A simple method is presented for forming thread-like fibers from highly viscous dextran solutions. Based on the cohesive and adhesive forces between a dextran solution and the substrate to which it is applied, multiple fibers of approximately 10 μm in diameter can be elongated simultaneously. These fibers can be woven into multiple layers to produce fabrics of varying fiber orientations and mec...

Hydrophilisation of polyester textile materials has been investigated over the last twenty years using low-pressure and atmospheric plasmas. According to these studies, wettability and capillarity of fabrics can be significantly improved depending on the process gas used. In the present study, the effects of low pressure O 2 and NH 3 plasma on the morphology and topometry of fabrics on four dif...

Knitted textiles have been used in medical applications due to their high flexibility and low tendency to fray. Their mechanics has, however, received limited attention compared to woven fabrics used as technical textiles e.g. in aerospace and as composite reinforcements. A constitutive model for soft tissue using a strain energy function was extended, by including shear and increasing the numb...

An antimicrobial nano-silver non-woven polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabric has been prepared in a three step process. The fabrics were first pretreated by depositing a layer of organosilicon thin film using an atmospheric pressure plasma system, then silver nano-particles (AgNPs) were incorporated into the fabrics by a dipping-dry process, and finally the nano-particles were covered by a se...

In gen(-, ral ,a seam may f ai I as a result of longitudinal or transverse loading. Previous workers have reported transverse seam strength to be a prime requirement in most cases of Joining woven fabrics by the means of sewn seams. Transverse seam breaks can be divided into two types: Type I in which only the sewinq thread breaks (with Lhe fabric undamaged); and Irype II in which only the fabr...