Information, Energy, Sigmoid, Shannon Transform

Abstract Fabric surface hairiness has a decisive effect on the fabric processing performance and the resultant garment quality. In practice, current testing of fabric hairiness still cannot be conducted like the routine testing of yarn hairiness. With the aim of conducting fabric hairiness testing routinely, a novel method of testing woven fabric belt hairiness was proposed in this study, using a yarn

Abstract The polymer yarns are originally electrical insulators. Their structure does not provide valence electrons to conduct electrical current. The coating of carbon nanotubes (CNT) over the nylon yarn enables it to become a good conductor of heat and electricity. The objective of present study is to impart the electrical conductivity to the Nylon 6/Spandex yarn by coating the CNT. The physical

Abstract A structure may show sign of deterioration earlier than its design life due to poor designing, change in the occupancy of the structure and the damage caused by abnormal and accidental loading. In order to avoid economic loss, the structural elements i.e. beams, slabs, columns are usually retrofitted and/or strengthened such that they can withstand the applied load during their operational

Abstract Cardiac patches are used to recover the damaged cardiac tissues. In this research, cardiac patch was fabricated using electrospinning method and evaluated for its physicochemical properties. The patch was made from polyurethane (PU) added with cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs) which is synthesized through green route via green tea containing polyphenols. The 0.5 mg/mL, 1.0 mg/mL and 1.5 mg/mL cobalt

Abstract Free standing layer of PA6 nanofibers was prepared using electrospinning method on the multilayered composite nonwoven fabrics for better control over the elimination of metal ions in contaminated water. Electrospun nanofiber membranes showed superior performance due to their controlled porosity, better modular design and flexibility. Recently, increasing attention has been given to hydrophilic

Abstract Contact force between fibers in different scales, such as microfiber and nanofiber, is different with those in the same scale. In this work, based on an electrospinning nanofiber yarn system, three different nanofiber core-spun yarns were produced and a novel experiment was designed to investigate contact force between the nanofiber layer and microfiber layer. Yarn properties, including fiber

Abstract Aiming at the problem of low manual efficiency and inaccuracy in the traditional evaluation of fabric wrinkle-resistance performance relying on the eye of experts and subjective judgment, this paper proposes a fabric wrinkle grade evaluation model based on optimized regularized extreme learning machine. First, this paper extracts four image characteristics of fabric wrinkle image, including

Abstract The objective of this study is to assess the impact of value addition chain and investment size on the sales revenue of export-oriented firms in Pakistan. Pakistan is severely facing the economic crisis because of its declining exports and growing external debt. The manufacturing of the intermediate products – yarn and fabric – belong to the capital-intensive industries. The large part of

Abstract We prepared a flexible and processable cellulose/polyphenylacetylene/polyaniline (Cell/PPA/PANI) triple-layer composite using a convenient one-pot method in water. The composite sheet exhibits electrical conductivity and a semiconducting behavior. The electromagnetic shielding function of the composite sheet was examined for applications using a circular polarized Tesla coil.

Abstract The internal structure and mechanics of the fibre materials, such as yarn or woven textile, are highly complex. Exploring the fibre structure is an essential step in material engineering either from the experimental or computational point of view. In this study, a new method to extract geometrical and morphological parameters of fibre structures is proposed. The method benefits from standard

Abstract Disperse dye has a good dyeing property in silicone waterless dyeing system. However, the application of dispersants in this dyeing system has some problems such as unlevel dyeing, dull color, color spot. In this investigation, the effect of dispersant on the disperse dyeing was studied by adding sodium salt of poly naphthalene sulphonic acid into silicone waterless dyeing system. If the dispersant

Abstract This paper proposes a color representation model of pre-colored fiber blends that combines global and local features, and the main purpose of this model is to establish scientific and effective evaluation standards for the colorimetry index of colored spun fabric, which can be used to solve the difficulty faced by people to accurately describe the overall coloration characteristics of dyed

Abstract This paper reported vitamin C (VC) encapsulated chitosan (CS) microspheres cross-linked in the presence of two cross-linking agents, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) and Tween 80, for controlled release of VC. Furthermore, the effect of the crosslinking agent was described. The obtained micro and nanocapsules were evaluated by loading efficiency, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform

Abstract The objective of this research work was, to study the level of stickiness and type of sugars found on commercially grown cotton varieties (Gossypium hirsutum L.), collected before and after saw ginning. To identify the types of sugars in the sticky deposits collected from the H2SD aluminum foil, it was assayed with high performance liquid chromatography. Trehalulose was found as the dominant

Abstract This study investigated different dyeing conditions for a cross bobbin acrylic cotton blend yarn, with the aim of identifying, through the bleaching of cotton fiber. Interference from the addition of softener regarding the tone difference across the bobbin, especially the inner end, was also studied. With these dyes, the concentration profiles of the basic dye and the reactive dye were determined

