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Recent Development in Textiles and Fibers

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2023) | Viewed by 9857

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Jia-Horng Lin

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Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40768, Taiwan
Interests: biomaterials, nano-materials, green textiles, polymer hybrid composites, high performance polymer composites, and medical and health protection composites
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Prof. Dr. Ching-Wen Lou

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Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
Interests: textile engineering, fibrous composites, functional textiles, high performance polymer composites, medical and health protection composites, bio-materials, nano-materials, and green textiles
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

There is an increasing diversity of industrial textiles, which boosts the development of the types of industrial fibers concurrently, expanding from ordinary fibers to high-tech and high-performance fibers. The industrial textiles and industrial fibers share mutual and inseparable improvement and development. According to the industrial use, industrial fibers can be divided into regular industrial fibers, high-performance fibers, and functional fibers; while according to the intrinsic material, they can be divided into natural fibers and chemical fibers. Comparing to natural fibers, chemical fibers feature a greater length, linear density, consistency, physical/chemical attributes, e.g. mechanical characteristics, tensile elongation, elasticity, and chemical resistance. Chemical fibers almost do not contain any purities, yet they have a manageable process that suits the requirements of industrial textiles. Subsequently, chemical fibers, including regular industrial fibers, high-performance fibers, functional fibers, are replacing natural fibers and becoming a much more popular material in the production of industrial textiles. Notably, a great success in developing high-performance fibers forms the base, from which industrial textiles yield powerful functions, a longer service life, and better physical/mechanical/chemical properties. The industrial textiles now play a role of importance in terms of the domestic economy, and hence, as the guest editor of this special issue of Recent Development in Textiles and Fibers, I cordially welcome related research of innovative ideas, expertise perspectives and contributions from both the academia and industry.

Prof. Dr. Jia-Horng Lin
Prof. Dr. Ching-Wen Lou
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • functional textiles
  • composite materials
  • recycled textiles
  • green materials
  • smart textiles
  • biomimetic composite textiles
  • 3D-structured textiles

