The enzymatic and acid hydrolysis have converted eight new starches into a range of chain lengths mainly including glucose, maltose, and maltodextrins as observed on TLC plates, irrespective to the starch variety and treatment. Results of the enzymatic hydrolysis have highlighted the possibility of the use of V4 and V64, which can be labelled as "dietary fibres", to enhance the organoleptic qua...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays are providing an increasing fraction of global electrical demand, with an accelerating rate of new installations. Most of these employ conventional glass-fronted panels, but this type of PV array does not satisfy applications that require a light-weight, flexible PV generator. An option discussed in this article is to consider textiles for such solar cell substrat...

Fibre crops are important natural resources, as they sustainably provide bast fibres, an economically-valuable raw material used in the textile and biocomposite sectors. Among fibre crops, textile hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is appreciated for its long and strong gelatinous bast fibres. The stem of fibre crops is a useful system for cell wall-oriented studies, because it shows a strong tissue pol...

Fragments of single textile fibres are one the most commonly found microtraces at crime scenes. Among them, widespread blue and black/grey cotton should be recognized. The analytical methods routinely used in fibre examination mainly focus on color assessment determination fibres’ morphological features as well chemical composition. This publication presents physicochemical characteristics deni...

UNLABELLED Disperse dyes, which are used for colouring synthetic textile fibres, are well-known contact sensitisers. To investigate the outcome of patch-testing with a textile dye mix (TDM) at 7 dermatology clinics in Sweden, a TDM tested at 2 concentrations was included into the baseline series during one year. The mix consisted of Disperse (D) Blue 35, D Yellow 3, D Orange 1 and 3, D Red 1 an...

BACKGROUND Retention of surgical items after a surgical procedure is not only a medical error, but can also lead to various unexpected complications and additional surgery procedures even years after the initial operation. CASE REPORT A 59-year old woman was referred to our hospital with intermittent pain in the lesser pelvis for about three months. She had undergone laparotomy for cholecyste...

Textile preforms have a multi-scale hierarchy of fibres, tows and plies; geometry at each scale influences the manufacturing processes, permeability textile to resin as well mechanical properties finished laminate. High-fidelity structural models for composites require accurate non-idealised tow changes this during processing. This paper presents CT-based experimental technique capturing realis...

A method for the production of antibacterial ZnO nanoparticles has been developed. The technique combines passing an electric current with simultaneous application of ultrasonic waves. By using high-power ultrasound a cavitation zone is created between two zinc electrodes. This leads to the possibility to create a spatial electrical discharge in water. Creation of such discharge leads to the de...

Surface chemistry and structure determines most uses of textiles (adhesion, skin contact, handle ...) whereas the fibre core has to give strength. Thus, new strategies have to be developed for imparting permanent functionality to textile surfaces. This aim can be reached by using e.g. biocompatible polymers like carrageenans, chitosans from the carbohydrate family or some of their derivatives f...