Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 8 Issue 2

Flexible Textile Heartvalve Prosthesis: An In Vitro Evaluation

Heim F., Durand B., Chakfé N.

The hydrodynamic performances of fabric heartvalve protheses were measured and compared with other commercially available types of heartvalve prostheses. A prosthesis was…

Detecting Defects in Weft-knitted Fabrics Using Texture-Recognition Methods

S. Shaikhzadeh Najar, R. Ghazi Saeidi, M. Latifi, A.Ghazi Saeidi, A.H. Rezaei

This paper describes fabric inspection system aided by computer vision to detect and classify defects in circular knitted fabrics using different common texture-recognition…

Detecting Defects in Textile Products Based on Band-pass Filtering Techniques

Ka-fai Choi, Yunan Gong, Kwok-wing Yeung

Two dimensional band-pass filters can be used to enhance the edges of the defects contained in fabric images. In this paper, we designed two types of 2D band-pass filters for the…

Weave Structure and the Skewness of Woven Fabric

A. Alamdar-Yazdi

This experimental work demonstrates the effect of weave structure on the skewness of fabric. The work shows that the distortion of gray woven fabrics depends upon the behaviour of…

Weaving Process and Boolean Algebra

Jean-François OSSELIN, Jean-Yves DREAN

Appropriate mathematical tools for describing and processing weaves are useful for studying the properties of fabric. Taking into account the binary behaviour of the different…

Dynamic Termo - Mechanical Spectra of Pen/Pet Fibres

J. Militký Aneja

PEN fibres are well known for their high performance properties, resistance, and good tensile properties. Their potential markets are the packaging, film and fibre markets. For…

Using a Thermal Simulator to Determine the Amount of Time that Humans are Thermally Protected by Fabrics Containing Phase Change Materials

Lubos Hes, B. I. Lu

In this paper, a simple original method and instrument for testing the thermal efficiency of garments containing PCM particles is described. The efficiency is characterized by the…

Enhancing The Thermal Properties of Textiles With Phase Change Materials

Gökhan Erkan

Phase change materials have been a main topic in research for the last 20 years. They have also been used in many engineering applications, especially in the fields of thermal…

A Review of the Development of Basketry, Braiding, Crochet, and Felting towards the Creation of Seamless Fashion

Frankie M.C. Ng

A study was carried out on the past and present techniques, processes, and procedures that enable the creation of seamless fashion for innovative ends. Unlike knitting and…

Cotton Fabric Bearing Cationic and β-Cyclodextrin Moieties: A Study of the Reaction Parameters

M. Hashem, A. T. El-Aref, R. Refaie

Cotton fabric bearing β-cyclodextrin and cationic moieties were prepared using different techniques and reaction conditions. Monochlorotriazinyl-β-cyclodextrin (R-CD) and…

The Motivations for Sourcing Production Offshore: A Multiple Case Study of Small and Medium-Sized Clothing Firms in Hong Kong

Fung-yi Tam, Ka-leung Moon, Sau-fun Ng, Chi-leung Hui

This paper studies the factors that motivate small and medium-sized clothing firms in Hong Kong to shift their production offshore, and identifies the interrelationships between…