Fluorescence is a powerful tool to realize textile products with high-visibility effects. Fluorescent materials can transfer non-visible UV light into visible light, and by doing so, the visibility under illumination with sunlight increases. For text...
Transforming textile waste into durable, value-added materials remains a central challenge for sustainable apparel systems. This study developed single-layer, nonwoven sheets from discarded 100% cotton textiles using a papermaking-derived wet-laid pr...
Aramid fibers combine high specific strength, impact-energy absorption and thermal stability, yet the same rigid, highly oriented chains also produce a chemically inert surface, low compressive strength and sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) radiation a...
The increasing use of blended textiles has created waste streams that are difficult to recycle because chemically dissimilar fiber components must be separated without unnecessarily destroying their material value. Polyester–cotton blends conta...
Wearables have received considerable attention due to their ability to monitor physiological and environmental data in real time. Their performance depends on innovative structures and materials that respond to diverse stimuli. A major challenge is t...
Natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites are gaining considerable attention as sustainable alternatives to fully synthetic composites because of their low density, renewability, and favourable specific mechanical properties. However, the hydrophil...
The growing volume of textile waste increases the need for effective chemical recycling methods. The hydrochloric acid-based polycotton recycling process offers a route to valorize polycotton textiles (polyester/cotton blends in any ratio) in two ste...
The global textile industry generates waste at multiple stages, including fiber production, fabric manufacturing, chemical processing, garment production, finishing, and post-consumption. This study examines approaches for effective textile waste man...
Textiles have been widely used as medical implant materials because they combine favorable mechanical properties, unique flexibility, porosity and biocompatibility. These textiles can be tailored for a wide range of clinical applications, including h...
Weft-knitted fabrics offer significant potential for smart textile applications due to their versatile and programmable structure. However, the lack of effective computational simulation tools limits the precise design of large-scale fabrics with tar...
Conventional approaches to developing conductive textiles have relied on coating or printing of conductive nanomaterials on the fabric surface, with limited investigations into modifications of the textile structure to improve conductivity and durabi...
The lack of well-fitting and supportive sports bras is a significant public health barrier, hindering adolescent girls from engaging in physical activity and negatively impacting their physical and mental health. This study aims to optimize sports br...
Prunus spinosa fruit extract was investigated as a plant-derived coloring system for protein-based textiles by evaluating the effects of substrate, mordanting, dyeing conditions, and dye-bath pH. Knitted wool, woven wool, and silk were dyed without m...
Selected low-impact extracts from red cabbage, spent coffee grounds, Pisolithus sp., orange peel, Iris germanica petals, dragon fruit peel and pine bark were immobilized on halloysite (HA), hydrotalcite (HT) and laponite (LAP) and evaluated as hybrid...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being applied across textile-recycling systems to support material identification, automated sorting, process optimization, recovered-fiber assessment, sustainable composite design, and circular-economy decision-making...
The removal of dyes from textile waste remains a major bottleneck in closed-loop textile recycling. Post-consumer textiles contain complex and often unidentified dye mixtures at unknown concentrations, creating a significant challenge for the develop...
The prediction of the draping and folding behavior of textiles is important for the thermoforming of lightweight components. By assessing and controlling the fabric’s wrinkling, curved surfaces of components can be digitally optimized to ensure...
The textile industry is one of the largest consumers of synthetic dyes and a principal contributor to industrial water pollution. This study examines the natural dyeing of silk fabric using aqueous extracts from the bark and leaves of Dalbergia sisso...
Throughout 2025, Textiles published a broad array of original research articles and reviews that demonstrate the rapid technological evolution of textile science and technology [...]
The present study aims to analyse the performance of an industrial embroidery section producing knitted garments and terry fabrics through the application of an integrated methodological framework. The research combines REFA-based time analysis, Pare...
Current recycling processes for dyed polyester textiles primarily focus on recovering the PET substrate, while the disperse dye retained within the polymer structure is generally overlooked and consequently lost as a potentially reusable resource. Th...
Post-consumer clothing waste is a growing problem that contributes to environmental and resource management issues. The second-hand market redirects these garments away from landfills, but a large portion still ends up as waste. These waste clothes m...
Accurate characterization of heterogeneous postconsumer textiles remains a major challenge for textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling. Here, we demonstrate the utility of near-infrared hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) for visualizing textile heterogeneity...
Growing environmental and systemic challenges in the sportswear industry call for a shift toward function-led, sustainable design engineering, yet the potential of weft flat-bed knitting technology, which enables precise stitch control and compatibil...
This study developed a bio-based approach for the natural dyeing and functional finishing of silk fabrics using pineapple core extract, lac dye, and cricket protein crosslinked with genipin (CP—GP). Pineapple core extract was used to provide an...
The melamine-formaldehyde (MF) fiber is recognized as a high-performance flame-retardant material. In this study, the phase separation behavior of MF prepolymer (pre-MF) was investigated using ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents, with the aim of establis...
