Research Journal of Textile and Apparel: Volume 19 Issue 2

Pressure Distribution Model for Pressure Garment Development

Mohamed Najib Bin Salleh, Memis Acar, Neil D. Burns

This paper reports a pressure distribution model that will predict the pressure applied by a pressure garment onto a wounded body segment which could facilitate the production of…

Optimization of Production Parameters of Geotextiles Used for Shoreline Protection

Jamshid Jamshidi

The use of geotextile sand containers (GSCs) in shoreline protection systems has moderately grown since the first applications in the 1970s and increasingly used as an alternative…

Clean Process: Reducing indigo by using environmentally friendly 3-hydroxybutanone on dyed cotton modified with Denitex BC 200%

Ben Ticha M, Meksi N, Drira N, Mhenni M.F.

Industrial processes in everyday life need to take into consideration environmental safety. This is the major goal of today's scientific research. Textile research is no…

Union Dyeing of Wool/Polyester Blend Fabric Using Sulphatoethylsulphone Dye Derivative of C.I. Disperse Yellow 23

Fatma A. Mohamed, A.A. Mousa, R. Farouk, Y.A. Youssef, Y.A. Youssef, Y.A. Youssef

This paper aims to synthesise, characterise and find out the properties of a model dye for convenient union dyeing of wool, polyester and wool/polyester blend fabric compared with…

Study on Dye Uptake-Blend Ratio Relation of Melt Spun Polypropylene / Polybutylene-terephthalate Blend Fibers

M. A. Tavanaie, A. M. Shoushtari, F. Goharpey

In this study, polypropylene (PP)/polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) polyblend fibers that were melt spun at various blend ratios (5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 percent of the dispersed…

The Influence of Non-mainstream Culture on the Aesthetic Judgment of Fashion Trends

Fan Wu

By looking back into the history of fashion, if any fashion element went even one step beyond the traditional standards, it would be considered as betrayal. All betrayals would be…

Fabrication of Self-Cleaning Polyvinylidene Fluoride Film

Zhenrong Zheng, Zhenya Gu, Ruiting Huo, Yonghong Ye

Self-cleaning surfaces have received a great deal of attention recently, both in theoretical studies and commercial applications. Lotus flowers are a symbol of purity in Asian…

Common Foot and Ankle Disorders in Adults and Children

Ganesan Balasankar, Luximon Ameersing

The human foot is a complex structure, which includes bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, soft tissues, nerves and veins. It supports the weight of the whole body and helps one to…