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Fall 2019
Twisted yarns are commonly used in traditional textiles applications, such as in apparel manufacture, but their study and use in composite textiles is limited, especially in the case of continuous multifilament yarns. In textiles applications, small amounts of twist have shown to increase the...
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Spring 2019
This study investigates a potential new source of silk fibre, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), commonly known as the greater wax moth. The larvae of this moth are a major pest of stored or unattended beehive brood combs. The larvae produce large quantities of strong, elastic...
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Spring 2018
Wetness perceptions in socks are an aspect of comfort. A bench scale measurement technique -- Algorithmic Image Analysis (AIA) -- to assess the liquid moisture distribution in sock fabrics, and relate them to wetness perceptions, is developed in this thesis. In AIA, the measurement of spread...