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17 Citations
26,722 Views
20 Pages

Factors Affecting the Sweat-Drying Performance of Active Sportswear—A Review

  • Surya Nasrin,
  • Sumit Mandal,
  • MD. Momtaz Islam,
  • Adriana Petrova,
  • Robert J. Agnew and
  • Lynn M. Boorady

14 August 2023

Quick drying is one of the most crucial factors in the comfort and performance of active sportswear clothing. It helps to keep the wearer dry and comfortable by effectively wicking away sweat and moisture from the body. In the light of this, a substa...

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35 Citations
26,499 Views
55 Pages

Clothing Thermophysiological Comfort: A Textile Science Perspective

  • Md Rashedul Islam,
  • Kevin Golovin and
  • Patricia I. Dolez

30 September 2023

Thermophysiological comfort is a crucial aspect of human life, contributing to health and work performance. The current paper aims to enhance the understanding of current research, progress, and remaining challenges regarding clothing thermophysiolog...

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  • Open Access
33 Citations
23,965 Views
19 Pages

Hemp: From Field to Fiber—A Review

  • João Mariz,
  • Catarina Guise,
  • Teresa Luísa Silva,
  • Lúcia Rodrigues and
  • Carla Joana Silva

12 April 2024

Hemp fibers derived from Cannabis sativa L. have experienced a resurgence in popularity over the past few decades, establishing themselves as one of the most sought-after fibers. This article delves into the intricacies of the hemp production chain,...

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  • Open Access
44 Citations
23,760 Views
27 Pages

Highly Specialized Textiles with Antimicrobial Functionality—Advances and Challenges

  • Fulga Tanasa,
  • Carmen-Alice Teaca,
  • Marioara Nechifor,
  • Maurusa Ignat,
  • Ioana Alexandra Duceac and
  • Leonard Ignat

18 May 2023

Textiles with antimicrobial functionality have been intensively and extensively investigated in the recent decades, mostly because they are present in everyday life in various applications: medicine and healthcare, sportswear, clothing and footwear,...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
14,885 Views
18 Pages

4 May 2023

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1851 document provides guidelines for firefighters on the care and maintenance of their PPE, including decontamination practices. Firefighters are exposed to various toxic chemicals during fire suppress...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
14,624 Views
12 Pages

Efficient Poisson’s Ratio Evaluation of Weft-Knitted Auxetic Metamaterials

  • Kun Luan,
  • Zoe Newman,
  • Andre West,
  • Kuan-Lin Lee and
  • Srujan Rokkam

4 July 2023

Auxetic metamaterials expand transversely when stretched longitudinally or contract transversely when compressed, resulting in a negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR). Auxetic fabrics are 3D textile metamaterials possessing a unique geometry that can...

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16 Citations
12,275 Views
32 Pages

A Mapping of Textile Waste Recycling Technologies in Europe and Spain

  • Inés Eugenia Lanz,
  • Elena Laborda,
  • Cecilia Chaine and
  • María Blecua

28 August 2024

Textiles are composed of different types of fibers; thus, different processes for end-of-life recovery are currently applied. After collection, a prior sorting process is essential to classify the textiles and assess their quality in order to ensure...

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11 Citations
11,803 Views
19 Pages

Artificial Intelligence Driving Innovation in Textile Defect Detection

  • Ahmet Ozek,
  • Mine Seckin,
  • Pinar Demircioglu and
  • Ismail Bogrekci

The cornerstone of textile manufacturing lies in quality control, with the early detection of defects being crucial to ensuring product quality and sustaining a competitive edge. Traditional inspection methods, which predominantly depend on manual pr...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
11,378 Views
27 Pages

12 April 2024

Natural dyes offer a bio-based opportunity to support the attractive coloration of textile fabrics made from natural fibers like cotton, wool, hemp, and many other textile materials. They can be part of a strategy to realize fully bio-based textiles...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
10,871 Views
14 Pages

11 January 2024

This paper presents experimental investigations into the freeze–thaw response of two common architectural coated woven fabrics. Strip specimens for the tensile tests were exposed to −20 °C for three hours followed by three hours of th...

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9 Citations
9,689 Views
25 Pages

22 June 2024

With the substantial growth of the smart textiles market, electrical properties are becoming a basic requirement for most of the advanced textiles used in the development of wearable solutions and other textile-based smart applications. Depending on...

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14 Citations
8,902 Views
30 Pages

Current and Future Trends in Textiles for Concrete Construction Applications

  • Martin Scheurer,
  • Danny Friese,
  • Paul Penzel,
  • Gözdem Dittel,
  • Shantanu Bhat,
  • Vanessa Overhage,
  • Lars Hahn,
  • Kira Heins,
  • Chokri Cherif and
  • Thomas Gries

17 October 2023

Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a composite material consisting of a concrete matrix with a high-performance reinforcement made of technical textiles. TRC offers unique mechanical properties for the construction industry, enabling the constructi...

