Currently in Malaysia, most wastes are disposed into poorly managed systems with little or no pollution protection measures. Large amounts of such as textiles generated through hospitals and health care centers. However, the improper management these abundantly may pose an environmental problems fire hazard. Cotton textile is a potential biomass for bioethanol production. Subcritical water (Sub...

There are many types of fabric materials used in military applications. From clothing to protective equipment, analysis mostly focused on its physical properties. Still, flammability has not been well studied, such as ease ignition, heat release, and toxicity. This paper reports the properties The ignition time, smoke production six commercially available fabrics discussed this article. analyse...

The summer headscarves, which are usually made of polyester, commonly used by women in the Middle East and South Asia regions. polyester fibers provide good luster drape but give poor comfort to wearer. This work aims produce headscarf fabrics using four different with three fabric structures achieve comfortable scarf. micropolyester, TENCEL™, COOLMAX®, bamboo were selected construct 1/1 plain,...

This research fills in the missing knowledge on moisture management and air permeability of knitted fabrics developed using mixed cotton/antistatic polyester yarns with both antibacterial antistatic behavior to enhance their functionality. The effect knit pattern, technical side, percentage fiber mixture treatment water absorption capacity time, relative vapor resistance, was investigated. 1x1 ...

BACKGROUND Lowering air-borne bacteria counts in the operating room is essential in prevention of surgical site infections in orthopaedic joint replacement surgery. This is mainly achieved by decreasing bacteria counts through dilution, with appropriate ventilation and by limiting the bacteria carrying skin particles, predominantly shed by the personnel. The aim of this study was to investigate...

OBJECTIVE Fabrics can become contaminated with high numbers of microorganisms that may be pathogenic to patients in a hospital setting and can play an important role in the chain of infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival of several clinical bacterial and fungal isolates on several fabrics commonly used in hospitals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bacterial and fungal survival...