International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 36 Issue 3

Viewpoint: Can qPCR replace the standard plaque assay in the ASTM F1671 to assess personal protective equipment barrier performance?

Michelangelo Di Giuseppe, Edward M. Fisher, Lee Greenawald, Jonisha Patrice Pollard

Research on the new method for visualizing bendability testing of fabrics in multiple directions

Xin Jiang, Chengxia Liu

The current bending test method can only test the bending performance of fabric in one direction at a time. It is not possible to directly observe the bending morphology of…

Evaluation of tactile sensation for fabric handle – evidence from event related potentials

Xiaoxia Zhang, Jin Zhang, Peiyan Du, Guohe Wang

In this paper, the brain potential changes caused by touching fabrics for handle evaluation were recorded by event related potential (ERP) method, compared with subjective…

Investigation of the effect of laser technology on the color of polyester fabrics

Rıza Atav, Özge Çolakoğlu

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of laser treatment on disperse dye-uptake and fastness values of polyester fabrics. Furthermore, it was aimed to evaluate…

Inspiration from hyperbolic paraboloid folding for clothing design

Yuhong Li, Hang Gao, Xiaokun Yu

This study aims to increase the novelty of clothing design and fabric texture. The element library that can be used for design is systematically summarized. The element database…

Evaluating the sales potential of new products using machine learning techniques and data collected from mobile applications

Rita Sleiman, Quoc-Thông Nguyen, Sandra Lacaze, Kim-Phuc Tran, Sébastien Thomassey

We propose a machine learning based methodology to deal with data collected from a mobile application asking users their opinion regarding fashion products. Based on different…

Effect of carbon nanotube fiber on shielding effectiveness of stainless-steel electromagnetic shielding fabric

Zhe Liu, Yichen Yang, Xiuchen Wang

Stainless-steel electromagnetic shielding (EMS) fabrics are widely applied as protective materials against electromagnetic interference (EMI). However, these fabrics primarily…

Study on the influencing factors of impact resistance of shear thickening fluids filled foam

Xue Nan, Xuan Chao Huang, Mengyao Huang, Xuefan Wang, Youping Zhu, Yayun Li, Shifei Shen, Ming Fu

The present study assesses the impact resistance of the shear thickening fluids-filled (STFs-filled) foam through drop-hammer impact tests.

Accuracy and feasibility of 3D virtual dynamic fit technology

Youngsook Kim, Fatma Baytar

The research evaluated the feasibility of 3D dynamic fit utilizing female compression tops by comparatively analyzing the virtual and actual dynamic fit.

Study on a smart knee sleeve based on piezoresistive strain sensing for stride estimation

Rafiu King Raji, Yini Wei, Guiqiang Diao, Zilun Tang

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…

Enhancing wearability: designing wearable suit platforms for industrial workers

Jiwon Chung, Hyunbin Won, Hannah Lee, Soah Park, Hyewon Ahn, Suhyun Pyeon, Jeong Eun Yoon, Sumin Koo

The objective of this study was to develop wearable suit platforms with various anchoring structure designs with the intention of improving wearability and enhancing user…

A clothing pattern generating framework based on scanned human body model

Boxiang Xiao, Zhengdong Liu, Jia Shi, Yuanxia Wang

Accurate and automatic clothing pattern making is very important in personalized clothing customization and virtual fitting room applications. Clothing pattern generating as well…