Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 19 Issue 1

Diabetic Foot and Footwear

Luximon Ameersing, Ganesan Balasankar, Younus Abida

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases around the world, and mainly affects the foot among the human body parts. The main causes of the diabetic foot are neuropathy…

Plasma Treatment for Pigment Application to Textiles - A Critical Review

W.S. Man, C.W. Kan, S.P. Ng

Dyes are extensively used in textile coloration. Recently, pigment coloration has become more and more popular in the textile industry as it has more environmental advantages…

Fabric Quality Issues Related to Apparel Merchandising

Sweta Das, L. Hunter

The objectives of this study are to develop an understanding of fabric quality related issues and research gaps relevant to apparel manufacturing and merchandising within the…

Study of Electrospun Poly\acrylonitrile (PAN) and PAN/CNT Composite Nanofibrous Webs

M. K. Sinha, B. R. Das, A. Srivastava, A. K. Saxena

The electrospinng of PAN and PAN/CNT composite webs is carried out with the commercially available Nanospider machine. The webs are spun under similar processes and coated on…

Effect of Plasma Treatment on Cotton Desizing

C.F. Lam, C.W. Kan, S.P. Ng, C.K. Chan

As a significant amount of water, chemicals and energy are incurred in the preparation process of cotton materials, the handling of waste water and the associated chemical…

A System for Analysis, Categorisation and Grading of Fabric Defects using Computer Vision

S.N. Niles, S. Fernando, W.D.G. Lanerolle

Inspection of fabrics is a major consideration in fabric manufacture, as well as in manufacture of garments and other fabric-based goods. In this research, a computer-based system…

Relationship among Interpersonal Relationship, Customer Satisfaction and Brand Loyalty in Fashion Retailing Industry

S.L. Hui, Rachel W.Y. Yee

Due to the recent emergence of numerous retail options, the fashion market has become more competitive. Consumers are offered more products choices for their purchase. This has…

Differences of Information Management between Fashion Show Video and Fashion Film: Focusing on Cases of Chanel

Seoha Min, Helen S. Koo, Marilyn DeLong

As media technology is developing, methods to present fashion products and communicate with audiences are also evolving. Designers and fashion brands are always on the lookout for…