...Rafiu King Raji; Yini Wei; Guiqiang Diao; Zilun Tang Purpose Devices for step estimation are body-worn devices used to compute steps taken and/or distance covered by the user. Even though textiles or clothing are foremost to come to mind in terms of articles meant to be worn, their prominence...

...Wenbin Li; Yunjing Jiang; Peiqing Jiang; Xin Wang Purpose The mass transfer of textiles during movement is complicated as the energy consumption (EC) from skin, surface temperature of fabrics together with environment will work synergistically to determine the sensation and comfort of wearer...

..., and regression lines can be obtained using the software Origin. Xin Wang can be contacted at: xin.wang@rmit.edu.au 23 10 2017 14 03 2018 25 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Thermal transfer Dynamic Textiles...

... insect repellency on textile substrate. Design/methodology/approach The paper opted for an experimental study using two essential oils and gum in formations of microcapsules through a simple coaseravtion encapsulation technique. The developed solution was analyzed, including confirmation of size...

... of fabrics structure on wetting behaviour of surgical textile materials, the special structural indices in terms of yarns and filaments lateral area were used. Findings It was shown good correlation between total lateral area of filaments in unit area of woven fabrics and wetting contact angle of liquid...

... reliable data for the determination of the dry thermal resistance of single and multi-layer textiles, and is therefore suitable as standard method to be used by different laboratories with this type of device. Further work is required to validate the applicability of the method for textiles with high...

... Zwik with pneumatic grips and convenient charge cell. Tests were developed in agreement with the standard guidelines for textile fabrics (Standard ISO13934‐1, 1999). Every sample dimensions were 200 mm length and 50 mm width, with a speed of 100 mm/min, and with a previous strength of 2 N. One...

... biodegradable fibres which are generally used for underwear, sportswear and for medical application are characterized by soft hand, as a result a good affinity with skin. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Textiles Fabric hand Biodegradable fibres Chemical softening Clothing The aim...

... to start product development activity on both sides of the Atlantic. Initially, various coated textiles with zero breathability were used to cover doctors, nurses and staff but thereafter microporous coatings replaced the poreless surface coatings. However, the pore size distribution in microporous films...

... using reflected sound waves. The purpose of this paper is to use sonar sensor with textile structure and to test it for detection of objects. Design/methodology/approach In this study, a sonar system based on intelligent textiles approach for detection of objects has been developed. In order to do...

... of a “reference fabric” instead of constituent fiber properties. Umit Halis Erdogan can be contacted at: umit.erdogan@deu.edu.tr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Textiles Soils Tensile strength Reinforcement Drainage Geotextiles, which are the members of geosynthetic group...

...Merih Sariişik; Lien Van der Schueren; Karen De Clerck Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop textile materials with a pH‐sensitive function. Design/methodology/approach As a start point, the feasibility of incorporating pH‐indicators in conventional textiles using standard dyeing...

... Textiles According to the 12 principles of green engineering (Anastas and Zimmerman, 2003), material diversity in multi‐component products should be minimized to promote disassembly and value retention. To minimize material diversity and facilitate disassembly, the jacket was designed with two main...

...B. Karthikeyan; Les M. Sztandera Purpose The first of a two‐part series, this paper aims to discuss the design and development of an artificial intelligence‐based hybrid model to understand human perception of the tactile properties of textile materials and create an objective system to express...

... and characterisation of linen fabrics from different regions of the world. Takako Inoue can be contacted at: inoue@sugiyama‐u.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Textiles Mechanical properties of materials Permeability Thermal conductivity We had clarified that the Polish linen...

... perception of tactile sensations is non‐linear in terms of the mechanical properties of textile materials. Originality/value The paper deals with reverse engineering and discusses application software based on the current research. Combining forward and reverse engineering, instrumental software...

...Lina Maria Cárdenas; Renzo Shamey; David Hinks Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the key variables that determine the level of control of color in a typical textile supply chain, including lighting variability, color perception, and color measurement. Design/methodology/approach...

...Marie Schacher; Youssef Haïkel; Stéphane Berger; Laurence Schacher; Dominique C. Adolphe Purpose For years, the main reason for using textiles in the health care sector was to protect the patient from the medical staff. Nowadays, the garment has to play another role and protect the wearer...

...Assoc.; Merih Sariişik; V. Koncar; C. Cochrane; M. Lewandowski; F. Boussu; C. Dufour Purpose The need for sensors and actuators is an important issue in the field of smart textiles and garments. Important developments in sensing and heating textile elements consist in using non‐metallic yarns...

...Assoc.; Merih Sariişik; Ozan Kayacan; Ender Yazgan Bulgun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the concept of “electrically conductive fabrics”. The primer applications that import electrical conductivity properties to textiles and clothing are summarized. Also the heated fabric...