Pub Date : 2021-10-02DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2022.2087400
Ashraf Nawaz Khan, M. Gupta, P. Mahajan, A. Das, R. Alagirusamy
Abstract Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has the potential to make a significant contribution to the efforts currently being made to help to protect the environment by reducing carbon emissions through the substitution of heavy conventional materials with lightweight polymeric materials. Used on its own, UHMWPE also offers complete recyclability with thermoplastic matrices. UHMWPE fibre-based composites (both thermoplastic and thermoset) offer a wide range of applications in various fields such as military protective suits, automotive, aerospace, electronics hardware, tribological application, and biomaterial implants, and this issue of Textile Progress explores the behaviour of UHMWPE with different matrix systems for various purposes. UHMWPE is widely used in the development of ballistic protective armours. Apart from applications where impact resistance is a key requirement, UHMWPE-based composites are currently being employed in the fields such as biomedical implants, anti-friction systems, dielectric and acoustic applications, and other structural fields; the UHMWPE should be extractable from the thermoplastic types and be able to be recycled. The various manufacturing techniques employed in the preparation of UHMWPE and its composites are discussed as are improvements aimed at eradicating existing processing issues associated with UHMWPE.
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Pub Date : 2021-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2022.2066913
Alma V Palacios-Marín, M. Tausif
Abstract The threat of microplastic (MP) pollution to our ecosystem is well established. The presence of natural, regenerated, and synthetic fragmented fibres (FF) and their abundance in terrestrial and aquatic environments has been extensively reported. All textiles release FF during their lifecycle, not limited to plastics, which find their way to the environment through different dispersal pathways. Beyond the nature of the polymer, the FF can also can be a carrier of hazardous chemicals. The ubiquitous nature of MPs (and FF) has widely placed them as one of the most enduring and pervasive anthropogenic pollutants. This review is focused on FFs generated and released from textiles during wet (predominantly laundering) and dry exposure conditions. A summary and critical analysis of the current methods to generate, collect, measure, and characterise FF from textile laundry effluent is presented. The impact of key parameters on the release of FF is summarised; including washing equipment/conditions, filtration procedures, characterisation techniques, and the effect of textile materials and structure. The results from key publications are tabulated for direct comparisons, this includes estimated number of FF released per washing cycle and length distribution profile. Though the wet route of release has gained more attention, the release through dry routes is also significant. Hence, a detailed overview of the collection and characterisation of FF from dry routes (atmospheric deposition and textile abrasion) was important. Finally, a comprehensive overview of latest research and industrially-applied mitigation strategies to limit the release of FF from textile sources during laundry is included. The impact of MPs (and FF) is briefly outlined covering the environment, human health and degradation. Improved plastics with reduced environmental impact, plastic recycling and reduced consumption are vital. Still, the release of FFs from textiles remains a challenge since their production is unintentional.
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Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2021.1986965
Zunjarrao Kamble, B. Behera
Abstract Food, shelter and clothing are three basic necessities of life. Textiles are necessary for human beings to cover and protect the body from different weather conditions. In the household, textiles are used in carpeting, furnishing, window shades, towels, table covers, bed sheets, handkerchiefs, cleaning devices and in art. In the workplace, they are used in industrial and scientific processes such as tents, flags, nets, kites, sails, parachutes and filtering. Technical textiles are used for industrial purposes – for automotive applications, medical textiles (e.g. implants, personal protective equipment and clothing, wound care and compression), geotextiles (stabilisation; reinforcement of embankments), agrotextiles, protective clothing (e.g. against heat and radiation for fire-retardant clothing, against molten metals for welders, stab protection, and bullet proof vests), packaging and for making advanced materials like composites. In the case of apparel, ‘fast fashion’ has led to increased consumption of textiles and thereby increased textile waste, which poses a great challenge to today’s world in terms of unsustainable disposal. Textile waste has also become a greater threat to modern society mainly because of constant growth in the production and consumption of non-biodegradable synthetic fibres. Unless adequately treated, textile wastes from hospitals may carry hazardous pathogens whilst many fashion clothing items contain non-bio-degradable chemicals which can create havoc in the environment following their disposal, so the recycling of waste textiles has grown in importance. Many studies have shown that much of what would otherwise become waste textiles could be successfully upcycled to produce value-added products. However, the true potential of waste textiles is not yet realized due to many reasons, such as the lack of an adequate textile waste management system, the complexity of the required treatment of some types of textile materials (fibre blends or mixed-fibre textiles) and poor organisation and control over supply chains. This issue of Textile Progress reports on research into the generation of textile waste, its detailed classification, the global textile market, and the environmental impacts of waste textiles. The various challenges in textile waste management and the application of techniques of upcycling waste textiles are critically examined and ways of utilising waste textiles to produce upcycled products are explored.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2021.1986325
