@article{seyam_cai_oxenham_2009, title={Devices for measuring electrostatic generation and dissipation on the surfaces of polymeric materials}, volume={100}, ISSN={["1754-2340"]}, DOI={10.1080/00405000701819840}, abstractNote={Abstract Dynamic electrostatic generation and dissipation on polymer surfaces are of great importance for materials such as yarns and films. To support fundamental research in this area, innovative devices and experimental techniques that can lead to a better understanding of these phenomena are of obvious academic and industrial interest. This paper reports the development of devices for testing the electrostatic generation/dissipation properties of polymer surfaces. These devices include a tester for assessing moving yarns, a high-resistance system to measure the yarn's linear resistance, a tester for evaluating stationary fabrics or films while rubbing against a moving surface and a contact charge tester for investigating charge generated by contacting of two surfaces. These devices enable the study of the influences of relative moving speed, yarn tension, electrostatic charge properties of yarns, as well as contact pressure, rubbing speed, number of rubbings or contacts on the static charge properties of films. Keywords: electrostaticsstatic charge generationstatic charge dissipationtriboelectrificationstatic charge measurementpolymer surface state Acknowledgements We thank the National Textile Center for funding this research work and Dr. Peter Castle for providing suggestion for the designing and constructing of Faraday tubes.}, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE}, author={Seyam, Abdel-Fattah M. and Cai, Yiyun and Oxenham, William}, year={2009}, month={May}, pages={338–349} } @article{cai_seyam_kim_2007, title={Formation of fiberwebs from staple fibers with controlled fiber orientation using electrostatic forces: Theoretical analysis}, volume={2}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics}, author={Cai, Y. Y. and Seyam, A. M. and Kim, Y. K.}, year={2007}, pages={17–24} }