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5 Citations
8,711 Views
24 Pages

The environmental burden of textile waste has become a critical challenge for sustainable development. This review explores recent developments in the recycling of textiles, especially polyethylene tereph-2 thalate (PET)-based fabrics, with a focus o...

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16 Citations
7,965 Views
18 Pages

13 June 2023

Textiles have been pivotal to economies and social relationships throughout history. In today’s world, there is an unprecedented demand for smart materials. The advent of smart textile fabrics, crafted from high-quality, high-performance fibers...

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5 Citations
7,786 Views
16 Pages

From Fabric to Finish: The Cytotoxic Impact of Textile Chemicals on Humans Health

  • Vera Machado,
  • Andréa Marinho,
  • Paula Vieira de Castro and
  • Teresa Silva

Humans are in constant contact with clothing and textiles throughout their lives, which can expose them to chemicals present in these materials. Chemicals used in fiber production and in material processing can be absorbed through the skin, ingested,...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,458 Views
17 Pages

Algae-Based Coatings for Fully Bio-Based and Colored Textile Products

  • Leon Blanckart,
  • Emalika Ayomani Munasinghe,
  • Ellen Bendt,
  • Atiqur Rahaman,
  • Abdelfatah Abomohra and
  • Boris Mahltig

Utilizing natural fibers for production of a fully bio-based textile is an appropriate approach to align with sustainability objectives. In case of dyed products, the used dye and further finishing agents also have to be bio-based. Algae-based materi...

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5 Citations
7,358 Views
39 Pages

Graphene has emerged as a promising material for transforming conventional textiles into smart, multi-functional platforms due to its exceptional electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of...

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19 Citations
6,983 Views
26 Pages

Review of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Structures with Multifunctional Capabilities through Smart Textiles

  • Birendra Chaudhary,
  • Thomas Winnard,
  • Bolaji Oladipo,
  • Sumanta Das and
  • Helio Matos

12 September 2024

Multifunctional composites and smart textiles are an important advancement in material science, offering a variety of capabilities that extend well beyond traditional structural functions. These advanced materials are poised to revolutionize applicat...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,979 Views
9 Pages

Sensory Considerations for Emerging Textile Applications

  • Emma Kay,
  • Jessica Levick,
  • Tawanda Machingura and
  • Stephen Bird

4 January 2024

Textiles are increasingly playing a role as a therapeutic medium in the disability field as well as in everyday life. This paper aims to review the literature on the relationship between textiles and sensory integration or sensory preferences in the...

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1 Citations
6,566 Views
20 Pages

A Brief Review of Mechanical Recycling of Textile Waste

  • Md Mayedul Islam,
  • Rong Yin and
  • Andre West

27 September 2025

The fast fashion industry has significantly increased global textile demand, driving a surge in fiber production. However, only a minimal portion of this fiber comes from recycled sources. In the United States alone, a vast amount of textile waste is...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,346 Views
14 Pages

10 November 2024

A popular belief for why polar bears have black skin is to increase solar heat gain from solar radiation that penetrates through a translucent fur layer made of unpigmented hollow hair. To examine the relative importance of skin color on solar heat g...

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4 Citations
6,205 Views
38 Pages

Rubber-Based Sustainable Textiles and Potential Industrial Applications

  • Bapan Adak,
  • Upashana Chatterjee and
  • Mangala Joshi

This review explores the evolving landscape of sustainable textile manufacturing, with a focus on rubber-based materials for various industrial applications. The textile and rubber industries are shifting towards eco-friendly practices, driven by env...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,196 Views
34 Pages

10 October 2024

With an expanding global clothing and textile industry that shows no signs of slowing, concerns over its environmental impacts follow. Fibre fragments (FFs)—short pieces of textiles that have separated from a textile construction—are a gr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,172 Views
21 Pages

Functionalization of Technical Textiles with Chitosan

  • Kristina Klinkhammer,
  • Hanna Hohenbild,
  • Mohammad Toufiqul Hoque,
  • Laura Elze,
  • Helen Teshay and
  • Boris Mahltig

15 February 2024

Textiles are used for many different applications and require a variety of properties. Wet functionalization improve textiles’ properties, such as hydrophilicity or antimicrobial activity. Chitosan is a bio-based polymer widely investigated in...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,969 Views
19 Pages

Turkey Red Oil as a Renewable Leveling and Dispersant Option for Polyester Dyeing with Dispersed Dyes

