As the basic materials with specific properties, fabrics have been widely applied in electromagnetic (EM) wave protection and control due to their characteristics of low density, excellent mechanical properties as well as designability. According to...
This paper compares the impact of laser treatment on cotton and cotton/polyester blended fabric hand properties, using the PhabrOmeter system. Five fabric hand properties, namely, stiffness, smoothness, softness, wrinkle recovery rate, and drapabilit...
The purpose of fabric masks in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 often requires that the masks be worn for extended periods without removal. The management of the conditions in the micro-climate inside the masks is important to keep the wearer...
This study presents the influence of the type of weave and relative fabric density on surface roughness and the coefficient of friction in raw cotton woven fabrics. Relative fabric density, which represents how full a fabric is compared to the maximu...
This paper presents the design of a 920 MHz Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band radio frequency identification (RFID) conductive fabric tag antenna. The DC (Direct Current) resistance and impedance of the conductive fabric are measured by a DC multimeter...
With huge varieties of fabrics, the first challenge for any performance evaluation is to categorize the vast types of the products into fewer, more homogeneous and akin groups. Classification or sorting is arguably the first step of any scientific in...
The greatest advantage of fiber-reinforced composite materials is the freedom to tailor their strength and stiffness properties, while the most significant disadvantage consists in their high costs. Therefore, the design process and especially the op...
The detection and quantification of fabric tactile sensations are crucial in textile production and marketing as they are closely linked to textile comfort and serve as key criteria for consumers when selecting fabrics. Previous studies have predomin...
Advanced deep learning has assisted in various operations in different industries. In the textile industry, the professional must be trained and experienced in fabric classification. Fabrics such as Abaca are difficult to classify as the same base ma...
This study performs an analysis of steam penetration through thermal protective fabric materials. Different, multilayered thermal protective fabrics were selected and tested in a laboratory-simulated steam exposure, and their steam protective perform...
A systemic study on improving particulate pollutant filtration efficiency through the combination of conventional fabrics is presented with the objective of finding comfortable, yet effective airway mask materials and products. Fabrics, nonwovens, an...
This paper investigates the performance interference of blockchain services that run on cloud data centers. As the data centers offer shared computing resources to multiple services, the blockchain services can experience performance interference due...
Fabric veneer panels were prepared using ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer film (EVA) as the intermediate layer and poplar plywood as the substrate. Eight fabrics with different compositions were selected for evaluation to screen out fabric materials...
Fabric anomaly detection (AD) tries to detect anomalies (i.e., defects) in fabrics, and fabric AD approaches are continuously improved with respect to their AD performance. However, developed solutions are known to generalize poorly to previously uns...
The surface profile and structural alignment of fibers and yarns in fabrics are critical factors affecting the electrical properties of conductive textile surfaces. This study aimed to investigate the impact of fabric surface roughness and the geomet...
Caffeic acid (CA) was treated on the surface of polyester fabric (PET), and Fe2+ was used as an intermediate to form chelates with CA to increase the roughness of the polyester surface. With the addition of n-octadecyl mercaptan (SH), the mercapto gr...
Alkali-resistant (AR) glass textiles are used as the main reinforcement in several composite applications due to their good performance-to-cost ratio. A huge variety of textiles are already present in the market; they differ on various parameters, su...
Conductive gel needs to be applied between the skin and standard medical electrodes when monitoring electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, but this can cause skin irritation, particularly during long-term monitoring. Fabric electrodes are flexible, breatha...
A relatively unknown natural fiber extracted from the leaves of the fique plant, native of the South American Andes, has recently shown potential as reinforcement of polymer composites for engineering applications. Preliminary investigations indicate...
The theory and working principle of fabric phase sorptive extraction (FPSE) is presented. FPSE innovatively integrates the benefits of sol–gel coating technology and the rich surface chemistry of cellulose/polyester/fiberglass fabrics, resulting in a...
With the rapid advancements in flexible wearable electronics, there is increasing interest in integrated electronic fabric innovations in both academia and industry. However, currently developed plastic board-based batteries remain too rigid and bulk...
Woven fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites have been gaining significant attention as a lightweight alternative to metal in various industrial fields owing to their high stiffness and strength. Conventional manufacturing processes of woven fabr...
Natural soils are often modelled as a continuum characterized by the composition of the soil, a particulate material. Yet, in situ, the fabric and structure of soil may govern its behavior. Discrete element modelling is used to simulate the compositi...
The polymer film, formed on fabric, has a diverse resistance to impact (shear) forces during deformation. An original model of the capillary-porous structure of the fabric, partially filled with polymer, was presented and discussed in this paper. Pol...
The 3D CAD software has obvious advantages in appearance imitating and geometric structure modeling for fabrics. In contemporary 3D CAD fabric systems, only uniform yarns are involved in studies on fabric geometric structures, due to technological li...
