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...
Unlike the term sound insulation, which means reducing the penetration of noise into other areas, sound absorption means reducing the reflection and energy of the sound on the surface. It has become a highly noticed issue in recent years because the...
Needle-punched geosynthetic clay liner (NPGCL) has been widely used in landfills. The internal strength of the GCL changes with temperature variation, which affects its application in landfills. A large-scale temperature-controlled direct shear appar...
In this paper, monotonic and cyclic loading/unloading tensile behavior of four different 3D needle-punched C/SiC composites are investigated. Under tensile loading, multiple micro parameters of tensile tangent modulus, tensile strength, and fracture...
High-speed flight demands thermal protection materials combining lightweightness, high strength, efficient thermal insulation, and long-term oxidative ablation resistance. Herein, a ternary hybrid preceramic polymer system consisting of liquid polyca...
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...
Needle-punching is used as an alternative to expensive and sophisticated three-dimensional (3D) weaving processes to prepare a 3D composite. In this study, a 3D needled carbon–carbon (C/C) composite structure was examined using X-ray tomography...
The nonwoven industry is undergoing significant changes, driven by rapid growth and sustainability concerns, with a growing need to shift from fossil-based polymers like polyester (PES) and polypropylene (PP) fibres to biodegradable, fossil-free mate...
Medical product contamination has become a threatening issue against human health, which is the main reason why protective nonwoven fabrics have gained considerable attention. In the present, there is a soaring number of studies on establishing prote...
Natural fibres are the preferred options for garment, technical and medical textiles, nonwovens and composites. Their sustainability is a considerable advantage, though the nature of silk production and processing involves a large amount of waste. Th...
Complicated environmental problems inevitably arise when technology advances. One major environmental problem is the presence of electromagnetic radiation. Long-term exposure to electromagnetic radiation can damage people’s health in many ways. There...
This paper reports the auxetic behavior of modified conventional non-woven fabric. The auxetic behavior of fabric was achieved by forming rotating square unit geometry with a highly ordered pattern of slits by laser cutting. Two commercial needle-pun...
The tensile testing of a needle-punched nonwoven fabric is presented. A high-sensitivity Split-Hopkinson Tensile Bar device was specifically designed for this purpose. The strain gauge measurements were combined with high-speed photography and Digita...
At the beginning of this century, due to well-established Brazilian recycling processes, geosynthetics’ manufacturers started to use recycled poly(ethylene) terephthalate (PET) yarns/filaments (from PET bottles) in geotextile production. Despite the...
Development of a novel filter material is urgently required for replacing the high-cost flue gas purification technology in the simultaneous removal of both fine dust and Nitrogen oxides (NOx). In this study; polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) needle-punchi...
The need for sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic mulches in agriculture has led to the development of various types of biodegradable mulches made from natural fibres and biopolymers to reduce environmental pollution and mitigate soil pol...
The paper proposes a manufacturing technology for the non-woven/3D-printed (N3DP) hybrid material (HM) with improved radio-absorbing properties. We have fabricated the needle-punched non-woven felt and impregnated it with the carbon fibers containing...
The main goal of this study is to investigate the doping effects of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene on the needle-punched carbon/carbon (C/C) composites that are prepared by liquid-phase impregnation. In order to achieve, for the C/C composites,...
The possibility of controlling the porosity and, as a result, the permeability of fibrous non-woven fabrics was studied. Modification of experimental samples was performed on equipment with adjustable heating and compression. It was found that the mo...
Capsule endoscopes (CEs) have emerged as an advanced diagnostic technology for gastrointestinal diseases in recent decades. However, with regard to robotic motions, they require active movability and multi-functionalities for extensive, untethered, a...
In order to solve the cost and bulky problems of buried thermal pipeline insulating materials, this study adopts basalt fabric and low-melting PET nonwoven to construct low-cost and light-weight pipeline thermal-insulating composites after needle pun...
To date, nonwoven fabrics made with natural fibres and thermoplastic commingled fibres have been extensively used in the composite industry for a wide variety of applications. This paper presents an innovative study about the effect of the manufactur...
The current need for thermal insulation building materials has led to the development of new materials and technologies, which are necessary to reduce carbon emissions. Lignocellulose materials are promising options for thermal insulation materials i...
This project aimed to develop a novel composite non-woven geotextile composed of banana fiber and viscose fiber to address landslide-controlling challenges using techniques such as needle-punching or weaving. The seeds will be inserted in the geotext...
Sweat is a natural body excretion produced by skin glands, and the body cools itself by releasing salty sweat. Wetness in the underarms and feet for long durations causes itchiness and an unpleasant smell. Skin-friendly reusable sweat pads could be u...