Many investigations of fabric-skin interaction have focused on transporting moisture away from the skin, but wet wrap therapy requires moisture to be transferred to and retained at the skin surface. In wet wrap therapies, a wet inner layer is covered...
Enzymatic recycling offers a promising route for recovering fibres from textile waste; however, processes developed predominantly on single-fabric model substrates have rarely been validated using authentic post-consumer garments. In this study, 110...
Textile coatings are widely used in the textile industry; however, the increasing demand for advanced functionalities such as electrical conductivity and thermal regulation poses significant challenges. At the same time, sectors such as the aerospace...
Directional liquid transport (DLT) is a useful and efficient strategy for liquid transport in nature and in numerous wearable, separation, and energy-related applications. Recent advances in surface-chemistry modification and hierarchical textile str...
Mechanically recycled cotton is heterogeneous, and nep counts obtained from different analytical platforms may not be numerically interchangeable. This study provides a preliminary cross-platform comparison of five industrial batches selected in the...
Ultrasonic bonding offers a promising alternative to traditional sewing and other plastic bonding techniques, with several potential advantages. This paper comprehensively analyzes ultrasonic bond characteristics in PVC-coated hybrid textiles, preval...
The valorization of agricultural residues as alternative lignocellulosic fiber resources may improve biomass utilization. This study comparatively evaluated Corchorus olitorius L. bast fibers recovered from Egyptian Molokhia stem residues using biolo...
This research examined the impact of ozone surface alteration on the dye absorption of Tencel textiles using natural dyes devoid of mordants. Fabric specimens received ozonation at two distinct gas flow rates (5 L/min and 15 L/min) for two different...
The growing demand for sustainable textile materials has increased interest in the utilization of natural and regenerated cellulosic fibers in blended yarn structures. In this study, ring-spun yarns produced from Tencel, Modal, Viscose, Bamboo, Cotto...
This study investigates the influence of wool yarn variants and relaxation state on the bending and drape behavior of double-jersey Milano rib knitted fabrics. The fabrics were produced from commercially available wool yarns (100% conventional wool,...
The electrical response of conductive textile structures to liquid exposure was investigated as a basis for electrical resistance-based haemorrhage detection. The sensing principle relies on changes in the electrical resistance of the conductive netw...
The growing demand for multifunctional textile materials has stimulated extensive research into the development of antimicrobial finishing agents capable of providing long-term protection against pathogenic microorganisms while preserving the perform...
Thermal protective clothing (TPC) plays an important role in safeguarding firefighters exposed to high-temperature hazards. However, existing TPC systems lack the ability to address the comprehensive safety needs of working in a hazardous thermal env...
Human thermophysiological responses differ greatly between individuals. However, textile and clothing systems are usually designed using average population data. They also follow the idea that one product can provide acceptable comfort for most users...
This study investigates the thermal performance of additive-free bacterial cellulose (BC) aerogels and cryogels produced by Acetobacter xylinus under controlled static cultivation conditions. The influence of supercritical CO2 (ScCO2) drying and free...
Automated cotton-percentage identification underpins sustainable textile recycling, but established near-infrared and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy systems cost USD 10,000–25,000 per unit and remain inaccessible to small recyclers. We address this on t...
The development of multifunctional textiles with enhanced ultraviolet (UV) protection has attracted increasing attention due to the growing demand for protective and high-performance clothing. In this study, cotton fabrics dyed with reactive dyes at...
Cotton fiber length is a key determinant of yarn quality, and High Volume Instrument (HVI) measurements are widely used to assess fiber length characteristics. Recent research has shown that the complete HVI fibrogram contains substantially more info...
The accumulation of discarded denim waste in landfills is causing environmental pollution, creating an urgent need for sustainable solutions. This study demonstrates the recycling of denim by extracting the indigo dye and fabricating the treated fabr...
Sustainable textile care formulations based on renewable and waste vegetable oils represent environmentally responsible alternatives to conventional laundry products while supporting circular bioeconomy strategies. However, the influence of formulati...
Despite the rapid growth of global polyester production over the past two decades, the transition toward circular textile systems remains limited, particularly in emerging economies where industrial waste streams hold significant untapped potential f...
Polyester–cotton (PES/CO) blends represent one of the most widely used textile classifications globally, yet their fibre-to-fibre recycling remains technically challenging due to the chemical dissimilarity of the two fibres. Existing reviews ty...
Clothing pressure is a critical design parameter in compression garments, yet its estimation in three-dimensional (3D) digital environments remains challenging because it depends on fabric mechanics, garment deformation, body geometry, and garment&nd...
Microencapsulation has become an indispensable technique across various industries that require the controlled release and stability of bioactive agents. In this study, the encapsulation of cinnamon essential oil (CEO), known for its antibacterial an...
