An 81-year-old woman was dying from histologically confirmed pulmonary fibrosis without having had any asbestos exposure in the workplace. The lung dust fibre analysis showed significantly increased "asbestos bodies" (AB) (2,640 AB per gram of wet lung tissue) and asbestos fibre concentrations (8,600,000 amphibole fibres of all lengths and 540,000 amphibole fibres with a length ≥5 μm per gram o...

In this paper, a textile-based respiratory sensing system is presented. Highly flexible polymeric optical fibres (POFs) that react to applied pressure were integrated into a carrier fabric to form a wearable sensing system. After the evaluation of different optical fibres, different setups were compared. To demonstrate the feasibility of such a wearable sensor, the setup featuring the best perf...

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The increasing demand for cellulosic fibres is continuously driven by the growing earth population and requirements of textile industry. annual cotton production ca. 25 million tons no longer enough to meet market demands. This gap progressively filled regenerated derived from dissolving pulp. conventional industrial process viscose far being environmentally friendly due use hazardous reagents....

Hemp is a sustainable source of natural fibres that can contribute to meet the increasing demand for technical applications in textile and composite sectors. Continuous reinforcements be produced using existing flax machinery, initially developed purposes. To achieve competitive economically viable fibre yields quality suitable secondary processing application, hemp needs adequately selected pr...

In this paper, different polymer optical fibres for applications in force sensing systems in textile fabrics are reported. The proposed method is based on the deflection of the light in fibre waveguides. Applying a force on the fibre changes the geometry and affects the wave guiding properties and hence induces light loss in the optical fibre. Fibres out of three different elastic and transpare...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with increasing prevalence over the last few decades. Various factors are known to aggravate the disease. In particular, wool and synthetic fabrics with harsh textile fibres, aggressive detergents and climatic factors may exacerbate AD. Cutaneous superinfection, particularly with Staphylococcus aureus, is also recognized as an import...