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Journal Articles (Human Ecology)
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Aging of high-performance fibers used in firefighters' protective clothing: State of the knowledge and path forward
Download2023-06-10
Md. Saiful Hoque, Patricia I. Dolez
High-performance fibers developed since the 1960s have a wide range of appli-cations including firefighters' protective clothing. Firefighters' protective cloth-ing made of inherently flame-resistant high-performance fibers offers excellentprotection in the new condition. However, these fibers...
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2022-06-09
Md. Saiful Hoque, Md. Jakir Hossain, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Md. Mizanur Rashid
The physical properties of weft knitted fabrics can be modified according to the fabric structure and the raw material used to manufacture the final fabric. This research demonstrates the influence of fiber types and fabric structure on some specific physical properties such as bursting strength,...
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Mediation and ANCOVA Models to Study the Influence of Solvent Retting Traits and Plant Physique on Bast Fiber Yield and Retting Time
Download2022-01-01
Ikra Iftekhar Shuvo, Md. Saiful Hoque, Lovely K. M. Khandakar
The study aims in applying two statistical tools to analyze the retting behavior of plant stems for extracting bast fibers for industrial applications. At first, a mediation model is employed to investigate the first hypothesis of this work that involves studying the color response of the retted...
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Polyurethane (PU) based multifunctional materials: Emerging paradigm for functional textiles, smart, and biomedical applications
Download2022-08-10
Partha Sikdar, Tanvir Mahady Dip, Avik K. Dhar, Maitry Bhattacharjee, Md. Saiful Hoque, Solaiman Bin Ali
The advances in polymer chemistry research have revolutionized the field of smart materials and biomedical. Polyurethanes (PUs) are a versatile polymer class with diverse structure, morphology, and behavior under various conditions deemed suitable for many functional and intelligent responses....
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2021-05-11
Partha Sikdar, Md. Mazbah Uddin, Tanvir Mahady Dip, Shafiqul Islam, Md. Saiful Hoque, Avik K. Dar, Shuangyan Wu
Understanding the surrounding atmosphere and reacting accordingly with a precise action are always fascinating features of a material. Materials that pose such responsiveness are called smart materials. Currently, research studies on smart materials are being accelerated exponentially around the...