Woven structures are steadily emerging as excellent reinforcing components in composite materials. Metallic woven meshes, unlike most woven fabrics, show high potential for strengthening via classical methods such as heat treatment. Development of strengthening processes for metallic woven materials, however, must account not only for behavior of the constituent wires, but also for the interact...

In this article, the breaking elongation properties of woven fabrics with incorporated PBT yarns are presented. Different polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) (multifilament yarn, cotton core...

Woven fabrics are widely used for thermal protection due to their porosity, which provides insulation and breathability. This research focuses on investigating the influential parameters in protective properties of layer interchanging double cloth, including woven structure varying yarn fineness. The affecting comfort multilayered include fabric thickness, air permeability. Darcy’s law is appli...

At the start of the 21st century annual world consumption of unwoven fabrics (for practical and technical uses) stood at 46 million tonnes, of which synthetics and cotton accounted for 49% and 42% respectively (with an upward trend in subsequent years), wool for 5%, and other fabrics 4% (linen, sisal, silk and others, with a downward trend) (Central Statistical Office Yearbooks – Roczniki GUS, ...

Abstract This paper provides an overview of the recent definition, technologies and current trends regarding 3D fabrics. In this a definition fabrics, including spacer is given weaving, braiding, weft warp knitting tailored fiber placement are presented. Furthermore, latest developments in fabrics at Institut für Textiltechnik RWTH Aachen University presented including: large circular knitting,...

BACKGROUND There are different materials and principles used in the construction of bed encasings. Although these covers claim to have antimite properties, they might not be mite proof. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the effectiveness of mite penetration of these covers by using the Siriraj chamber method. METHODS Thirty-two covers collected from 9 different countries were categorized accor...

This paper focuses on effect of abrasion process on color and reflectance factor changes of dyed woven fabrics containing 100% acrylic chenille yarns in weft and cotton warp yarns. Three fabrics having 12, 14 and 16 weft per centimeter were dyed with three basic dyes in different hues. Four different abrasion levels, i.e. 50,200,400 and 650 were selected to abrade samples. The obtained results ...

Biocomposites based on poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) and non-woven jute fabrics (NWJF) were fabricated by sandwiching non-woven jute mat between PLA sheets. First, composites were fabricated with various weight proportions of jute fabric (5, 10, 20, and 30 wt.%) with the PLA matrix, and the effect of fabric loading on their mechanical properties was investigated. Higher mechanical properties were f...

BACKGROUND To experimentally determine the survival kinetics of influenza virus on personal protective equipment (PPE) and to evaluate the risk of virus transfer from PPE, it is important to compare the effects on virus recovery of the method used to contaminate the PPE with virus and the type of eluent used to recover it. METHODS Avian influenza virus (AIV) was applied as a liquid suspension...