P. Paul, R. Mishra, B. Behera
Abstract Recent history has witnessed substantial growth in public concern related to noise pollution due to industrial progress. As much as this situation imposes a burden on textile producers, it also opens a new battlefield against conventional acoustic materials, where textiles can prevail. Conventional acoustic materials are in the line of fire due to their adverse effects on the ecosystem as well as on human health. This situation can offer a business advantage to textile producers, provided that the damage inflicted on the environment throughout the whole life cycle of the textile product is minimised and the functional properties are improved. A lot of research has been done about textiles for controlling noise pollution in the last forty years; there is still a lack of a systematic and holistic approach to those investigations. The challenge lies in attaining desired sound levels while simultaneously maintaining or enhancing the audio environment. A scientific approach to develop textile based acoustic materials/structures is deeply desired. Desirable features of acoustic materials in terms of ecology and economy must be explored, such as recyclability, light weight, and cost effectiveness. Design is a challenging task because varying material types together with acoustic textiles can be used simultaneously in different shapes, thicknesses, sequences, perforation, and groove properties. As the sound absorbers are composed of multiple layers of different materials, accurate modelling of the acoustical behaviour is often difficult. We also need systematic findings in acoustic performance of unidirectional textile structures, woven two-dimensional structures, nonwoven structures and stacked structures. There are unexplored areas in the study of suitable three-dimensional woven structures, whether orthogonal, angle interlock or honeycomb structure, and evaluation of their acoustic performance. The combination and sequence of different textile structures need to be ascertained for achieving the required acoustic performance. The studies on 3D spacer fabrics for acoustic insulation are still in the initial phase and therefore the emphasis in all these studies is primarily to understand the role of the face and back layer’s density, air permeability through the spacer structure and thickness of the spacer fabric.
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Pub Date : 2020-10-01DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2021.1978223
Tanvir Mahady Dip, Ayesha Siddika Emu, Md Nafiul Hassan Nafiz, Puja Kundu, Hasnatur Rahman Rakhi, Abdullah Sayam, Md Akhtarujjman, Mohammad Shoaib, Md Shakil Ahmed, Swimi Tabassum Ushno, Abdullah Ibn Asheque, Enamul Hasnat, M. A. Uddin, A. Sayem
Abstract 3D printing (3DP) is one of the modern approaches in the field of manufacturing. Although this process has been known for a fair amount of time, only the more-recent developments have revealed its potential for applications in different manufacturing sectors. Textiles, one of the basic human requirements, does more than just fulfilling the fundamental necessity of covering the body. Integrating 3DP technology in textiles has broadened the horizon of the textile world. This review explores the historical background as well as state-of-the-art developments in 3DP related to textiles and fashion. It discusses basic ideas about fundamental textile substrates, various 3DP technologies related to textiles, different printing devices and tools, materials used as print inks, direct printing of 3D objects on various textile substrates, fabrication techniques of 3D printed textile structures, different process parameters and their impacts, tests and standards, benefits and limitations. It also highlights the future for further implementation of 3DP technology in the textile industry. Overall, this issue of Textile Progress attempts to ascertain the potential of 3DP which, despite having some drawbacks, could enrich the outputs of the textile and fashion industry and motivate future designers and scientists to engage in its further exploration.
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A. Schwarz, L. Van Langenhove, Philippe Guermonprez, Denis Deguillemont
{"title":"Introduction","authors":"A. Schwarz, L. Van Langenhove, Philippe Guermonprez, Denis Deguillemont","doi":"10.1201/9781003072898-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003072898-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45059,"journal":{"name":"TEXTILE PROGRESS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46953352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2021.1955524
L. Maduna, A. Patnaik
Abstract The body generates sweat and heat that must be removed from the surface of the skin to the outside environment in order to maintain body temperature. The transfer of sweat, heat and air through the fabric is important for the wearer’s comfort. The fabric transports moisture by absorption or wicking processes. Moisture is absorbed by the fabric and when it evaporates it cools the body. Wicking occurs when moisture is transported in between the pores of the fabrics or by capillary action in yarns. Heat transfer involves conduction, convection and radiation and because air movement by convection facilitates the evaporation of sweat, it can make a substantial contribution to causing the body temperature to decrease. Clothing impairs the transfer of heat and moisture from the skin surface to the external environment. Restricting heat transfer to the external environment helps to keep the wearer warm but excessive accumulation of moisture causes clothing to stick to the skin, while the accumulation of heat causes heat stress making the wearer feel uncomfortable. Moisture, heat and air transmission are affected by fibres, fabrics and finishing properties and hydrophilic fibres absorb more moisture than lipophilic fibres. Rapid transportation of sweat and heat helps the body to cool down and the wearer to feel comfortable but protective clothing tends to have lower moisture, heat and air transmission and as a result the accumulation of moisture and heat makes them uncomfortable to wear. Traditional methods of evaluating the effects of moisture, heat and air transmission by clothing use bench-top tests on flat fabric, however, the more-recent use of manikins enables consideration to be taken of body shape as well as fit of the garments.