  • Jully Schmidt Pinto Filippi,
  • Angelo Oliveira Silva,
  • Cintia Marangoni,
  • Jeferson Correia,
  • José Alexandre Borges Valle and
  • Rita de Cassia Siqueira Curto Valle

22 April 2023

The objective of this work was to evaluate Turkey red oil as a renewable dispersant and leveling option for dyeing polyester knitted fabric with disperse dyes. The dyeing results were evaluated by measuring the color at several positions of the dyed...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,638 Views
35 Pages

Artificial-Neural-Network-Based Predicted Model for Seam Strength of Five-Pocket Denim Jeans: A Review

  • Aqsa Zulfiqar,
  • Talha Manzoor,
  • Muhammad Bilal Ijaz,
  • Hafiza Hifza Nawaz,
  • Fayyaz Ahmed,
  • Saeed Akhtar,
  • Fatima Iftikhar,
  • Yasir Nawab,
  • Muhammad Qamar Khan and
  • Muhammad Umar

22 April 2024

This study explores previous research efforts concerning prediction models related to the textile and polymer industry, especially garment seam strength, emphasizing critical parameters such as stitch density, fabric GSM, thread type, thread count, s...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,471 Views
19 Pages

Quantification of Fundamental Textile Properties of Electronic Textiles Fabricated Using Different Techniques

  • Arash M. Shahidi,
  • Kalana Marasinghe,
  • Parvin Ebrahimi,
  • Jane Wood,
  • Zahra Rahemtulla,
  • Philippa Jobling,
  • Carlos Oliveira,
  • Tilak Dias and
  • Theo Hughes-Riley

3 May 2024

Electronic textiles (E-textiles) have experienced an increase in interest in recent years leading to a variety of new concepts emerging in the field. Despite these technical innovations, there is limited literature relating to the testing of E-textil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,349 Views
17 Pages

PCM-Impregnated Textile-Reinforced Cementitious Composite for Thermal Energy Storage

  • Túlio Caetano Guimarães,
  • Otavio da Fonseca Martins Gomes,
  • Olga Maria Oliveira de Araújo,
  • Ricardo Tadeu Lopes,
  • M´hamed Yassin Rajiv da-Gloria,
  • Romildo Dias Toledo Filho,
  • Eddie Koenders,
  • Antonio Caggiano,
  • Christoph Mankel and
  • Saulo Rocha Ferreira
  • + 2 authors

9 February 2023

The growing global energy demand requires solutions that improve energy efficiency in all sectors. The civil construction sector is responsible for a large part of global energy consumption. In this context, phase change materials (PCMs) can be incor...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,270 Views
13 Pages

Electromechanical Characterization of Commercial Conductive Yarns for E-Textiles

  • Yu Chen,
  • Jacob Hart,
  • Minyoung Suh,
  • Kavita Mathur and
  • Rong Yin

9 August 2023

With the development of smart and multi-functional textiles, conductive yarns are widely used in textiles. Conductive yarns can be incorporated into fabrics with traditional textile techniques, such as weaving, knitting and sewing. The electromechani...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,111 Views
19 Pages

30 April 2023

Natural fibers are increasingly being used to make nonwoven fabrics, substituting synthetic materials for environmental and economic reasons. In this study, a series of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics were made by extracting fibers from coffee husks...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,824 Views
18 Pages

The rapid production and disposal of synthetic textiles, driven by fast fashion and overconsumption, contribute significantly to environmental pollution and human health risks. Functional finishes often contain toxic substances that leach into aquati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,729 Views
21 Pages

A Critical Review on Reusable Face Coverings: Mechanism, Development, Factors, and Challenges

  • Md Al-Amin,
  • Md Tanjim Hossain,
  • Muneeb Tahir,
  • Diana Wyman and
  • S M Fijul Kabir

9 March 2023

Textile supply chain challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine war give unique insights into how health crises and geopolitical instability could dry up supplies of vital materials for the smooth functioning of human societ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,640 Views
16 Pages

17 July 2024

Electronic textiles (e-textiles) merge textiles and electronics to monitor physiological and environmental changes. Innovations in textile functionalities and diverse applications have propelled e-textiles’ popularity. However, challenges like...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,630 Views
29 Pages

Next Generation Self-Sanitising Face Coverings: Nanomaterials and Smart Thermo-Regulation Systems

  • Priyabrata Pattanaik,
  • Prabhuraj D. Venkatraman,
  • Hara Prasada Tripathy,
  • Jonathan A. Butler,
  • Dilip Kumar Mishra and
  • William Holderbaum

