It has been suggested that the wearing of Lycra garments can lead to improvements in functional skills for children with cerebral palsy (Nicholson et al 2001). Therapists are increasingly required to make clinical decisions regarding whether such garments are likely to be of benefit for individual children. Currently, only a limited amount of literature exists to inform these decisions. A study...

Garments washing is a novel process to impart worn-out look, to modify the appearance and to improve the comfort ability of the garments. Bleach wash is used to fade the color of denim in a higher degree as well as bleach wash has effect on the physical and mechanical properties of the denim also. This paper presents the impact of bleach wash and subsequent softening treatment on 100% cotton de...

This work presents a novel approach to shape matching of folded garments to unfolded templates, aiming to facilitate unfolding by robotic manipulators. The proposed method incorporates robust shape analysis techniques, estimating point correspondences between contours of folded garments and unfolded templates. The analysis results are also used for estimating the location of the folding axis on...

This chapter focuses on the surface of a smart garment as a dynamic interface. The use of the garment’s surface as an interactive display opens up an array of new applications. Novel developments in interactive and wearable textile surfaces for garments display data from input sources like sensors and cell phones. The integration of these surfaces into the garments is evaluated regarding wearab...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) secondary to pressure garments used to treat hypertrophic scarring of burns has never been reported. The present study describes two children who presented with OSA following introduction of such garments for management of hypertrophic scars following severe facial and upper body burns. Complex sleep polysomnography confirmed severe OSA with desaturations sufficie...

The use of compression garments in treating lymphedema following treatment of genital (penis, testes, uterus, cervical) and breast cancer treatment is a well-established practice. Although compression garments are classified in compression classes, little is known about the actual subgarment pressure exerted along the extremity. The aims of this study were to establish an in vitro method for me...

Thermal discomfort is one the major challenges during work in hot and/or humid environments like mines, foundries and arid/desert regions. Heat and moisture management is the key to prevent the workers from heat stress. Personnel protective garments alone are not sufficient to provide thermal neutrality. Auxiliary cooling garments are required to aid the process of human body cooling. This revi...

Animating in real-time complex and realistic virtual garments on top of an animated character is a long-standing challenge in the computer graphics field. Animated garments are subject to large dynamic deformations, exhibiting complex wrinkling patterns related to their length preserving behavior and multiple, long-lasting contacts with the underlying body. One of the most complex cloth animati...

This paper investigated the supramolecular properties and accessibility of fibres regenerated from cotton-based waste garments and compared to typical lyocell fibres. The supramolecular and accessibility properties of the cotton-based waste garments fibres regenerated from three sources (waste denim garments, easy care finished cotton fabrics and a blend of cotton-based waste garment with wood ...