International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 35 Issue 1

Fabric modeling based on Riemann zero curvature

Xinrong Hu, Shuangshuang Li, Tao Peng, Shi Dong, Junjie Zhang, Changnian Chen, Zlli Zhang, Shuqin Cui, Ruhan He, Min Li, Junping Liu

Fabric has complicated anisotropic mechanical behavior because of the woven pattern and complex physical properties. However, most current fabric simulation models are not…

Effect of surface modification of polyester fabric on microfiber shedding from household laundry

R. Rathinamoorthy, S. Raja Balasaraswathi

Synthetic textile materials are noted as one of the major contributors to microfiber pollution through laundry. Though many research works evaluated microfiber pollution, the…

A new thermal protective clothing design with silica aerogel filled acrylic nanofibers

Pelin Altay, Selin Hanife Eryürük, Gülay Özcan, Didem Öztürk, Melda Naz Saral, Çağla Altınordu

Firefighters are exposed to high outdoor temperature and heat stress caused by metabolic activities during firefighting and should wear protective clothing to ensure their safety…

The influence of inkjet print parameters on warm/cool feeling and air permeability of printed textile substrates

Mladen Stančić, Dragana Grujić, Nemanja Kašiković, Branka Ružičić, Djordje Vujčić

The research aims to examine the varying influence of printed inkjet ink on the warm/cool feeling and air permeability of printed textile materials and thus on the thermal…

Construction of the PSO-LSSVM prediction model for sleeve pattern dimensions based on garment flat recognition

Tao Li, Yexin Lyu, Ziyi Guo, Lei Du, Fengyuan Zou

The main purpose is to construct the mapping relationship between garment flat and pattern. Particle swarm optimization–least-squares support vector machine (PSO-LSSVM), the…

Research on improving YOLOv5s algorithm for fabric defect detection

Shi Zhou, Jia Zhao, Yi Shan Shi, Yi Fan Wang, Shun Qi Mei

In the fabric manufacturing industry, various unfavorable factors, including machine fault and yarn breakage, can easily cause fabric defects and affect product quality, begetting…

Eco-friendly and controlled anti-pilling finishing of wool fabric by thiourea dioxide-mediated surface micro-dissolution

Ning Zhang, Nan Zhang, Jinfang Zhang, Qiang Wang, Man Zhou, Ping Wang, Yuanyuan Yu

Wool, mainly composed of keratin, is a relatively high-grade clothing material. Although woollen textile has the advantages of high wearing comfort and excellent warmth retention…

Optimal prototype design of dry textile electrode-based compression pants for surface electromyography measurements

Hyojeong Lee, Yejin Lee

To provide guidelines for the development of textile electrode compression pants that collect reliable signals during surface electromyography (sEMG) measurements and maintain a…

Assessment of the influence of weave structure, wind speed and garment size on the ventilation of simulated garment

Fateme Sayanjali, Nazanin Ezazshahabi, Fatemeh Mousazadegan

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of fabric weave structure on air permeability and its relation with the garment ventilation.

Comfort and performance improvement through the use of cooling vests for construction workers

Paul Roelofsen, Kaspar Jansen

The purpose of this study is to analyze the question “In what order of magnitude does the comfort and performance improvement lie with the use of a cooling vest for construction…

Digitization of fabric comfort: a multidimensional evaluation strategy to human perceptions of sensorial, thermal and acoustic comfort in clothing

Xiaorui Hu, Zihan Chen, Fengxin Sun

Current measurement methods for fabric comfort attributes generally suffer from either complicated testing processes and intricate measuring equipment or partial evaluation…