AATCC Review

2016-02-01

Davies, Nicola

In January 2015, the World Economic Forum announced that the water crisis is the number one global risk, according to its impact to society. It is said that future wars will be fought over this precious and diminishing resource. Accordingly, any effort to conserve water or to prevent its...

2015-10-01

Pelc, Corrie

When considering the different types of natural raw materials used to make fibers for textiles, sources like the cotton plant, flax plant, silk worm, merino sheep, and even wood pulp typically come to mind. However, nowadays new fibers are emerging from unexpected raw materials as researchers and...

2020-08-01

Sherburne, Cary

One thing the coronavirus pandemic highlighted is shortcomings in our global supply chains. Post-pandemic, how much effort will be applied to rethinking how we source, manufacture, and distribute? For some time now, there have been relatively limited efforts at near-shoring work in the textiles...

2014-02-01

RamMohan, Gayathri, Rosenberger, Paul, Buxy, Samriddhi, Pullammanappallil, Pratap, Goswami, Tushar

A novel, cost effective and reusable TiO2-coated nonwoven media was used to investigate the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB)-containing wastewater. A falling film-type photoreactor with recirculation was designed and operated inside a black box set up with provision for three 15...

2016-02-01

Cattermole, Amanda

Transparency is defined as the ability to have free and easy access to critical information. Traceability, which goes hand in hand with transparency, is the ability to track something as it moves along the supply chain. Brands need more transparent supply chains for several reasons. Transparency...

2016-08-01

Musante, Glenna B.

Next weekend, when you are at the grocery store or out running errands, take a good look at the people around you—in particular, the ladies. Chances are that instead of seeing weekend jeans and tee shirts, you will see an increasing number of women wearing compressive yoga pants and capris with...

2017-04-01

Le, Kilara

Textile products that repel water and stains while retaining breathability have traditionally been made possible through one widely-used type of chemistry, perfluorinated chemicals or, PFCs. These chemicals have also been used in many fire retardants, as well as—most famously—in the “non-stick”...

2015-12-01

Davies, Nicola

Many textile products contain flame retardants to meet flammability or fire safety standards. Flame retardants (FR) inhibit or slow down fire, and thus fulfil a vital role: nobody wants their bed or couch to catch fire and result in flashover. However, research indicates that not all flame...

2017-08-01

Davies, Nicola

The textile industry affects the environment in many ways, one of which is through the production of wastewater. In particular, effluent (liquid waste discharged into rivers and seas) from factories contains complex chemicals that pollute the environment, and which could prove to be a serious...

2016-08-01

Wang, Lei, Pan, Ruru, Xu, Bugao, Jiang, Shuangge, Liu, Jianli, Gao, Weidong

Crease or wrinkle recovery refers to the ability for a creased fabric to recover to its original shape over a certain period of time. It is one of the essential performance parameters for assessing fabric usability. The test method is standardized by the American Association of Textile Chemists...