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Effect of hydrophobic finishing on drag force of swimwear
Siamak Nazemi, Ramin Khajavi, Hamidreza Rabie Far, Mohammad Esmail Yazdanshenas, Manouchehr RaadDuring 2008 Olympics, Michael Phelps had a record-breaking performance. One contributing factor to his success was the full-body swimsuit he was wearing. Cases like these were the…
A modern development of bioactive wound dressing material using Chaetomorpha linum seaweed/cotton blended fabric
M. Janarthanan, M. Senthil KumarMedical textiles is a vibrant emerging field in the area of technical textiles and its category is based on its performance and biofunctional properties for hygienic and health…
Effect of environmentally friendly plasma treatment on microfibre fabrics to improve some comfort properties
Ramakrishnan G., Prakash C., Janani G.The purpose of this paper is to investigate plasma treatment for Tencel microfibre fabrics for possible improvement in various functional properties.
Design of a wearable pain management system with embroidered TENS electrodes
Gozde Goncu BerkThe purpose of this paper is to develop a user friendly, wearable pain management system by optimizing CAD embroidery parameters for manufacturing high performance dry…
Thermo-physiological comfort of business clothing incorporating phase change materials in a cold environment
Damjana CelcarThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the thermo-physiological comfort of male business garments made of common textiles, as well as business clothing that contains phase…
Sleepwear with lateralized thermal properties for the treatment of sleep disturbance in women
Paul Glovinsky, Erik ZavrelThe authors’ innovation is specially constructed sleepwear – which the authors have dubbed “Janus Sleepwear” – for the treatment of sleep disturbance caused by thermal…
Prickle discomfort assessment of commercial knitted wool garments
Maryam Naebe, Bruce McGregor, Melanie Dowling, David TesterThe purpose of this paper is to identify the significant factors important for prickle discomfort properties of commercial wool knitwear and to analyse information on variability…
Artificial neural networks for prediction of local thermal insulation of clothing protecting against cold
Anna Katarzyna DabrowskaThe purpose of this paper is to develop artificial neural networks (ANNs) allowing us to simulate the local thermal insulation of clothing protecting against cold on a basis of…
Jeans knowledge base development based on sensory evaluation technology for customers’ personalized recommendation
Junjie Zhang, Xianyi Zeng, Kaixuan Liu, Hong Yan, Min DongThe purpose of this paper is to set up a women’s jeans knowledge base between consumer profile and jeans profile. The result of study could be applied to jeans recommendation…
The mechanical and comfort properties of cotton and regenerated fibers blended woven fabrics
Wasif Latif, Abdul Basit, Zulfiqar Ali, Sajjad Ahmad BaigThe purpose of this paper is to study the 100 percent pure cotton and 50:50 cotton and regenerated fibers (tencel, modal, bamboo, viscose) blends. The blends of regenerated fibers…
Orientation measurement of graphically simulated nanoscale electrospun fibrous structures using particle-based modeling and 2-D metaball fitting
Sun Hee Moon, Kyung Hwa Hong, Jaewoong Lee, In Hwan SulThe purpose of this paper is to provide an efficient tool for simulating electrospinning process in virtual 3D space and optimizing experimental parameters. The fiber orientation…
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