{"title":"Heat, moisture and air transport through clothing textiles","authors":"L. Maduna, A. Patnaik","doi":"10.1080/00405167.2021.1955524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00405167.2021.1955524","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The body generates sweat and heat that must be removed from the surface of the skin to the outside environment in order to maintain body temperature. The transfer of sweat, heat and air through the fabric is important for the wearer’s comfort. The fabric transports moisture by absorption or wicking processes. Moisture is absorbed by the fabric and when it evaporates it cools the body. Wicking occurs when moisture is transported in between the pores of the fabrics or by capillary action in yarns. Heat transfer involves conduction, convection and radiation and because air movement by convection facilitates the evaporation of sweat, it can make a substantial contribution to causing the body temperature to decrease. Clothing impairs the transfer of heat and moisture from the skin surface to the external environment. Restricting heat transfer to the external environment helps to keep the wearer warm but excessive accumulation of moisture causes clothing to stick to the skin, while the accumulation of heat causes heat stress making the wearer feel uncomfortable. Moisture, heat and air transmission are affected by fibres, fabrics and finishing properties and hydrophilic fibres absorb more moisture than lipophilic fibres. Rapid transportation of sweat and heat helps the body to cool down and the wearer to feel comfortable but protective clothing tends to have lower moisture, heat and air transmission and as a result the accumulation of moisture and heat makes them uncomfortable to wear. Traditional methods of evaluating the effects of moisture, heat and air transmission by clothing use bench-top tests on flat fabric, however, the more-recent use of manikins enables consideration to be taken of body shape as well as fit of the garments.","PeriodicalId":45059,"journal":{"name":"TEXTILE PROGRESS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43900060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-02DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2020.1824468
Holly Morris, R. Murray
Abstract Medical textiles is an emerging specialist field within the textile industry showing substantial growth in the amount of research attention it has attracted over the past ten years and it is becoming a rapidly-growing part of the textile industry. Much of the stimulus for its growth has arisen from the establishment of nanotechnology enabling the incorporation of nanoparticles into fibre-forming polymers before spinning into filament form, nanofinishing treatments allowing nanomaterials to be added to fabrics and electrospinning enabling the preparation of fibre-forming polymers into nanofibres and also the incorporation of nano-particulate agents into the electrospun nanofibres. The performance of the emergent materials, particularly of those relating to antimicrobial action, have shown substantial improvement over many of their traditionally-prepared counterparts, not least in relation to their durability, which is typically high for those where the nanoparticles were blended into the polymer prior to spinning, or where covalent bonding to the fibre surface was involved. Absorbable polymer implants in fibrous, nano-fibrous and continuous-filament form have also been the focus of considerable research attention because they reduce/eliminate the need for further invasive surgery for their removal, whilst strong, durable textile structures whose performance can be modelled and predicted, have been and are being developed for the replacement of tendons and for the construction of pressure garments and wound dressings. This review serves to categorise the various domains, explore the range of textile materials and devices either emerging or now in use in healthcare and offers recommendations for future project areas to move healthcare and the medical textile sector forward. A critical review is provided of single-use items of PPE and the lack of preparedness for the recent pandemic; solutions for circumventing the shortcomings of single-use items are presented.
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Pub Date : 2019-10-02DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2020.1840151
D. Tyler, Jane Wood, T. Sabir, Chloe McDonnell, A. Sayem, N. Whittaker
Abstract Whilst the bulk of products classified as wearable technologies are watch-like bands that are worn on arms and legs, there is growing interest not only in garments that incorporate sensors and actuators, but also in sensors and actuators that are textile-based. The vision is for information-gathering garments where the electronic components are both inconspicuous and comfortable, and where the data gathered is integrated into a broader information-rich infrastructure. Fundamental to realising this goal is the extensive use of smart materials and conductive textiles, which are here reviewed. Advances in textile-based sensors and actuators are documented, as are also developments in the generation and storage of electrical power. Also addressed are the protocols and available information technologies that are relevant for integrating these products within an Internet of Things (IoT) framework. The procedures and practices for developing apparel products incorporating these technologies are discussed. Some insights into the state-of-the-art are gained from examining commercial products and the reports of interdisciplinary research projects. The conclusion is largely that we are at an early stage of realising the IoT vision, but that prototypes emerging justify an attitude of cautious optimism.
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Pub Date : 2019-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00405167.2020.1763701
H. Manglani, George Wayne Hodge, W. Oxenham
The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is at times mythologized and its purpose mistaken, and often people can become confused about what it means, does or aims to achieve; moreover, without a financial ap...
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