The effect of fabric parameters such as weight, thickness, and stitch density on the ultraviolet (UV) protection of knitted fabrics was studied. Different knitting structures such as plain, pineapple, lacoste, and other combinations of different knitting stitches of knit, tuck, and miss as well as half milano, full milano, half cardigan, full cardigan, 1 × 1 rib, and interlock were prepared. Ex...

The Sphereprint is introduced as a means to characterize hemispherical conformability, even when buckling occurs, in a variety of flexible materials such as papers, textiles, nonwovens, films, membranes, and biological tissues. Conformability is defined here as the ability to fit a doubly curved surface without folding. Applications of conformability range from the fit of a wound dressing, arti...

Self-folding behavior is an exciting property of weft-knit fabrics that can be created using just front and back stitches. This easy to create, but not anticipate currently cannot predicted by the existing computer-aided design software controls industrial knitting machines. work identifies edge deformation behaviors lead self-folding in weft knits, methods characterize mechanical forces drivin...

With the advancement of sustainable actions in textile industry, biodegradable polymers are considered a potential solution to environmental problems generated by plastic waste. In particular, renewable polyesters, such as polylactic acid (PLA), most promising bioresorbable materials for application consumer areas, which is one largest segments responsible waste generation. Based on these consi...

Microplastics in the environment are a subject of intense research as they pose a potential threat to marine organisms. Plastic fibers from textiles have been indicated as a major source of this type of contaminant, entering the oceans via wastewater and diverse non-point sources. Their presence is also documented in terrestrial samples. In this study, the amount of microfibers shedding from sy...

Abstract Fabric-based laminated composites are used considerably for multifaceted applications in the automotive, transportation, defense, and structural construction sectors. The fabrics composite materials production possess some outstanding features including being lighter weight, higher strength, lower cost, which helps explain rising interest these among researchers. However, laminations o...