Article
Polymer Science
Md. Saiful Hoque, Ankit Saha, Hyun-Joong Chung, Patricia I. Dolez
Summary: This study investigates the effect of moisture on the long-term performance of fire-protective fabrics through accelerated hydrothermal aging. It reveals that some fabrics experience significant loss in tensile strength after exposure to hydrothermal aging, and the water-repellent finish of certain fabrics is also affected.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yifan Wang, Liuchi Li, Douglas Hofmann, Jose E. Andrade, Chiara Daraio
Summary: The study presents a structured fabric with tunable bending modulus made up of three-dimensional particles arranged into layered chain mails. When pressure is applied at their boundaries, the particles interlock and jam the chain mails, resulting in a dramatic increase in bending resistance. This property is due to the high tensile resistance of the interlocking particles, providing potential for lightweight, tunable and adaptive fabrics for various applications.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Muhammad Zeeshan, Mumtaz Ali, Rabia Riaz, Aima Sameen Anjum, Yasir Nawab, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Sheraz Ahmad
Summary: 2D woven auxetic fabrics offer a continuous, commercial, and low-cost manufacturing process for high strength and stable auxetic structures. By optimizing the parameters of auxetic geometry using gray relational analysis, the study found that the optimized auxetic structure exhibited superior mechanical properties compared to conventional fabric.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Jichong Wang, Helezi Zho, Zeyu Ouyang, Xiongqi Peng, Huamin Zhou
Summary: A mesoscale model is developed to accurately predict the mechanical behaviors of woven fabrics under tension, considering yarn properties, weaving patterns, and interactions between yarns. The model uses Timoshenko beams to represent the yarns in fabric and incorporates damage initiation and propagation through a damage variable. The model is demonstrated on woven jute fabrics and shows good prediction on the macroscopic tensile response.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Ana Kalazic, Snjezana Brnada, Ana Kis
Summary: Firefighters in wildland fields face high temperatures and physical exertion. Research shows that heat stress is a common cause of injuries. This study focuses on the structural parameters of woven fabrics to find a balance between breathability and thermal protection.
Article
Polymer Science
Ana Maria Rodes-Carbonell, Josue Ferri, Eduardo Garcia-Breijo, Ignacio Montava, Eva Bou-Belda
Summary: This research focuses on investigating the influence of different fabric structures on the conductivity of flexography printing, with findings showing that fabric structure does impact the conductivity of the printing. Additionally, cotton fabric performs poorly in terms of conductivity due to its high moisture absorption capacity.
Review
Polymer Science
Gizem Manasoglu, Mehmet Kanik
Summary: This study investigated the thermal insulation and solar properties of polyester woven fabrics coated with micronized perlite of different particle sizes and concentrations. The perlite coating improved the thermal insulation of fabrics, with the best results achieved at higher concentrations and larger particle sizes. As the perlite concentration increased, solar transmittance values decreased while solar reflectance values increased.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Ivana Schwarz, Stana Kovacevic, Ivana Vitlov
Summary: Starching can enhance the properties of yarn samples, but an increase in starch mass concentration does not necessarily improve yarn properties, and lower concentrations may be more suitable for certain synthetic polymer fibers. The yarn prewetting starching process shows significantly better results than the standard starching process, especially for aramid yarns.
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
O. Stamati, L. Orgeas, S. Rolland du Roscoat, P. Lhuissier, P. J. J. Dumont, F. Martoia
Summary: The bias-extension test is commonly used to study the mechanics of woven fabrics, but usually only focuses on in-plane shear deformation. This study used X-ray microtomograph to perform 3D in situ observations during bias-extension of basalt fiber twill. Significant 3D compaction and out-of-plane auxetic expansion were observed, providing valuable information for understanding the mechanical behavior of woven fabrics.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Vitalija Rubeziene, Sandra Varnaite-Zuravliova, Audrone Sankauskaite, Julija Pupeike, Paulius Ragulis, Ausra Abraitiene
Summary: Minimizing the impact of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is crucial, and electrically conductive textiles provide a promising solution. This study investigates the microwave properties of textile-based materials with an electrically conductive coating. It was found that the shielding properties are determined by the combined effect of reflection and absorption, which vary across different frequencies. The electrical properties and microwave properties of the coated fabrics can be fine-tuned by controlling the coating deposition and method used.
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Hasan Kamrul, Adeel Zulifqar, Yadie Yang, Shuaiquan Zhao, Minglonghai Zhang, Hong Hu
Summary: This study conducted a geometrical analysis of auxetic woven fabrics based on foldable geometry and established a relationship between Poisson's ratio and tensile strain. Semi-empirical equations were used to predict the auxetic behavior of fabrics with different geometrical parameters, which were validated by experimental results showing excellent agreement.
TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Ben Wang, Bailu Luo, Wei Hu, Wenyi Bao, Hualin Fan
Summary: C-sandwich radome composites with double-layer woven lattice truss composites were designed and manufactured. Edgewise compressive testing revealed that the failure mechanism depends on the panel height, with global buckling, core piles fracture, and skin fracture being the typical failure modes. The global buckling is induced by the shear failure of the truss core, which is restricted with shorter columns. This study provides guidance for the design and preparation of radome sandwich composites.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yajie Gao, Xiaogang Chen
Summary: This study investigates the Poisson's ratio of woven fabrics made of helical auxetic yarns, finding that optimal parameters include longer float length, lower wrapping angle, thinner diameter, and lower tensile modulus.
APPLIED COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Florian Schaefer, Henrik O. Werner, Frank Henning, Luise Kaerger
Summary: In this paper, a nonlinear hyperelastic constitutive model is proposed and implemented to capture the forming behavior of fabrics. The model considers biaxial coupling and normal-shear coupling of the interwoven fiber bundles in a woven fabric. The influence of these couplings on the forming result is investigated through forming studies on a generic double dome geometry.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Chinmai Bhat, Ajeet Kumar, Shang-Chih Lin, Jeng-Ywan Jeng
Summary: This study introduces a novel design and additive manufacturing method for technical textiles that can achieve tunable mechanical properties. By adjusting the relative placement of unit cells, chainmail fabrics with different flexibilities and mechanical properties can be obtained. Experimental and numerical evaluations show that FCC fabrics exhibit excellent load-bearing properties and energy absorption capacity. These tunable technical textiles have potential applications in lightweight and adaptive spinal posture-correcting braces, as well as in protective equipment.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Hassan Jamal, Faheem Ahmad, Farooq Azam, Muhammad Umair, Sheraz Ahmad, Yasir Nawab, Abher Rasheed, Tehseen Ullah
Summary: This study developed an impact resistance comfortable fabric for motorbike riders by using high-performance fibers in different ratios to manufacture high-performance yarns and impact-resistant fabric. Testing showed that a certain blend of the fabric had excellent abrasion and cut resistance.
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Jawad Naeem, Adnan Mazari, Muhammad Salman Naeem, Abher Rasheed, Fayyaz Ahmad, Sheraz Ahmad
Summary: The objective of this study is to investigate the durability of metallic coating for firefighter protective clothing when subjected to different washing cycles. The study found that specimens coated with silver particles showed improved thermal protective performance as compared to uncoated specimens. After five washing cycles, there was a negligible decline in thermal protective performance when exposed to 40 kW/m(2). Bending moment and water vapor resistance properties showed no considerable difference after different washing cycles, confirming the stability of silver coating layers. However, there was a substantial decline in thermal protective performance of silver-coated outer shells on exposure to 40 kW/m(2) after one hundred to five hundred cycles of abrasion.
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Characterization & Testing
Mohammed Jalalah, Sumra Zulfiqar, Ayesha Afzal, Zubair Khaliq, Muhammad B. Qadir, Ayesha Abid, M. Faisal, Mabkhoot Alsaiari, Muhammad Irfan, Farid A. Harraz
Summary: Natural fiber reinforced composites (NFCs) show promise as a replacement for wood materials in furniture and households, but their flammability is a limitation. This study investigates the use of eco-friendly and cost-effective fire-retardants to improve the fire resistance of NFCs. The addition of micro-integrated Triphenyl Phosphate (m-TPP) and Aluminum Trihydroxide (ATH) to epoxy resins (EPs) enhances the fire resistance, but reduces mechanical strength.
POLYMERS & POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Farooq Azam, Faheem Ahmad, Sheraz Ahmad, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Zeynep Ulker
Summary: This study investigates the properties of natural fiber-reinforced composite hydrogel fibers for wound dressing application. Kapok and hemp fibers were used as reinforcements to improve the strength of the hydrogel fibers. The prepared composite hydrogel fibers were characterized using FTIR, SEM, and DSC. The results showed that the reinforcement of the fibers enhanced their strength, with hemp fibers exhibiting better mechanical properties.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shahood uz Zaman, Bushra Mushtaq, Faheem Ahmad, Sheraz Ahmad, Abher Rasheed, Yasir Nawab
Summary: Conductive fabrics are important for their use in creating clothing and textiles that can conduct electricity. This study focused on synthesizing a cotton non-woven alginate conductive hydrogel using the sol-gel method. Different concentrations of sodium alginate and silver nitrate were used to analyze their impact on the performance of the conductive hydrogel. The results showed that a composite with 1% of sodium alginate and 15% of silver nitrate had the best surface resistivity values below 100 Ohm per square, making it suitable for use in smart textiles and technical textiles.
JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Composites
Barshan Dev, Ashikur Rahman, Rubel Alam, Reazuddin Repon, Yasir Nawab
Summary: The exploration of natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) in cutting-edge applications has become popular due to their lightweight, low-cost, and environmental aspects. Natural fibers (NFs) can effectively compete with synthetic fibers in terms of mechanical, thermal, and acoustic properties. The invention and innovation of NF composites for commercial purposes have significantly increased in recent years to meet the growing demand of the industrial sectors. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of NFRPCs, discussing advancements in preparation techniques, improvements in mechanical properties, and future research directions in the field.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Zohaib Iqbal, Amna Siddique, Yasir Nawab, Khubab Shaker
Summary: This paper analyzes the static and dynamic behavior of glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite joints produced using different joining techniques. The resistance welded joints showed superior performance in both static and dynamic tests, with the highest load and the least variation in modulus.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Madeha Jabbar, Muhammad Adnan, Khubab Shaker, Tayyaba Abdullah, Yasir Nawab, Rizwan Hussain, A. U. Malik
Summary: Materials scientists are exploring the development of impact-resistant materials, particularly the potential of polyurea-polyurethane hybrid materials. These hybrid materials have distinct chemical structures and cure kinetics, making them a versatile option for addressing the challenge. The study focuses on the development of coated composites using polyurea, polyurethane, and their hybrid as a coating material on glass/epoxy composites to enhance their impact properties. The research highlights the effects of coating thickness, temperature, and the number of coating layers on the mechanical properties of the composites.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Ali Afzal, Mohammed Jalalah, Abid Noor, Zubair Khaliq, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Rashid Masood, Ahsan Nazir, Sheraz Ahmad, Faheem Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan, Munazza Afzal, Mohd Faisal, Saeed A. Alsareii, Farid A. Harraz
Summary: Nowadays, synthetic polymers with special properties such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, hydrophilicity, and non-toxicity are widely used in medical applications. This study aims to develop and characterize PVA/PCL fibers containing a model drug for controlled drug release in wound dressing. The wet spinning technique was used to produce PVA/PCL fibers from a dope solution, and the fibers were tested for various properties related to wound healing. The results showed that the developed PVA/PCL fibers have respectable tensile properties, adequate liquid absorption, swelling behavior, degradation, and antimicrobial activity, as well as a controlled drug release profile.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Misbah Batool, Hasan B. Albargi, Adnan Ahmad, Zahid Sarwar, Zubair Khaliq, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Salman Noshear Arshad, Rizwan Tahir, Sultan Ali, Mohammed Jalalah, Muhammad Irfan, Farid A. Harraz
Summary: A novel bubbled-structured silica nanoparticle (SiO2) decorated electrospun polyurethane (PU) nanofibrous membrane (SiO2@PU-NFs) was prepared. The membrane exhibited a nanoscale hierarchical surface roughness and superhydrophobicity, along with excellent mechanical properties and breathability. It also showed high water/oil separation efficiency and maintained its superhydrophobic quality under severe conditions. This composite structure could be used in various functional applications.
Review
Materials Science, Composites
Barshan Dev, Md. Ashikur Rahman, Md. Reazuddin Repon, Mohammed M. M. Rahman, Aminoddin Haji, Yasir Nawab
Summary: Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFRPCs) are promising eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic fiber composites due to their biodegradability, renewability, low environmental impact, and lightweight properties. The development of NFRPCs has significantly increased in the past decade, meeting the growing demands of industrial sectors. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the thermal and acoustic properties of NFRPCs, summarizing different natural fibers, their chemical compositions, composite preparation, and future research directions.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Danish Mahmood Baitab, Shagufta Riaz, Adeel Abbas, Shahood uz Zaman, Muhammad Zubair, Yasir Nawab, Muhammad Umair
Summary: This study explores the structural versatility of honeycomb woven structures in textile fabrics and investigates their thermal and mechanical properties. Six different honeycomb structures were evaluated for their fluid transmission, heat retention, tensile strength, and puncture resistance. Results showed that increasing the number of yarn interlacement zones compromised dry fluid mobility and heat retention, but improved wet fluid management. Additionally, changing the picking sequence enhanced wet fluid management. Higher interlacement and areal densities of honeycomb structures led to improved tensile properties and puncture resistance. Statistical analysis confirmed the significance of the experimental variables, with p-values less than 0.05.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Adnan Ahmad, Hasan Albargi, Mumtaz Ali, Misbah Batool, Ahsan Nazir, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Zubair Khaliq, Salman Noshear Arshad, Mohammed Jalalah, Farid A. Harraz
Summary: By incorporating nanoparticles, superhydrophobic surfaces can be achieved with potential applications. In this study, a superhydrophobic nanofibrous membrane was developed through electrospinning and post-heat treatment, resulting in a hierarchically nanorough surface. The membrane exhibited excellent superhydrophobicity, robustness, and self-healing properties.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE-ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Muhammad Haris Ameer, Yasir Nawab, Sheraz Ahmad, Zulfiqar Ali, Imad Abdellatif
Summary: This study fabricates natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites using fiber to fiber and ply to ply commingling techniques. Woven composites demonstrate better mechanical properties than nonwoven composites, and composites reinforced with flax exhibit better mechanical properties than those reinforced with jute. Additionally, the composites with fiber volume fractions of 30% and 40% show the best mechanical properties, likely due to improved fiber impregnation.
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Faizan Ahmad, Turki M. Alsuwian, Arslan Ahmed Amin, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Bilal Qadir
Summary: Matrix converters are widely used in various applications, and to ensure their stability and reliability under faulty conditions, a fault-tolerant control system based on detection and dual hardware redundancy is proposed and validated through simulations and experiments.