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Abstract This paper examines the effect of two synthesis methods on the physicochemical properties of graphene oxide (GO) and analyzes the improvement in electrical conductivity of GO-coated cotton. Graphene oxide was obtained by electrochemical exfoliation (EC-GO) and conventional Hummers’ method (H-GO); the product of the latter was chemically (CH-GO) and thermally reduced (TH-GO). TH-GO and EC-GO

Abstract Nonwoven geotextiles are one of the most widely used geosynthetic materials in drainage and filtration in geotechnical engineering works and applications. In the present study, drainage property of geotextile fabric with three levels of water contamination (20, 40, and 60 gpl) and with clean water has been studied with the variation of transverse loads (1, 3, 5, and 7 kPa) and fabric mass

Abstract Fabric pilling evaluation is very important for the quality control of textile industry. Traditional image analysis based methods have the disadvantages of 2 D imaging and color sensitivity, this paper presents a new method based on stereo vision to solve the problem of 3 D imaging of fabric pilling. One set of self-developed mobile camera system is established to capture a group of images

Abstract In this paper, waste generation, management, and minimization approaches of the apparel industry in Ethiopia are investigated. 53 supervisors of four sections of 17 apparel manufacturers located in Addis Ababa participated in the survey. A checklist was used to record the fabric wastage and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect waste management and minimization strategies.

Abstract The usage of textile composites as lightweight gadgets is increasing day by day. The application range varies from personal protective tools to aerospace vehicle parts. However, every specific application demands specific functionality. Anisotropic nature of textile materials makes it possible to design composites in structural as well as non-structural shapes. In this research, single and

Abstract A disposable diaper is a necessary product in the baby early life. Today, it is subjected to many developments to improve its performances. In this study, a new approach is proposed aiming to solve a multi-criterion phenomenon. A useful mathematical tool permitting the prediction of the customer’s satisfaction depending on their preferences is developed. The global quality index is determined

Abstract Recent advancements in 3D printing involve reinforcing the polymer matrix with high-strength fibers offer improved mechanical properties over unreinforced polymeric materials. The fiber-reinforcement offers a great potential to customize fiber-reinforced 3D printed polymer composites for complex shapes and high-performance parts for diverse end use applications. The advance capabilities also

Abstract Porosity of electrospun web could be evaluated by the diameter of the maximum pore and the reliability of this value. The distributions of the maximum pore diameter usually differ from Gausian normal distribution, and due to that the standard reliability cannot be used for maximum pore size prediction. The method of electrospun web porosity evaluation by the maximum pore size in the Web is

Abstract Generally blended fabrics can satisfy the specific needs of a clothing material in terms of comfort and aesthetic value; however some blends lack uniform functional properties due to differences in their chemical properties. A study was carried to apply an ultraviolet protection finish by titanium oxide nanoparticles based emulsion on 50/50 silk/lyocell intimate blended fabric. The functional

Abstract In order to improve the mechanical properties of the poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide(PMIA) fiber, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP) was blended with PMIA as a functional component. High-strength PMIA/PVP composite fibers were prepared by wet spinning, and the properties of the solutions and fibers were characterized by polarized light microscopy (PLM) and rheology measurements, fourier transform

Abstract In recent years, nanotechnology (NT) has proved to be an interdisciplinary research field, and has enlarged its scope of applications in versatile areas of human endeavor. The quests for enhanced multifunctionality in engineering, industrial, technical, and medical textiles have instigated nanotechnological evolution in textile materials. The inclusions of novel technologies such as photonic

Abstract Reflected light is one of the important components that determines the color of an object. In order to predict the reflectance of the filament yarn, a model was proposed considering the reflectance, transmittance and arrangement of the monofilaments mixed in the filament. Since the fineness of a single monofilament was too small to cover the test hole of the Datacolor spectrophotometer, films

Abstract In this article, a novel wearable and broadband multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna is designed for use in several wireless telecommunication/medical systems. In this antenna, two rectangular patches made of cotton fabric (CF) with a dielectric constant equal to 2.23 and a substrate made of a standard felt (SF) with a dielectric constant of 1.3 are employed. The use of two types

Abstract Helical auxetic yarn is a structural material with negative Poisson’s ratio which contains a soft yarn with a higher diameter as a core component and a stiff yarn with a lower diameter as wrap component that has been wrapped around the core component. In the present study, a semi-empirical model based on the improvement of a theoretical model and an artificial neural network model was developed

Abstract The use of recycled materials has become increasingly important in both the textile and apparel industry. Recycling means the breakdown of raw materials from existing products and the re-use of the as-obtained raw material in a new product. Many fibers including cotton, wool, nylon, and even aramids are recycled and are re-used in yarn manufacturing, but polyester is especially the most common

