Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 15 Issue 2

Three Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Continuous Filaments Migration in Polypropylene Twisted Yarn Part I: Qualitative Study

Imen MÂATOUK, Slah MSAHLI, Mondher ZIDI, Faouzi SAKLI

A three dimensional (3D) numerical model of filaments assemblies has been developed in this paper. The twist behaviour of the multifilament is simulated by using the ABAQUS finite…

Three Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Continuous Filament Migration in Polypropylene Twisted Yarn Part II: Quantitative Study

Imen MÂATOUK, Slah MSAHLI, Mondher ZIDI, Faouzi SAKLI

A three dimensional (3D) numerical modelling of filament assemblies has been developed in this study. The twist behaviour of the multifilament is simulated using the ABAQUS finite…

Prediction of Tensile Behaviour of Laterally Crushed Filaments Using Finite Element Method

R Murugan, B S Dasaradan, V Subramaniam, M Senthilkumar

Nylon monofilament and polyester multifilament yarn find applications in fishing nets and parachute fabrics , each of which might demand different load levels to be sustained…

Synthesis and Dyeing Performance of Various Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Based Reactive Dyes

Divyesh R. Patel, Naitik B. Patel, Keshav C. Patel

This paper is concerned with the synthesis and evaluation of different novel bisazo reactive dyes derived from 2,5-Bis(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole by using various cyanurated…

Improving Dyeability of Cotton Fabric for Vat Dyes

Moustafa A.B.E., Elnagar Kh, Saleh S.M.

Cationization of cotton is an effective tool that solves environmental problems by using vat dyes. In this research, the cationizing efficiency of Cibafix WFF and PrefixK are…

Dyeing of Cotton, Silk and Wool with Bark Extract of Artocarpus Heterophyllus Lam

Padma. S. Vankar, Rakhi Shanker, Samudrika Wijayapala

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam (local name jackfruit) belongs to the family of Moraceae. It produces natural dye from the bark of the tree which has been shown as a…

Effect of Mordant Type on Thermal Stability and Fastness Properties of Silk Fabric Dyed with Natural Dye "Sambucus Nigra"

Eman Osman, Nabawia Abd El-Zaher

Natural dye (Sambucus nigra, whose common name is elder) is used to dye silk fabric. The dyed fabric samples have been post mordanted with three different mordants, including…

Dyeing Of Cotton Fabric Using UV Irradiated Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) as Natural Dye

Shahid Adeel, Ijaz A. Bhatti, K. EL-Nagar, M. Mohboob Alam, Nagia Ali

The rhizomes of Curcuma longa L. which contains curcumin, the main coloring component that imparts a yellow color onto cotton fabric, has been selected for study in this paper…

Natural Dyeing of Cotton, Wool and Silk with the Stem and Leaves Extract of Illicium Griffithii

Padma S. Vankar, Shalini Dixit

Illicium griffithii (local name - Lissi) belongs to the family Illiaceae. It produces yellow colored natural dye from its stem and leaves, which has been used to…

Identification of Natural Dyes in Selected Museum Textiles Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detection (HPLC-PDA)

Omar Abdel-Kareem, Mahmoud A. Alawi, Mohammad S. Mubarak

The present study has employed a high performance liquid chromatographic method coupled with a diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) to identify the dyestuffs in textile samples…

Environmental Assessment of Osage Orange Extraction and Its Dyeing Properties on Protein Fabrics Part II: Dyeing Properties

Heba F. Mansour, A.M. Gamal

Ultrasonic assisted extraction of Osage orange with a water-acetone co-solvent has been chosen in part one of this research as a model to study the shade reproducibility of dyeing…

Methods of Coating Textiles with Soluble Conducting Polymers

Akif Kaynak, Richard Foitzik

Soluble conducting alkyl polypyrrole polymers have been applied by either chemical polymerization of the 3-alkyl monomers or direct application of polymer emulsion to the surface…

Rendering Cotton Fabrics Antibacterial Properties Using Silver Nanoparticle-based Finishing Formulation

A. Hebeish, M.A. Ramadan, M.E. El-Naggar, M.H. El-Rafie

Nano-sized silver particles at a concentration of 1620 ppm were prepared using hydroxypropyl starch (HPS) as a reductant of silver nitrate and a stabilizer for silver…