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Effectiveness of Proban® flame retardant in used clothing
James R. House, James D. SquireDuring conflict, Royal Navy personnel wear a two‐ply flame‐retardant (FR) “action coverall” (AC) and “anti‐flash” (AF) hood and gloves, made from Proban (Albright & Wilson's…
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Fire hood retains fire protective qualities after wear and washing: The effect of wear and washing on the protection afforded by the new Royal Navy fire fighters' protective hood
James R. House, James D. SquireRoyal Navy (RN) fire fighters have recently been provided with a new two‐ply hood made from 20 per cent polybenzimidizole/80 per cent permanent flame retardant Rayon (fibre made…
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Modelling the indentation of fabric by differently shaped pinch grippers
H. Lin, P.M. Taylor, S.J. BullSeveral pick‐up devices have been proposed and invented for automated garment handling but a scientific understanding of picking up operation is incomplete. This paper is an…
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Impact of laundering on the seam tensile properties of suiting fabric
A. Mukhopadhyay, M. Sikka, A.K. KarmakarThis paper reports an experimental investigation into the effect of laundering on seam tensile properties with the variation of stitch density, linear density of sewing threads…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof George Stylios