TY - CHAP TI - Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures Using Fiber Optic Methods AB - This highly comprehensive, introductory book explains the basics of structural health monitoring aspects of composite structures. This book serve as an all-in-one reference book in which the reader can receive a basic understanding of composite materials, manufacturing methods, the latest types of optical fiber sensors used for structural health monitoring of composite structures, and demonstrated applications of the use of fiber sensors in a variety of composite material structures. The content draws upon the authors’ and distinguished contributors’ extensive research/teaching and industrial experience to fully cover the structural health monitoring of composite materials using fiber optic sensing methods. PY - 2016/10/3/ DO - 10.1201/9781315369815 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315369815 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Static and dynamic mechanical properties of cotton/epoxy green composites AU - Koyuncu, M. AU - Karahan, M. AU - Karahan, N. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Nawab, Y. T2 - Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.5604/12303666.1201139 VL - 24 IS - 4 SP - 105-111 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000383561400016&KeyUID=WOS:000383561400016 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Modelling the effect of weave structure and fabric thread density on mechanical and comfort properties of woven fabrics AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Umair, M. AU - Ashraf, M. AU - Baitab, D.M. AU - Hamdani, S.T.A. AU - Shahid, S. T2 - Autex Research Journal AB - Abstract The paper investigates the effects of weave structure and fabric thread density on the comfort and mechanical properties of various test fabrics woven from polyester/cotton yarns. Three different weave structures, that is, 1/1 plain, 2/1 twill and 3/1 twill, and three different fabric densities were taken as input variables whereas air permeability, overall moisture management capacity, tensile strength and tear strength of fabrics were taken as response variables and a comparison is made of the effect of weave structure and fabric density on the response variables. The results of fabric samples were analysed in Minitab statistical software. The coefficients of determinations (R-sq values) of the regression equations show a good predictive ability of the developed statistical models. The findings of the study may be helpful in deciding appropriate manufacturing specifications of woven fabrics to attain specific comfort and mechanical properties. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1515/aut-2015-0032 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 160-164 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000380950100006&KeyUID=WOS:000380950100006 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Modeling the effect of weave structure and fabric thread density on the barrier effectiveness of woven surgical gowns AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Hamdani, S.T.A. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Umair, M. AU - Ashraf, W. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - Surgical gowns are the shielding cloths worn by the surgical team throughout a surgery to save them from blood pathogens of the patient being operated, and to avoid bacterial infections. Barrier effectiveness of a fabric depends upon the liquid penetration resistance and pathogen resistance of the fabric. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of different weave structures and fabric thread densities on the barrier effectiveness of the woven surgical gowns. Twelve fabric samples were produced using three different weave structures, i.e. 1/1 plain, 2/2 z-twill, and 3/3 z-twill, and four different fabric constructions and then completed with a water repellent finish. Water repellency spray test and air permeability test were conducted on each of the 12 woven samples. The results of fabric samples were analyzed in Minitab statistical software. The coefficients of determinations (R2 values) of the regression equations show good prediction ability of the developed statistical models. The findings of the study may be helpful in deciding appropriate manufacturing specifications of surgical gowns to attain maximum barrier effectiveness. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2015.1070027 VL - 107 IS - 7 SP - 873-878 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000375320600008&KeyUID=WOS:000375320600008 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Modeling the effect of elastane linear density, fabric thread density, and weave float on the stretch, recovery, and compression properties of bi-stretch woven fabrics for compression garments AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Hussain, T. AU - Malik, M.H. AU - Nawab, Y. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of elastane linear density, thread density, and weave float on the stretch, recovery, and compression properties of bi-stretch woven fabrics for compression garments. Fabric samples were produced using elastane core-spun cotton yarns both in the warp and weft. The elastane linear density, fabric thread density, and weave float size were used as input variables while fabric contraction, subgarment pressure, fabric stretch, and recovery were taken as response variables. Two different elastane linear densities, i.e. 44 and 78 dtex, two different thread densities, and three different weave designs, i.e. 1/1 plain, 2/2 z-twill, and 3/3 z-twill were used. The results of fabric samples were analyzed in Minitab statistical software. The coefficients of determinations (R-sq values) of the regression equations showed good prediction ability of the developed statistical models. The findings of the study may be helpful in deciding appropriate manufacturing specifications of bi-stretch fabrics to attain specific stretch, recovery, and compression properties. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2015.1029809 VL - 107 IS - 3 SP - 307-315 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000367899300004&KeyUID=WOS:000367899300004 ER - TY - BOOK TI - From the Characterization and Modeling of Cure-Dependent Properties of Composite Materials to the Simulation of Residual Stresses AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Jacquemin, F. AB - The use of composite materials has increased significantly in recent years in aerospace, naval and other high-tech applications. This chapter provides a discussion on the factors inducing residual stress into the composite parts and its associated problems, methods of determination of composite properties and modeling the residual stress in composite plates using analytical methods. It presents the major parameters that contribute toward the formation of residual stress in the thermoset composites. Determination of composite properties during and after cure is a prerequisite for modeling the residual stress in the composite. The self-consistent model allows determining the macroscopic elasticity tensor, coefficients of thermal expansion and chemical shrinkage of ply from the mechanical, thermal and chemical properties of the constituents. For the calculation of warpage in the laminated plates, two approaches exist: the linear approach, also named classical laminate theory, and the nonlinear approach. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1002/9781119116288.ch5 SE - 157-174 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019039519&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - CONF TI - Characterization and modelling of spring-in effect on Z-shape composite part AU - Sonnenfeld, C. AU - Agogué, R. AU - Beauchêne, P. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Saouab, A. AU - Anfray, E. AU - Desjoyeaux, B. C2 - 2016/// C3 - ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials DA - 2016/// UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018547400&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - The development of novel auxetic woven structure for impact applications AU - Liaqat, M. AU - Samad, H.A. AU - Hamdani, S.T.A. AU - Nawab, Y. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - Nowadays, the auxetic materials, auxetic reinforcement as well as auxetic composite are under the great attention of scientific research due to having excellent mechanical properties. In the current research work, the impact resistance of composite was improved by modifying the four layer through the thickness woven structure, that was used as reinforcement. A comparison was made between the standard four layer through the thickness and modified four layer through the thickness woven structure in terms of auxeticity and penetration. The modified four layer through the thickness woven structure showed auxetic behavior in both warp and weft direction having less penetration resistance as compared to standard sample. The four layer through the thickness non-auxetic woven structures and modified auxetic four layer thorough the thickness woven structures were used as reinforcements to develop composite for impact resistance comparison. The result showed that impact resistance of auxetic composite was 6.7% greater as compared to the non-auxetic composite. It was concluded that the greater value of impact resistance was due to the auxetic behavior of modified four layer through the thickness woven structure. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1239330 SP - 1-7 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84989227467&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Recycling of warp size materials and comparison of yarn mechanical properties sized with recycled materials and virgin materials AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Khan, M.I. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Umair, M. AU - Nawab, Y. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - Warp sizing is an established method for improving the weaveability of textile yarns by coating or impregnating warp yarns with a polymer that improves the efficiency of the weaving operation. Despite its high cost, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) normally shows better adhesion to fibers than other sizing agents like starch which makes it an essential constituent of size liquor recipe. However PVA desized effluent is a major chemical oxygen demand contributor to a textile plant’s primary oxygenation treatment of water operation and being biologically inert and presents a major threat to the environment. Therefore, the recovery and recycling of PVA will not only be cost-effective but will also be eco-friendly. The aim of this research work is to recycle the warp size materials and to study the comparison of yarn mechanical properties sized with recycled materials to the properties of yarn sized with conventional sizing. Ultrafiltration reverse osmosis technology is used for the recovery and recycling of PVA size material. For this purpose, Ne 16/1 and Ne 21/1 carded 100% cotton yarns were used and sized with both conventional sizing recipe and by 50% recycled PVA together with 50% fresh sizing recipe. It was found that yarn sized through recycled PVA sizing recipe has almost the same (slightly lower) mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation and abrasion resistance as compared to yarn sized through conventional sizing recipe. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1153875 SP - 1-6 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961209107&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Multi-response optimization of mechanical and comfort properties of bi-stretch woven fabrics using grey relational analysis in Taguchi method AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Hussain, T. AU - Ahmad, N. AU - Nawab, Y. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - The present paper envisages the multi-response optimization of certain factors like elastane linear density, fabric thread density and weave float on some mechanical, (i.e. stretch %, recovery %) and comfort (i.e. air permeability) properties of bi-stretch woven fabrics, under L18 orthogonal array in Taguchi design. Fabric samples were produced using elastane core-spun cotton yarns both in the warp and weft. The elastane linear density, fabric thread density and weave float size were used as predictor variables, while fabric air permeability, stretch and recovery were taken as response variables. Two different elastane linear densities, i.e. 44 dtex and 78 dtex, 3 different thread densities and 3 different weave designs, i.e. 1/1 plain, 2/2 z-twill and 3/3 z-twill were used. The results have been analysed using grey relational analysis for the identification of an optimum level of process factors. Furthermore, using analysis of variance method, significant contributions of predictor variables were determined. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1191721 SP - 1-9 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84974728115&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Modeling and analysis of the creep behavior of jute/green epoxy composites incorporated with chemically treated pulverized nano/micro jute fibers AU - Jabbar, A. AU - Militk?, J. AU - Madhukar Kale, B. AU - Rwawiire, S. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Baheti, V. T2 - Industrial Crops and Products AB - This paper reports the creep behavior of alkali treated jute/green epoxy composites incorporated with various loadings (1, 5 and 10 wt%) of chemically treated pulverized jute fibers (PJF) at different environment temperatures. Composites were prepared by hand layup method and compression molding technique. The creep and dynamic mechanical tests were performed in three-point bending mode by dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). The incorporation of PJF is found to significantly improve the creep resistance and strain rate of composites. Three creep models i.e. Burger’s model, Findley’s power law model and a simpler two-parameter power law model were used to model the creep behavior in this study. The time temperature superposition principle (TTSP) was applied to predict the long-term creep performance. The Findley’s power law model was found to be satisfactory in predicting the long-term creep behavior. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) results revealed the increase in storage modulus, glass transition temperature and reduction in the tangent delta peak height of composites with higher loading of PJF. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.12.052 VL - 84 SP - 230-240 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000373538000028&KeyUID=WOS:000373538000028 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Investigation of mechanical behavior of woven/knitted hybrid composites AU - Ashraf, W. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Umair, M. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Karahan, M. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - The objective of this research is to develop the woven/knitted hybrid composites for improved in plane as well as out of plane mechanical properties. Two different type of structures and two different materials were used in this study. Firstly, the woven and knitted fabrics were developed with glass and Kevlar yarn. Secondly, the laminated composite samples were fabricated with different stacking sequence of fabric plies. The epoxy resin was used as matrix. The cured samples were characterized for impact, tensile and dynamic mechanical properties. The behavior of composite materials was then analyzed with percentages of different fiber and fabric types. The samples with higher percentages of knitted reinforcement gave better impact strength but failed to provide better tensile properties. Moreover, the samples with higher percentages of woven structure and glass materials gives better modulus values. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1258951 SP - 1-8 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84996805831&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Investigating the mechanical behavior of composites made from textile industry waste AU - Umar, M. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Ahmad, S. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Umair, M. AU - Maqsood, M. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - Recycling the waste for environmental protection has been an important challenge for the mankind. The fibrous waste in textile industry accounts for approximately 15% of the amount of fibers used, leading to a lower yield %. The current study focused to use this waste as reinforcement to produce a fiber-reinforced polymer composites. Reinforcements were woven in 3/1 S twill, using yarn produced from noil waste and knitting waste in the weft direction. The weft yarn count, type of waste material and number of picks were the variables of study. Laminated composites were fabricated from these reinforcements and the mechanical properties (tensile, bending and impact) were compared to the conventional glass fiber composites. The specific mechanical properties of these composites were found comparable or less than that of glass fiber composites. