Issue 6A (95) / 2012
Authors: Koszewska Małgorzata
Until recently the textile and clothing industry has been developed based on technological and cost factors. As a result, manufacturers have generally implemented research/technology- driven and price-driven innovations rather than user/consumer-driven innovations. The aim of this... more »
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Authors: Czajkowski Tomasz, Boguń Maciej
The article presents an analysis of the market potential in Poland for different applications of medical products made of alginate fibres. Emphasis is especially put on wound dressings; however, such issues as tissue engineering or alginate... more »
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Greening of the Textile and Clothing Industry
Authors: Eryuruk Selin Hanife
Today consumers are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment, and companies use these terms to promote their goods or services with eco-labels. Environmentally friendly (also eco-friendly, nature friendly, and green) are terms... more »
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Assessment of Prospect of Textile Technologies for Medical Devices
Authors: Struszczyk Marcin H., Olejnik Magdalena
This article includes the assessment of fibrous medical devices as well as borderline products from the point of view of expenditures necessary for the realisation of research and implementation in industrial and clinical practices, the range... more »
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Application of Exergy Analysis to Textile Printing Process
Authors: Çay Ahmet, Ozguney Arif Taner, Yavaş Arzu
This study reveals an exergetic analysis of the reactive and pigment printing processes. Exergy models of the printing processes were formed and each step examined in terms of exergetic parameters. In the printing machine, the reactive... more »
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Comparitive Investigation of Mechanical Indices of Sheep’s Wool and Dog Hair Fibre
Authors: Ragaišienė Audronė, Rusinavičiūtė Jolita
The aim of this research is to analyse and compare mechanical indices – breaking force, tenacity, elongation at break, work of break, and toughness of dog’s hair and sheep’s wool fibre and to investigate the relationship... more »
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Tensile Properties of Knotted Line Flax Spun Yarns
Authors: Petrulis Donatas, Petrulyte Salvinija
The various tensile properties of knotted line flax spun yarns have been studied by applying a tensile test for four different structures of knots, namely the square knot, overhand knot, weaver’s knot, and fisherman’s knot. Four... more »
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Abrasion Behavior of Yarns at Right Angle for Ring and Rotor Spun Yarn
Authors: Alamdar-Yazdi A., Heppler G. R.
This paper investigates yarn abrasion behaviour based on the yarn structure, twist factor and fibre alignment at the rubbing contact points (twist direction at contact points). First yarns arranged at right angle (utilized with a high... more »
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Investigation of Fly Generation During Cone-Winding Using the Image Processing Technique
Authors: Ghane Mohammad, Karbalaei Tafti Seyed Mohammad, Semnani Dariush, Sheikhzadeh Mohammad
Fibre fly generation is a major problem for the textile industry, not only for health reasons but also because of quality problems associated with products. In this work, fiber fly generation during the cone-winding process was... more »
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Analysis of Breaking Characteristics of Tape Yarns Made from Blends of Polyolefins and Additives
Authors: Petrulis Donatas, Petravičius Artūras, Petrulyte Salvinija
Samples of experimental tape yarns of different width, linear density, and composition data, i.e. composed from blends of polyolefins, namely polypropylene (PP) with linear lowdensity polyethylene (LLDPE) (1-octene comonomer), and additives were produced on an extruder... more »
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Authors: Broda Jan, Przybyło Stanisława, Lewandowski Stanisław
For the reinforcement of concrete, fibrillated polypropylene fibres are used. The effectiveness of the reinforcement depends on the fibre geometry as well the mechanical parameters. The production of fibrillated fibres is a multistage process in which... more »
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Chaotic Vibrations of an Object Supported on a Layer of Fibres
Authors: Zajączkowski Jerzy
The dynamic properties of a mathematical model of a layer of fibres are studied in this paper. It is shown that the layer significantly restricts the amplitude of vibration of a supported mass, which is subject... more »
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Authors: Baszczyński Krzysztof, Jachowicz Marcin
The process of arresting a fall from a height by protective equipment is characterised by two most important values: the arrest force and the distance over which the fall arrest occurs. The time course of these values is... more »