To enhance the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of solar greenhouses, precise microclimate control is essential. Composite thermal blankets critically influence heating demand and carbon footprint, yet conventional heat transfer mod...
This study presents an innovative approach to designing a shoe insole with enhanced durability, sustainability, and antibacterial properties. Needle-punched non-woven recycled polyester fabrics with three different GSMs (100, 200, and 300) were devel...
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This work aims at understanding the effects of various dust-loading conditions and the type of nonwovens used in the construction of FFRs on the safe use of those protective devices in situations of exposure to biological agents. The survival of micr...
This study applies the concept of the circular economy by using poultry feather waste to produce biodegradable geotextiles for environmental applications. The main goal was to assess their biodegradability, effect on soil properties, and usefulness i...
The heat generated by a high-power device will seriously affect the operating efficiency and service life of electronic devices, which greatly limits the development of the microelectronic industry. Carbon fiber (CF) materials with excellent thermal...
The paper presents the results of the development of a multi-layer protective product, which is a transformable fire barrier, installed in buildings and structures to limit the spread of flame, heat flow and smoke. Based on the results of the simulat...
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...
This work investigates the influence of crystallinity on the mechanical properties of needle-punched non-woven flax/polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposites with different flax fiber contents. Biocomposites were fabricated by a compression molding adoptin...
In order to achieve the highly efficient preparation of high-performance carbon/carbon (C/C) composites, epitaxial grown carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a pyrocarbon matrix were simultaneously synthesized to fabricate CNT-reinforced C/C composites (CC/C...
The design of flexible sensors which can be incorporated in textile structures is of decisive importance for the future development of wearables. In addition to their technical functionality, the materials chosen to construct the sensor should be non...
31 March 2019
Filtering nonwovens that constitute the base material for filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) used for the protection of the respiratory system against bioaerosols may, in favourable conditions, promote the development of harmful microorganisms. T...
This research used end-of-use cotton apparel to develop mulch mats, a type of agrotextiles. The researchers collected and sorted end-of-use garments to obtain cotton textile waste. These end-of-use garments were deconstructed to obtain shredded texti...
Crosslinked phenolic resin was prepared using hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) as a crosslinking agent in hydrochloric acid solution. The ablation-heat-resistant material was prepared by a pressure-assisted RTM (resin transfer molding) process with rein...
This article presents thermoplastic sound-absorbing composites manufactured on the basis of renewable raw materials. Both the reinforcing material and the matrix material were biodegradable and used in the form of fibers. In order to mix flax fibers...
This paper concerns the management of natural waste fibres. The aim of this research was the production of multifunctional acoustic and thermal insulation materials from natural protein and lignocellulosic fibre wastes, according to a circular bioeco...
Globally, automotive manufacturers are looking for ways to produce environmentally sustainable and recyclable materials for automobiles to meet new regulations and customer desires. To enable the needs for rapid response, this study investigated the...
In the field of microwave-absorbing materials, functional powder has always been the focus of research. In order to fabricate lightweight and flexible garment materials with microwave-absorbing function, the current work was carried out. Firstly, the...
As a light-weight solution for electromagnetic shielding, this paper aims to investigate the development of electrically conductive composites that shield from electromagnetic radiation while providing sustainability by using recycled fibers in the s...
As derivatives from marine natural biomaterials, alginate-based and chitosan-based biomaterials are commonly used in wound dressings. Calcium alginate fiber (CAF) dressings possess excellent absorption and unique gel forming performance, but the low...
With 23.4 billion pairs made and 22 billion discarded in 2023, post-consumer footwear waste is a major environmental challenge, demanding a shift toward circular economy practices. In this work, post-consumer footwear waste is repurposed into thermal...
Present work reports the fabrication and characterization of a flexible AlN-based piezoelectric pressure sensor integrated, as insulin capsule punching detector, into an implantable artificial pancreas (AP), developed as automated treatment device fo...
In order to develop carbonyl iron-enhanced electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites, this paper utilizes two different morphologies of carbonyl iron powder (CIP), spherical and flake-like, which are blended with aqueous polyurethane (PU) in three di...
Recycling carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) and recovering high-cost carbon fibre (CF) is a preoccupation of scientific and industrial committees due to the environmental and economic concerns. A commercialised nonwoven mat, made of recycled car...
Thermoplastic processing and spinning of native starch is very challenging due to (a) the linear and branched polymers (amylose and amylopectin) present in its structure and (b) the presence of inter-and-intramolecular hydrogen bond linkages in its m...
Background: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a minimally invasive technique (pit excision with a punch biopsy needle) using a 1470 nm diode laser in the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease. Methods: A prospective study conducte...
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