@article{li_fang_xu_hinks_2016, title={Image-Based Analysis of Seed Coat Fragments in Cotton Fabrics}, volume={3}, ISSN={["2330-5517"]}, DOI={10.14504/ajr.3.1.3}, abstractNote={Seed coat fragments (SCFs) in cotton fabrics are defects that negatively impact the value and quality of cotton if they are visible. The ability to accurately and rapidly count SCFs is important to efficient quality control and for research into improved cotton wet processing. Innovative scouring/bleaching using N-[4-(triethylammoniomethyl)benzoyl]butyrolactam chloride (TBBC) under neutral conditions produces satisfactory whiteness, but inferior performance in SCF removal. In this study, an image-based program was developed to quantitatively analyze SCFs based on their appearance on bleached cotton fabrics. With optimized thresholds, the program was capable of counting SCFs in fabric images semi-automatically, with a diagnostic sensitivity of 94.7% and an accuracy of 94.1%. Compared to the conventional method, image-based counting gave high accuracy and sensitivity.}, number={1}, journal={AATCC JOURNAL OF RESEARCH}, author={Li, Min and Fang, Gang and Xu, Changhai and Hinks, David}, year={2016} }
 @article{li_hinks_2012, title={An environmentally benign approach to cotton preparation: One-bath enzymatic desizing, scouring, and activated bleaching}, volume={12}, number={5}, journal={AATCC Review}, author={Li, M. and Hinks, D.}, year={2012}, pages={46–51} }
 @article{zhou_li_garcia_crawford_beck_hinks_griffis_2012, title={Time-of-Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Method Development for High-Sensitivity Analysis of Acid Dyes in Nylon Fibers}, volume={84}, ISSN={["1520-6882"]}, DOI={10.1021/ac3025569}, abstractNote={A minimally destructive technique for the determination of dyes in finished fibers provides an important tool for crime scene and other forensic investigations. The analytical power and the minimal sample consumption of time-of-flight-secondary ion mass spectrometric (TOF-SIMS) analysis provides the ability to obtain definitive molecular and elemental information relevant to fiber identification, including identification of dyes, from a very small volume of sample. For both fiber surface analysis and, with the aid of cryomicrotomy, fiber cross-section analysis, TOF-SIMS was used to identify various dyes in finished textile fibers. The analysis of C.I. Acid Blue 25 in nylon is presented as a representative example. The molecular ion of C.I. Acid Blue 25 with lower than 3% on weight-of-fiber (owf) dye loading cannot be identified on dyed nylon surfaces by TOF-SIMS using a Bi(3)(+) primary ion beam. Sputtering with C(60)(+) provided the ability to remove surface contamination as well as at least partially remove Bi-induced damage, resulting in a greatly improved signal-to-noise ratio for the Acid Blue 25 molecular ion. The use of C(60)(+) for damage removal in a cyclic manner along with Bi for data acquisition provided the ability to unambiguously identify Acid Blue 25 via its molecular ion at a concentration of 0.1% owf from both fiber surfaces and cross sections.}, number={22}, journal={ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY}, author={Zhou, Chuanzhen and Li, Min and Garcia, Roberto and Crawford, Anne and Beck, Keith and Hinks, David and Griffis, Dieter P.}, year={2012}, month={Nov}, pages={10085–10090} }