27 December 2024

Face masks are essential pieces of personal protective equipment for preventing inhalation of airborne pathogens and aerosols. Various face masks are used to prevent the spread of virus contamination, including blue surgical and N95 filtering masks i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,610 Views
21 Pages

11 December 2024

The increasing demands on global resources due to technological development driven by consumer expectations and demands have resulted in significant problems with ecological sustainability and material availability. The creation of biocomposites has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,486 Views
15 Pages

This paper concerns the study of the multidirectional drape and bending rigidity of clothing packages combined with three types of adhesive inserts. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of introducing seams of differentiated complex...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,482 Views
16 Pages

23 September 2024

This research developed shoe soles using a biodegradable and renewable composite made of King Oyster mushroom mycelium. An exploratory approach was used to develop biodegradable shoe prototypes using the mushroom mycelium composite as the midsoles. A...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,346 Views
19 Pages

Added-Value of Cotton Textile Waste for Nonwoven Applications

  • Lúcia Rodrigues,
  • Rita Marques,
  • Juliana C. Dias,
  • Beatriz Magalhães,
  • Anabela Santos,
  • Cláudia Amorim,
  • Ana Margarida Carta,
  • Paula Pinto and
  • Carla J. Silva

1 July 2024

Due to the continuous optimization of cutting plans, the cotton scrap size resulting from the cutting of components for clothing production (post-industrial residues) is often considered insufficient to obtain fibres with the proper length to produce...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,255 Views
13 Pages

18 February 2023

The performance of fiber-reinforced composite materials is significantly influenced by the mechanical properties of the yarns. Predictive simulations of the mechanical response of yarns are, thus, necessary for fiber-reinforced composite materials. T...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,163 Views
31 Pages

Biotextiles for Biomedical Applications: A Review

  • Heitor Luiz Ornaghi Júnior and
  • Julia Pradella Garavatti

The demand for healthcare and medical devices increases as the population ages. With the advance of textile science and technology, new products have been developed to replace the traditional ones, including biotextiles. This review has the objective...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,797 Views
16 Pages

Antimicrobial Properties of Polyester/Copper Nanocomposites by Melt-Spinning and Melt-Blowing Techniques

  • Alain González-Sánchez,
  • Ricardo Rosas-Macías,
  • José E. Hernández-Bautista,
  • Janett A. Valdez-Garza,
  • Nayeli Rodríguez-Fuentes,
  • Florentino Soriano-Corral,
  • Antonio S. Ledezma-Pérez,
  • Carlos A. Ávila-Orta and
  • Víctor J. Cruz-Delgado

25 December 2023

In this study, textile fiber prototypes based on polyester and different Cu nanoparticles (CuNP) content were produced using melt-spinning to obtain bi-component multifilament fibers and melt-blowing to obtain non-woven fabrics. The prototypes were t...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,762 Views
14 Pages

16 February 2023

Haptic sensing by sliding fingers over a fabric is a common behavior in consumers when wearing garments. Prior studies have found important characteristics that shape the evaluation criteria and influence the preference of consumers regarding fabrics...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,757 Views
9 Pages

Electrochemical Oxidation of Pollutants in Textile Wastewaters Using BDD and Ti-Based Anode Materials

  • César Afonso,
  • Carlos Y. Sousa,
  • Daliany M. Farinon,
  • Ana Lopes and
  • Annabel Fernandes

15 November 2024

This study aims to evaluate the electrochemical oxidation of real textile wastewater using boron-doped diamond (BDD) and different titanium-based mixed metal oxide (Ti/MMO) commercial anodes, namely Ti/RuO2-TiO2, Ti/IrO2-Ta2O5, Ti/IrO2-RuO2, and Ti/R...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,678 Views
14 Pages

11 August 2025

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) represents significant risks to both textile durability and human health. Natural dyes are gaining attention as eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic UV-blocking agents, offering aesthetic and functional benefits. This st...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,673 Views
19 Pages

Planting Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review of Plant Fibres in Needle-Punching Nonwovens

  • Rita Marques,
  • Cristina Oliveira,
  • Joana C. Araújo,
  • Diego M. Chaves,
  • Diana P. Ferreira,
  • Raul Fangueiro,
  • Carla J. Silva and
  • Lúcia Rodrigues

20 November 2024

Natural fibres have garnered substantial attention because of their eco-friendly attributes and versatility, offering a sustainable alternative to synthetic ones. This review surveys plant fibres, including flax, hemp, jute, banana, and pineapple, em...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,347 Views
20 Pages

14 October 2025

Digital Twin (DT) models are gaining attention as promising tools for improving efficiency, sustainability, and responsiveness in textile manufacturing. This paper provides a critical review of existing DT applications and outlines seven underexplore...

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