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Abstract In a recent article [J. Text. Inst. 110, 211 (2019)], the dielectric properties of textile materials were studied theoretically. In the present work, an improved analysis of the temperature and moisture dependence of the dielectric permittivity for different textile materials was presented. The dielectric permittivity for water–polyester mixture was also studied. The temperature dependence

Abstract Controlling the acceleration points of floating fibers has a profound influence on yarn properties. To analyze the mechanism of a novel drafting device in ring spinning machine on the fiber movement, this paper comparatively analyzes the acceleration point distributions and corresponding yarn properties between the novel drafting devices and the traditional roller drafting device by means

Abstract A statistical work was performed to investigate effect of air jet texturing process parameters on acrylic filament yarn properties. It was shown that process parameters such as air pressure, overfeed and texturing speed significantly affect resultant yarn properties. Some structural changes were also observed by varying process parameters. Contrary to reported information in the literature

Abstract This study examined the water and moisture vapor permeabilities and the heat retention rate related to the wear comfort of the woven fabrics made from different types of composite yarn, the sheath/core composite yarn structure and non-circular cross-section of the constituent filaments (Coolmax®) in the core region played a very important role with high fabric porosity by including a capillary

Abstract Antioxidants can inhibit the photofading of natural dyes. However, their effects on improving the light fastness of fabrics dyed with natural dyes are still limited since no stable covalent bonds formed between their molecules and the substrate in the conventional dipping and padding method. In this study, one antioxidant, gallic acid, was grafted to chitosan via the redox reaction between

Abstract Recently, saliency maps are widely used as an image feature to improve results of segmentation or classification of defects. In this paper we tackle the problem of defect detection in fabric images. We propose a defect extraction method in textile images based on a modified anisotropic diffusion filter combined with a saliency image feature. The classical anisotropic diffusion models consider

Abstract A large study was conducted during the 2015 growing season in Australia using a modern spindle-type cotton harvester. The aim of this trial was to establish the influence of ground speed, compressor plate pressure setting, and scrapping plates on fibre and seed quality. Fibre quality was measured by HVI, AFIS PRO, and Cottonscope, and seed quality was assessed for mechanical damage and residual

Abstract The objective of this article is to demonstrate the evolutionary and comparative analysis of textile industry clusters in the world, in Brazil and in the state of Minas Gerais, pointing to the latter, the importance for the region, the strengths/weaknesses and their differentials. In section two, the methodological procedures are presented, then the theoretical reference on clusters. In section

Abstract The research work is conducted to investigate the influence on the dynamic mechanical properties of concrete with different volume content of basalt fibers and the different layers number of basalt fabrics, as well as the hybrid effect between fibers and fabrics. The relationships among the impact force, impact time, displacement of the specimens and their failure patterns were analyzed. The

Abstract This article presents a mathematical model of liquid transport in twisted yarns, considering that yarn twist determines the pore configuration that ultimately decides the extent to which wicking takes place in a yarn. It is shown that that the equilibrium wicking height of liquid initially increases with the increase of packing density of yarn due to higher capillary pressure resulting from

Abstract Polyaniline (PANI) layer was successfully coated onto titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) through polymerization of aniline under UV light irradiation. Thickness of the PANI layer was controlled by adjusting the aniline amount added in the reaction system. Morphologies of the PANI coated TiO2 nanocomposite (PANI@TiO2) were obtained using transmission electron microscope (TEM). The optical

Abstract As homeotherms, human beings rely on garments to maintain thermal equilibrium and comfort. When clothing cannot meet their thermal comfort requirements, they have to use the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) for thermal regulation, which causes huge energy waste and environmental pollution. Developing a thermoregulatory garment with excellent thermal comfort is undoubtedly

Abstract Detergency of liquid laundry detergents (L1, L2) before and after the addition of anionic surfactant sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) was determined using colorimetric analysis based on the CIELab system. Standard cotton fabrics soiled with carbon black and olive oil were used in washing processes under the following conditions: the concentration range of detergents 1.25–50 g/L

Abstract Increasing textile waste poses a significant environmental problem. There are many motivating factors that can influence a person's choice about when and how to dispose of unwanted clothing. The development and persistence of odour within clothing may be one such factor. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between clothing odour and disposal behaviour. In particular,

(2020). Correction. The Journal of The Textile Institute: Vol. 111, No. 12, pp. i-i.

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Abstract Investigating the properties of the needle-punched nonwoven geotextile fabrics in order to improve their performance is important, not only from economical aspects, but also for their multipurpose applications. One of these properties is their resistance to puncture, especially in the dynamic state. Experimental study of this behavior requires the use of special equipment, time, cost, etc