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1193982 SP - 1-5 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84976325972&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Investigating the effect of material and weave design on comfort properties of bilayer-woven fabrics AU - Nazir, M.U. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Fazal, M.Z. AU - Khan, M.I. AU - Umair, M. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - The paper focuses on the development of a bilayer-woven fabric and investigating the effect of weave design and material type on its comfort properties. Face layer was plain woven with cotton yarn, while two different weave designs (2/2 and 3/1 twill) and four different materials (cotton, polyester, micropolyester and nylon) were used for the back layer. The comfort properties of fabric, including air permeability (AP), thermal resistance, water vapour resistance and overall moisture management capacity, were determined. It was found that both the layers of fabric as a whole contribute to the comfort properties of bilayer fabric. The highest AP was exhibited by fabrics having both layers of cotton, while 3/1 twill samples have a lower value of thermal resistance as compared to the 2/2 twill samples. The results further showed that micro polyester woven in 3/1 twill weave exhibits better comfort properties. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1247616 SP - 1-8 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992428526&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - From the Characterization and Modeling of Cure-Dependent Properties of Composite Materials to the Simulation of Residual Stresses T2 - Heat Transfer in Polymer Composite Materials: Forming Processes DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// UR - https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51749886/ ER - TY - JOUR TI - Fabric manufacturing T2 - Physical Sciences Reviews DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1515/PSR-2016-0024 UR - https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/27557874/ ER - TY - JOUR TI - Effect of woven fabric structure on the air permeability and moisture management properties AU - Umair, M. AU - Hussain, T. AU - Shaker, K. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Jabbar, M. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - In this study, six different woven samples were produced on air jet loom with two different weave designs (i.e. 3/1 twill and 1/1 plain), three different picking sequences (i.e. single pick insertion (SPI), double pick insertion (DPI) and three pick insertion (3PI)). All the woven samples were singed, desized, bleached and finished together at industrial scale, as a single lot. The effect of these factors on the wetting, wicking and air permeability (AP) of the fabric samples was analysed. It was revealed that the fabric weave design and picking sequence has statistically significant effect on fabric wetting time, water spreading speed and AP of the fabric. It was found that fabrics woven in twill weave design and with simultaneous 3PI give significantly better AP, shorter wetting time and better water spreading rate as compared to plain woven fabrics and those with double or SPI. It could be concluded that the thermophysiological comfort of woven fabrics may be significantly improved simply by selecting a suitable weave design and picking sequence. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2015.1054124 VL - 107 IS - 5 SP - 596-605 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000371639500006&KeyUID=WOS:000371639500006 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Bioactive woven flax-based composites: Development and characterisation AU - Shaker, K. AU - Ashraf, M. AU - Jabbar, M. AU - Shahid, S. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Zia, J. AU - Rehman, A. T2 - Journal of Industrial Textiles AB - The natural fibre composites are potential alternative of glass fibre composites for structural applications, automobile and furniture industry, but these are susceptible to the bacterial attack. The current study aims to investigate the bio-functionality of composites using flax woven fabric reinforcement along with ZnO nanoparticles. The ZnO nanoparticles were synthesised by sol–gel method and added in different fractions to unsaturated polyester resin before impregnation of reinforcement. The composites were fabricated by vacuum bag moulding technique, and bioactivity was tested in terms of antibacterial activity (zone of inhibition). The ZnO nanoparticles imparted bioactivity to the composites even in the lowest amount (0.02% by weight). These bioactive composites will help to lower the risk for fibre degradation and enhance the service life of composite, by restricting the growth of bacteria. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1177/1528083715591579 VL - 46 IS - 2 SP - 549-561 UR - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000380282200012&KeyUID=WOS:000380282200012 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Comparison of compression properties of stretchable knitted fabrics and bi-stretch woven fabrics for compression garments AU - Maqsood, M. AU - Nawab, Y. AU - Umar, J. AU - Umair, M. AU - Shaker, K. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - Stretchable fabrics have diverse applications ranging from casual apparel to performance sportswear and compression therapy. Compression therapy is the universally accepted treatment for the management of hypertrophic scarring after severe burns. Mostly stretchable knitted fabrics are used in compression therapy; but in the recent past, some studies have also been found on bi-stretch woven fabrics being used as compression garments as they also have been found quite effective in the treatment of edema. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to compare the compression properties of stretchable knitted and bi-stretch woven fabrics for compression garments. For this purpose, four woven structures and four knitted structures were produced having same areal density and their compression, comfort and mechanical properties were compared before and after 5, 10 and 15 washes. The four knitted structures used were single jersey, single locaste, plain pique and honeycomb, whereas the four woven structures produced were 1/1 plain, 2/1 twill, 3/1 twill and 4/1 twill. The compression properties of the produced samples were tested by using kikuhime pressure sensor and it was found that bi-stretch woven fabrics possessed better compression properties before and after washes and retain their durability after repeated use, whereas knitted stretchable fabrics lost their compression ability after repeated use and the required sub-garment pressure of the knitted structures after 15 washes was almost half that of woven bi-stretch fabrics. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1172432 SP - 1-8 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84963499927&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Spinning of polyacrylamidoximes by solution blowing technique: Synthesis and characterization AU - Elsayed, A. Atef AU - Hamouda, Tamer AU - Salama, M. AU - Salem, Tarek T2 - Fibers and Polymers DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1007/s12221-016-6585-6 VL - 17 IS - 9 SP - 1456-1463 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84989233420&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Developing high-performance hybrid green composites AU - Hassanin, Ahmed H. AU - Hamouda, Tamer AU - Candan, Zeki AU - Kilic, Ali AU - Akbulut, Turgay T2 - Composites Part B: Engineering AB - Particleboards made of a mixture of wood particles and short glass fibers as the core and two layers of woven jute fabric as skin layers were fabricated using a vacuum-assisted resin transfer mold. The modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), and internal bonding (IB) were evaluated as indicators of mechanical performance. The vertical density profile, water absorption, and thickness swelling were analyzed to evaluate the physical performance. The results revealed that the proposed panels have excellent mechanical properties as compared to commercial wood composites. The MOR, MOE, and IB values for commercial particleboard composites are 14.69 MPa, 2.54 GPa, and 0.53 MPa, respectively, whereas the MOR, MOE, and IB for the proposed hybrid structure with zero glass fibers and no skin were 18.04 MPa, 2.99 GPa, and 2.18 MPa. Higher values were obtained by adding short glass fibers or using woven jute fibers as skin or both. The results indicated that the proposed sandwich composites exhibited excellent water resistance and dimensional stability as compared to commercial wood composites. The results also showed that these hybrid green composites with enhanced performance could be used in the construction and automotive industries. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.02.051 VL - 92 SP - 384-394 UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84960353277&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - CONF TI - Complex 3D shaped knitting preforms AU - Hamouda, T. C2 - 2016/// C3 - International SAMPE Technical Conference DA - 2016/// VL - 2016-January UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978081329&partnerID=MN8TOARS ER - TY - JOUR TI - Thermal insulation properties of hybrid textile reinforced biocomposites from food packaging waste T2 - Journal of Industrial Textiles AB - Due to the significant and harmful effect of the global warming on our communities, health, and climate, the usage of thermal insulation material in building is must to decrease the energy consumption and to improve energy efficiency. On the other hand, the utilization of waste and biomass resources for developing new bio-based composite materials is attracting much attention for the environmental and socioeconomics. Therefore, in this study, thermal insulation bio-based composite panels from Tetra Pak® waste and wool fiber waste with different ratios were manufactured. Likewise, other sandwich bio-based composite panels were manufactured using Tetra Pak waste as a core material with glass woven fabric and jute wove fabric as skin materials. Thermal conductivity and thermal resistance results showed a significant improvement on thermal insulation properties of the developed biocomposite panels compared to the control samples made of plain Tetra Pak®. DA - 2016/6/1/ PY - 2016/6/1/ DO - 10.1177/1528083716657820 ER - TY - JOUR TI - “Don’t buy this jacket” AU - Hwang, Chanmi AU - Lee, Youngji AU - Diddi, Sonali AU - Karpova, Elena T2 - Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of anti-consumption advertisement on consumers’ attitudes and purchase intentions (PIs) of an apparel product. Design/methodology/approach An experiment was conducted with a sample of college students ( n =1,300) who were randomly assigned to view either a traditional advertisement for a Patagonia jacket or an anti-consumption advertisement of the same jacket. After that, consumer attitudes toward buying the jacket and PIs were measured employing online survey. In addition, consumer environmental concern (EC), perceived intrinsic brand motivation and extrinsic