The demand for waterproof breathable fabrics is increasing globally and so are efforts to develop such garments. In this paper, the development of a waterproof breathable textile by coating a double face knitted fabric is described. The applied polym...
As awareness of the negative environmental impact of fashion grows, most companies are choosing to innovate in areas such as recycling and digital transformation. In the context of the rising digital economy and the ongoing development of 3D simulati...
Flexible sensing can disruptively change the physical form of traditional electronic devices to achieve flexibility in information acquisition, processing, transmission, display, and even energy, and it is a core technology for a new generation of th...
In this study, self-cleaning polyester (PET) fabrics were prepared using TiOF2 and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane(HDS) treatment. TiOF2 was synthesized via direct fluorination of a precursor TiO2 at various reaction temperatures. The prepared PET fabrics...
This paper provides a review of recent studies on the weave factor along with the effect of weave parameters and particularly the weave structure on various properties of woven fabric. The weave structure can be considered as one of the prime paramet...
Considering the current limitations of intelligent interactive in electronic integration and luminescent modes, this paper proposes a novel fabrication method for pressure-sensing POF fabrics with a non-direct-contact conductive system. In this syste...
A lack of dimensional stability of worsted fabrics when laundering leads to a rapid increase in wool textile waste. Dry cleaning is thus highly recommended; however, it requires solvent(s), which are not eco-friendly. The aim of this study was to pro...
Brick warehouses represent a form of heritage at a different level of reactivation. Interdisciplinary exploration of social, cultural, and economic development has raised questions regarding the roles these buildings played in the past and how the he...
Cotton fabric, a natural cellulose material, is widely used in the textile industry for its excellent properties. However, its application in some fields are seriously restricted because of its poor antipilling behavior. In this study, cotton fabrics...
We examine electrically conductive fabrics as conductive heaters for heat-activated soft actuators. We have explored various fabric designs optimized for material properties, heat distribution and actuation/de-actuation characteristics of the soft ac...
Microplastics refer to plastic fibers, particles or films less than 5 mm in diameter. Textile microplastics are an important form of microplastics, which can harm the ecological environment and human health. This paper studies the relationship betwee...
Based on the principle of stereology to describe void fabric, the fabric tensor is redefined by the idea of normalization, and a novel quantitative description method for the orthotropic fabric of granular materials is presented. The scan line is des...
Thermochromic materials have attracted interest in textile applications, particularly in printing and dyeing processes. However, their thermochromic properties and impact on fabric comfort remain underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the the...
Soft-bodied animals, such as earthworms, are capable of contorting their body to squeeze through narrow spaces, create or enlarge burrows, and move on uneven ground. In many applications such as search and rescue, inspection of pipes and medical proc...
Studies with e-textile sensors embedded in garments are typically performed on static and controlled phantom models that do not reflect the dynamic nature of wearables. Instead, our objective was to understand the noise e-textile sensors would experi...
Microcapsules with fragrance in the core were used to produce a scented textile. The wall of microcapsules was based on a melamine-formaldehyde polymer while an essential oil was in the core. They were applied to cotton fabric using screen printing i...
In recent years, wearable haptic systems (WHS) have gained increasing attention as a novel and exciting paradigm for human–robot interaction (HRI). These systems can be worn by users, carried around, and integrated in their everyday lives, thus enabl...
To explore the combination of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) prepared in a green manner with cotton fabrics and the washing durability of the fabric after the combination. In this paper, the natural material, honeysuckle extract, was used as a reducin...
While in most industries, most processes are automated and human workers have either been replaced by robots or work alongside them, fewer changes have occurred in industries that use limp materials, like fabrics, clothes, and garments, than might be...
Functional fabrics have gained attention as an environmentally-friendly synthesis route. In the current study, novelty bamboo pulp fabrics with thermal conductivity properties were prepared by coating the fabric with graphene and cellulose nanocrysta...
To produce clothes made with engineered fabrics to monitor the physiological parameters of workers, strain sensors were produced by depositing two different types of water-based inks (P1 and P2) suitably mixed with graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on a...
Old urban reform usually reactivates the urban fabric in a new era of sustainable development. However, what remains of the former fabric and how it interacts with the new one often inspires curiosity. How the old residents adapt their lives to the n...
Electro-conductive fabrics are key materials for designing and developing wearable smart textiles. The properties of textile materials depend on the production method, the technique which leads to high conductivity, and the structure. The aim of the...
The YOLO series is widely recognized for its efficiency in the real-time detection of objects within images and videos. Accurately identifying and classifying fabric types in the textile industry is vital to ensuring quality, managing supply, and inc...
Soft actuators (SAs) have been used in many compliant robotic structure and wearable devices, due to their safe interaction with the wearers. Despite advances, the capability of current SAs is limited by scalability, high hysteresis, and slow respons...
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