Functional Textiles and Clothing

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Protective Textiles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Thermal Resistance of Leather and Membranes for Summer Desert Military Footwear Under Different Climate Conditions

      • Dragana Kopitar, Jadranka Akalovic, Zenun Skenderi

      Pages 3-9

   3. Woven Military Fabrics from the Aspect of the Microbial Barrier Permeability

      • Ivana Schwarz, Beti Rogina-Car, Ruzica Brunsek

      Pages 11-19

   4. Development of Thermal Insulative Nonwoven Fabric Through Advance Material Application

      • Rohit Naik, Arup Rakshit

      Pages 21-35

   5. Investigation on Sound Absorption Characteristics of Nonwoven Coir Mats

      • G. Thilagavathi, A. Muralikrishnan, N. Muthukumar, S. Neelakrishnanan

      Pages 37-45

3. Medical Textiles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47

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   2. Functionalized Silk for Surgical Suture Applications

      • S. Viju, L. Marian Shilpa, G. Thilagavathi

      Pages 49-65

   3. Effect of Domestic Laundering on Removal of Bacterial Contamination from Nurses’ White Coats

      • Priyanka Gupta, Nilanjana Bairagi, Deepti Gupta

      Pages 67-73

4. Smart Textiles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Hybrid Cover Yarn’s Element Orientation and Its Impacts on Mechanical/Tensile Behavior of Conductive Yarns and Fabrics

      • Ali Asghar, Mohd Rozi Ahmad, Mohamad Faizul Yahya, Syed Zameer Ul Hassan, Muhammad Kashif

      Pages 77-90

   3. Facile Metallization Technique of Textiles for Electronic Textile Applications

      • Md. Momtaz Islam, Musa Ali Reza, Dewan Murshed Ahmed, Md. Abdullah Al. Mamun, Hasan Shahariar

      Pages 91-99

   4. Development of Smart Textiles for Medical Care

      • Arindam Basu, Saurab Jain, V. S. Khoiwal

      Pages 101-106

   5. Photoluminescent Printed Fabrics: An Innovative Solution to Natural Nightlight

      • Richa Sharma, Nilanjana Bairagi

      Pages 107-117

   6. Development and Characterization of Metal Woven Electric Heating Fabrics

      • N. Muthukumar, G. Thilagavathi, T. Kannaian, S. Periyasamy

      Pages 119-127

5. Textile Chemical Processing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Mechanical Properties of the Silk Degummed with Citric Acid and Ultrasound

      • Ruzica Brunsek, Ivana Schwarz, Mirta Than

      Pages 131-138

   3. Photocatalytic Decolorization of Rhodamine B Dye Solution Using TiO2 Coated Cotton Fabric

      • Anu Mishra, Bhupendra Singh Butola

      Pages 139-150

   4. Chemical Modification of Indian Yak Fibre for Development of Jute/Yak Fibres Blended Warm Textile

      • Kartick K. Samanta, A. N. Roy

      Pages 151-165

   5. Statistical Optimisation of Nano-Zinc Oxide-Based Fire-Protective Finish on Jute Fabric

      • Ashis Kumar Samanta, Reetuparna Bhattacharyay (Roy), Arindam Bagchi, Ranjana Chowdhuri

      Pages 167-191

This volume contains select papers presented during the Functional Textiles and Clothing Conference 2018. The book covers the recent scientific developments, cutting edge technologies, innovations, trends, challenges and opportunities in the field of functional and smart textiles and clothing. The contents of this volume will be of interest to researchers, professional engineers, entrepreneurs, and market stakeholders interested in functional textiles and clothing.

• Protective textiles
• Medical textiles
• Industrial textiles
• Functional finishes
• Garment design and fit
• Supply chain management
• Ergonomics
• textile engineering

• Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

  Abhijit Majumdar, Deepti Gupta

• World University of Design, Sonepat, India

  Sanjay Gupta

​Abhijit Majumdar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has done his M. Tech in Textile Engineering and MBA in Technology Management from IIT Delhi, and his PhD in Production & Operations Management from Jadavpur University. His research interests include fabric manufacturing technologies, protective textiles, soft computing based modeling and optimization and operations management and sustainable supply chain management. He has edited 2 books, and authored 2 books, 6 book chapters and 82 research articles in refereed journals. 


Deepti Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi. She has more than 30 years research experience and her research interests include textile chemistry product design and development, antimicrobial finishing, anthropometrics and garment sizing, design and engineering of functional clothing. She is a member of various governmental, professional and industrial committees and  has edited 4 books, and authored 1 book, 5 chapters and 87 research articles in refereed journals. 


Sanjay Gupta is the Director General of the World University of Design, Sonepat, India,  and was previously the Dean of National Institute of Fashion Technology and the Founding Dean of the School of Design at GD Goenka University.  He has done his PhD in textile technology from IIT Delhi. He was a UNDP fellow to Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York and a Visiting Professor at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT), France. He was involved in the key initiative of bringing fashion schools worldwide under the umbrella of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI). He has over 100 publications and , over 30 presentations in national/ international conferences and seminars. He has also been a member of committees & bodies at national / international level like ASSOCHAM, CII, IFFTI, BIS, NISTI besides being on the editorial boards of scientific journals. 

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