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Correlation Analysis and Prediction Model of Thermal Protection Performance of Aramid 1414 Fabric
by Zhemin Zhang, Jinzhong Zhang, Xiangyu Ye, Keai Ma and Haihang Li
Polymers 2023, 15(5), 1188; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15051188 - 27 Feb 2023
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The thermal protection performance of fire suit is vital to the safety of firefighters. Using certain physical properties of fabrics to evaluate their thermal protection performance speeds up the process. This work aims to develop a TPP value prediction model that can be [...] Read more.
The thermal protection performance of fire suit is vital to the safety of firefighters. Using certain physical properties of fabrics to evaluate their thermal protection performance speeds up the process. This work aims to develop a TPP value prediction model that can be easily applied. Five properties of three types of Aramid 1414 made of the same material were tested, and the relationships between the physical properties of Aramid 1414 and its thermal protection performance (TPP value) were investigated. The results showed that the TPP value of the fabric had a positive correlation with grammage and air gap, and a negative correlation with the underfill factor. A stepwise regression analysis was used to solve the collinearity issue between the independent variables. Finally, a model for predicting TPP value by air gap and underfill factor was developed. The method adopted in this work reduced the number of independent variables in the prediction model, which is conducive to the application of the model. Full article
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Quantitative Assessment of Tensile Strength and Degradation Coefficient of m-Aramid/p-Aramid Blended Yarns Used for Outer Layers of Firefighter Clothing under Ultraviolet Light and Correlation with Fabrics Data
by Kaoru Wakatsuki, Souta Onoda, Minami Matsubara, Norimichi Watanabe, Limin Bao and Hideaki Morikawa
Polymers 2022, 14(19), 3948; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14193948 - 21 Sep 2022
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The quantitative relationship between the fraction of UV exposure energy and the retention fraction of tensile strength was investigated on the m-Aramid/p-Aramid blend ratio of spun yarn. An exponential equation to calculate tensile strength from an arbitrary UV exposure energy is evaluated for [...] Read more.
The quantitative relationship between the fraction of UV exposure energy and the retention fraction of tensile strength was investigated on the m-Aramid/p-Aramid blend ratio of spun yarn. An exponential equation to calculate tensile strength from an arbitrary UV exposure energy is evaluated for yarns and fabrics. The spun yarns were exposed to UV light using a xenon-arc weathering meter. The retention fraction of tensile strength decreased exponentially with increasing the fraction of UV exposure energy. Curve fitting of the retention fraction of tensile strength to the fraction of UV exposure energy revealed two groups of degradation coefficients based on the blending ratio of m-Aramid/p-Aramid. The correlation between the degradation coefficients (αy and αf) of spun yarn and fabrics can be linearly regressed. The constant of proportionality in linear regression is considered to be the gap between the structure and the breaking mechanism of the fabric relative to yarn breakage. Based on the correlation between the degradation coefficients of spun yarn and fabrics and a mathematical model of the tensile strength of the spun yarn, the tensile strength of fabrics at a given UV exposure energy can be estimated from the tensile strength of the yarn. Full article
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Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and N-Methylol Dimethyl Phosphonopropion Amide (MDPA) System for Flame Retardant Cotton Fabrics
by Asif Javed, Jakub Wiener, Jana Saskova and Jana Müllerová
Polymers 2022, 14(16), 3414; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14163414 - 21 Aug 2022
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The aim of the present research work was to develop halogen and formaldehyde-free, durable flame retardant fabric along with multifunctional properties and to find the optimal conditions and parameters. In this research, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were grown onto 100% cotton fabric [...] Read more.
The aim of the present research work was to develop halogen and formaldehyde-free, durable flame retardant fabric along with multifunctional properties and to find the optimal conditions and parameters. In this research, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were grown onto 100% cotton fabric using the sonochemical method. Zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were used as precursors. After ZnO NPs growth, N-Methylol dimethylphosphonopropionamide (MDPA) flame retardant was applied in the presence of 1, 2, 3, 4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) as cross-linkers using the conventional pad–dry–cure method. Induced coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) was used to determine the deposited amount of Zn and phosphorous (P) contents. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were employed to determine the surface morphology and characterization of the developed samples. Furthermore, the thermal degradation of the untreated and treated samples was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Furthermore, the vertical flame retardant test, limiting oxygen index (LOI), ultraviolet protection factor (UPF), and antibacterial activity of samples were examined. The developed samples showed excellent results for flame retardancy (i.e., 39 mm char length, 0 s after flame time, 0 s after glow time), 32.2 LOI, 143.76 UPF, and 100% antibacterial activity. Full article
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A Study on Preparation and Property Evaluations of Composites Consisting of TPU/Triclosan Membranes and Tencel®/LMPET Nonwoven Fabrics
by Bing-Chiuan Shiu, Po-Wen Hsu, Jian-Hong Lin, Ling-Fang Chien, Jia-Horng Lin and Ching-Wen Lou
Polymers 2022, 14(12), 2514; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122514 - 20 Jun 2022
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This study investigated eco-friendly antibacterial medical protective clothing via the nonwoven process and characteristic evaluations. Firstly, Tencel® fibers and low melting point polyester (LMPET) fibers (re-sliced and granulated from recycled PET bottles) were mixed at different ratios and then needle punched at [...] Read more.
This study investigated eco-friendly antibacterial medical protective clothing via the nonwoven process and characteristic evaluations. Firstly, Tencel® fibers and low melting point polyester (LMPET) fibers (re-sliced and granulated from recycled PET bottles) were mixed at different ratios and then needle punched at diverse needle rolling depths. The influences of manufacturing parameters on the Tencel®/LMPET nonwoven fabrics were examined in terms of mechanical properties, water vapor transmission rate, and stiffness. Next, Tencel®/LMPET nonwoven fabrics were combined with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/Triclosan antibacterial membranes that contained different contents of triclosan using melt processing technology. The resulting Tencel®/LMPET/TPU/Triclosan composites were characterized via different measurements; an optimal bursting strength of 86.86 N, an optimal horizontal tensile strength of 41.90 N, and an optimal stiffness along the MD and CD of 8.60 cm were recorded. Furthermore, the Tencel®/LMPET/TPU/Triclosan composites exhibited a distinct inhibition zone in the antibacterial measurement, and the hydrostatic pressure met the requirements of the EN 14126:2003 and GB 19082-200 disposable medical protective gear test standards. Full article
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Correction: Javed et al. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and N-Methylol Dimethyl Phosphonopropion Amide (MDPA) System for Flame Retardant Cotton Fabrics. Polymers 2022, 14, 3414
by Asif Javed, Jakub Wiener, Jana Saskova and Jana Müllerová
Polymers 2023, 15(16), 3337; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15163337 - 08 Aug 2023
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The authors wish to make a correction to this paper [...] Full article
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