Effects of Laundering and Water Temperature on the Properties of Silk and Silk-blend Knitted Fabrics

The objective of this work was to review the properties of selected specialty protein fiber knit fabrics suitable for everyday wear. Selected properties (dimensional stability to laundering, mass, thickness, and stitches per centimeter) of three commercially available fabrics were measured when new and after each laundering cycle (1—6). ..

The Use of Textile Materials to Design Wearable Microstrip Patch Antennas

So-called “wearable textile systems” are intended to improve the quality of life by enhancing the wearer's functionalities. Garments having the ability to monitor biosignals and communicate with the environment can, for example, provide continuous information about a person's state of health. These data can be valuable medical input, bu..

The Ethics of Consumer Involvement with Fashion: A Freedom under Social Pressure

The aim of this work was not only to estimate a model based on the variables of motivation and emotion that underlie the process of interest in new trends, but also to explore the moderating role of socio-demographic characteristics. An empirical work was conducted based on structural equation modeling with a sample of 341 individuals, us..

Manufacturing Process and Characterization of Tencel/Gelatin Composite Dressing

This study used nonwoven fabrics as the matrix of a composite dressing and coating with different gelatin-anthocyanin ratios (10/0 wt%, 10/5 wt%, and 10/10 wt%). The anthocyanin reduced gelatin degradation rate, epithelialization rates increased, and deposition of collagen in the wound dermis was well organized by the composite wound dres..

Distribution of Fiber Intersections in Two-Dimensional Random Fiber Webs — A Basic Geometrical Probability Model

Fundamental theories governing the number of fiber intersections in random nonwoven fiber webs were developed based on the planar geometry of fiber midpoints distributed in a two- dimensional Poisson field. First, the statistical expectation and variance for the number of fiber intersections in unit web area were obtained as functions of ..

Effects of Plasma Treatment of Wool on the Uptake of Sulfonated Dyes with Different Hydrophobic Properties

A wool fabric has been subjected to an atmospheric-pressure treatment with a helium plasma for 30 seconds. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry confirmed removal of the covalently-bound fatty acid layer (F-layer) from the surface of the wool fibers, resulting in exposure of the underlying, hy..

Enzymatic Treatments to Improve the Dyeability of Linen Fabrics: Optimization and Empirical Modeling using Experimental Design Techniques

Dyeing faults in linen fabrics are common owing to the presence of residual lignin and pectin. Their elimination is carried out, most commonly, using alkaline methods that can damage fibers. Here we report a new enzymatic pretreatment that is more selective and ecological. Accordingly, three enzymes were tested in several concentration co..

Use of 3D Angle-Interlock Woven Fabric for Seamless Female Body Armor: Part 1: Ballistic Evaluation

In contrast to making male body armor, manufacturers of body armor encounter problems in design and manufacture of female body armor because of the curvaceous body shape of females. The traditional cut-and-sew method could be used to form the dome shape to accommodate the bust area but it gives rise to weakness at the seams against projec..

Homogeneity of Poly(Propylene) and Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Fibers

Diffuse small-angle X-ray scattering is caused by inhomogeneity in the electron density distribution of a material and is often attributed to the existence of microvoids in polymers. The content, dimensions and relative surfaces of the microvoid system can be determined thereby. The dimensions of the coherently scattering domains and the ..

Orientation Density Function of Ply yarn

Assuming that the individual fibers in a ply yarn have the form of a doubly wound helix, we simulate the paths of the individual fibers in the yarn. We show the fiber paths as a function of the fiber position in the single yarn, the number of twists of the single yarn and the ply yarn, and the direction of twist for the single yarn and th..