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Image Processing Based Method Evaluating Fabric Structure Characteristics
Authors: Shady Ebraheem, Qashqary Khadijah, Hassan Mounir, Hassan Mounir, Militký Jiři
A digital image processing approach was developed to evaluate fabric structure characteristics and to recognise the weave pattern utilising a Wiener filter. Images of six different groups were obtained and used for analysis. The groups included three different... more »
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Analysis of Vibrotactile Perception via e-Textile Structure Using Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Kursun-Bahadir Senem , Kursun-Bahadir Senem , Kalaoğlu Fatma, Koncar Vladan
The aim of this study is to evaluate vibrotactile perception via an e-textile structure on different parts of the body by different signal types and frequencies. First an e-textile structure was developed by the integration of a vibration... more »
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Authors: Kowalski Krzysztof, Mielicka Elżbieta, Kowalski Tomasz Marek
The paper presents a basis for modelling compression garments with the intended value of unit pressure for the body circumference of a variable curvature radius. The Laplace law, mechanical characteristic of a knitted fabric and the local curvature... more »
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Influence of the Rigid Element Area on the Compression Properties of Knitted Orthopaedic Supports
Authors: Ališauskienė Diana, Mikučioniené Daiva
This study attempts to investigate the influence of the area of a rigid element integrated into a knitted orthopaedic support on its elasticity. Usually researches analyse compression and other properties of compressive stockings and do not investigate the... more »
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Authors: Mokaddem Allel, Allami Mohamed, Temimi L., Boutaous Ahmed
The aim of this paper is to develop an analytical model to evaluate the influence of thermal stress on damage to the fiber-matrix interface of a composite T300/914 from the properties of the fibre, as well as from... more »
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Authors: Barauskas Rimantas, Baltušnikaite Julija, Abraitienė Aušra, Grinevičiūtė Diana
New textile technologies based on lamination and thermoplastic film or volumetric textile architecture creation enable to achieve many desirable effects providing necessary ballistic protection along with a considerable improvement in wearing comfort. In this study a prototype active ventilation... more »
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Textile Composite Materials with Bioactive Melt-Blown Nonwovens for Protective Footwear
Authors: Irzmańska Emilia , Brochocka Agnieszka, Majchrzycka Katarzyna
This paper presents the results of a study into textile composite materials designed to be used for the manufacture of insoles for permeation-resistant protective footwear (all-rubber). Due to the special conditions in which the insoles are to be... more »
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Synthesis and Stab Resistance of Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) Impregnated Glass Fabric Composites
Authors: Yu Kejing, Cao Haijian, Qian Kun, Jiang Lingling, Li Hongshun
A shear thickening fluid (STF) was prepared successfully and its rheological behavior was investigated. Glass fabrics were soaked in STF/ethanol solution to prepare STF-glass fabric composites. The morphologies of the STF-glass fabric composites were observed by SEM. Quasi-static stab-resistant... more »
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Textile Antenna for Personal Radio Communications System – Materials and Technology
Authors: Januszkiewicz Łukasz, Hausman Sławomir, Kacprzak Tomasz, Michalak Marina, Krucińska Izabella, Bilska Jadwiga
Development in the field of electronic circuit technology has resulted in the miniaturisation of radio transceiver integrated circuits. This gives the possibility of embedding radio transceivers directly into a garment. The product obtained (garment + electronic transmitter) can have... more »
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Sewing Speed Control Software in Conditions of Operator-Machine Interaction
Authors: Rybicki Marian, Cichocka Agnieszka
The functionality of the programmable drive control system of a sewing machine with open cycle technology was tested, built according to the author’s earlier work. It was found that the feeding mechanism of the sewing machine... more »
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INSTITUTE OF BIOPOLYMERS AND CHEMICAL FIBRES
LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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University of Bielsko-Biała
Faculty of Textile Engineering and Environmental Protection
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