Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 9 Issue 3

Graft Copolymerization of 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate (HEMA) on Persian Silk Yarn

Amir Hossain Salehi, S. Hajir Bahrami, Mokhtar Arami

Silk is a highly valued animal fibre that has long been used to produce textiles of the finest quality. During the degumming process it losses almost 30% of its weight. The…

Effect of Liquids on the Electrical Resistance of Polypyrrole-Coated Fabrics

X.Y. Cheng, M.Y. Leung, X.M. Tao, C.W. Yuen, W.Y. Kwok, P. Xue

Polypyrrole (PPy)-coated fabric can be produced by means of chemical vapour deposition using pyrrole in the presence of an oxidizing agent. This electrically conductive fabric can…

Correlation between Optical and SEM Measurements of Wool Cortical Cell Size

Huimin Wang, Xungai Wang

Wool fibres consist of micro to nano scale protein constituents that could be used for innovative applications. While techniques for extracting these constituents or making wool…

Objective Measurement of Wool Fibre Fineness Using 2-D Gabor Filter

F.H. She, F. Xia, W.S. Zhang, L.X. Kong

There is a huge demand for objective on-farm techniques, which would enable identification of the ‘outliers’ of sheep for the purpose of breeding selection, reducing the fineness…

Improving The Compromise Between Clothing Style And Dynamic Comfort From Sleeve Construction

Chi Liu, Richard Kennon

The static and dynamic states of the human body directly determine the shape and construction of clothes. Ideally, clothing should provide comfort and protection for the wearer…

Fibre Thermal Damage in Ring Spinning

R.H. Gong, A.K. Shekhani

Synthetic fibres are more susceptible to thermal damage and have to be processed at lower spindle speeds than cotton on ring spinning machines. Blends of polyester-cotton were…

Characteristics of Rotor Spun Cotton/Spandex Composite Yarns

Haixia Zhang, Yuan Xue, Shanyuan Wang

Spandex fibers have superior stretch and elastic recovery ability, which is why clothes containing spandex fibers fit well and are comfortable. The most common methods of…

An Experimental Investigation on the Properties of the Spacer Knitted Fabrics for Pressure Reduction

Xiaohua Ye, Hong Hu, Xunwei Feng

In this paper, the properties of the warp knitted spacer fabrics for pressure reduction are experimentally investigated and compared to other materials. The influences of the…

Secondary Flow in a Strong Curved Converging Channel

L.X. L.X., B. Wang, F.H. She

A three-dimensional model is developed to evaluate the effect of secondary flow generated from strongly bent duct profiles and turbulent flow of high Reynolds number on fibre…

A New Approach for Modelling Fluid Flow Through a Yarn Package

Xiaoming Zhao, R H Wardman, R Shamey

A novel approach of modelling of flow in yarn package has been presented which illustrates a comprehensive analysis of flow properties in package dyeing process by coupling the…

The Influence of Silk/Cotton Blending in Microspinning on the Tactile Feeling of Knitted Fabrics

Chollakup R., Schacher L., Sinoimeri A., Adolphe D.C.

Using the framework of a general study on the ‘spinnability’ of silk/cotton blends, studies have been carried out to characterize the mechanical properties and tactile feeling of…

The Applications of Biotextiles in Tissue Engineering

Ruwan Sumanasingh, Martin W. King

Tissue engineering has gained wide acceptance since its discovery due to its potential for replacing diseased and injured human tissues and organs. Biotextiles composed of textile…