brand motivation (PIBM and PEBM) were measured to test a proposed research model. Findings Participants exposed to the anti-consumption advertisement reported less positive attitudes toward and lower PIs to buy the jacket than participants who viewed the traditional advertisement. Participants’ EC, PIBMs and PEBMs were found to be important predictors of the attitude and PI. Research limitations/implications This study provides a foundation for future research on consumer attitudes and PIs in the context of anti-consumption behavior and the effects of anti-consumption advertisement. Limitations of the present study include convenience sampling. Practical implications Anti-consumption advertising might be used effectively to raise consumers’ awareness on their spending habits on clothing and reduce the clutter of consuming culture. Originality/value The research findings contribute to the corporate social responsibility literature in the apparel context, specifically socially responsible marketing, by focusing on the nascent topic of anti-consumption. This was the first study that examined how anti-consumption advertisement might affect consumer attitudes toward buying products displayed in this advertisement. DA - 2016/10/3/ PY - 2016/10/3/ DO - 10.1108/jfmm-12-2014-0087 VL - 20 IS - 4 SP - 435-452 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmm-12-2014-0087 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Attitudes and Purchase Intentions for Smart Clothing AU - Hwang, Chanmi AU - Chung, Te-Lin AU - Sanders, Eulanda A. T2 - Clothing and Textiles Research Journal AB - This research extends the technology acceptance model with apparel design attributes and examines factors influencing consumers’ attitudes and purchase intentions of smart clothing, specifically, solar-powered clothing. A random sample of college students and faculty ( N = 720) participated in this study. Results from structural equation modeling reveal that perceived usefulness is the strongest predictor of attitude and purchase intention. Perceived compatibility is the strongest predictor of perceived usefulness, and along with perceived comfort, it determines perceptions of usefulness, ease of use, and performance risk. Perceived performance risk, aesthetic attributes, and environmental concern are significant predictors of attitude. This research validates the technology acceptance model in explaining new technology adoption in clothing and confirms the importance of multiple dimensions of smart clothing. Retailers can emphasize the shift from a technical concern to a user-centered one by highlighting utilitarian aspects of clothing and providing compatible and aesthetically appealing design features that interconnects functionality, expressiveness, and aesthetics (FEA) consumer needs. DA - 2016/7// PY - 2016/7// DO - 10.1177/0887302x16646447 VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 207-222 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0887302x16646447 KW - TAM KW - FEA KW - smart clothing KW - solar-powered clothing ER - TY - RPRT TI - The Impact of Student Outfit Choice on Class Participation AU - Law, Emily AU - Istook, Cynthia A3 - Iowa State University, Digital Repository AB - The psychology of clothing has been much researched, yet remains a very complex subject. Studies have shown that clothing can influence people's perceptions of others, even regarding expectations related to intelligence and academic achievement. This pilot study was performed to uncover the ways in which a student might be impacted by the clothing they chose to wear to class every day. The results of this study were consistent with the hypothesis that students' classroom participation would be impacted by their outfit choice. Students were more engaged in class when wearing more professional clothing than when attired in casual or leisure wear. DA - 2016/11/8/ PY - 2016/11/8/ DO - 10.31274/itaa_proceedings-180814-1728 PB - Iowa State University, Digital Repository UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/itaa_proceedings-180814-1728 ER - TY - CONF TI - Textile Management Programs – What are they Where? AU - Hergeth, Helmut T2 - 2016 International Academic Business Conference C2 - 2016/1/3/ CY - Orlando, FL DA - 2016/1/3/ PY - 2016/1/3/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - Decision-Making Industry and Business AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/1/26/ PY - 2016/1/26/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - Understanding Manufacturing Business Drivers AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/2/9/ PY - 2016/2/9/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - Entrepreneurship as Part of Selling AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/4/26/ PY - 2016/4/26/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - Business and Finance for Global Industries AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/7/25/ PY - 2016/7/25/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - How do Recalls Impact Financial Statement? AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/8/24/ PY - 2016/8/24/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - Finance Strategies in Research and Development AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/10/13/ PY - 2016/10/13/ ER - TY - SOUND TI - Taking your Company Global AU - Hergeth, Helmut DA - 2016/11/6/ PY - 2016/11/6/ ER - TY - JOUR TI - Integration of Six Sigma to traditional quality management theory: an empirical study on organisational performance AU - Uluskan, Meryem AU - Godfrey, A. Blanton AU - Joines, Jeffrey A. T2 - Total Quality Management & Business Excellence AB - This paper integrates Six Sigma (SS) practices into traditional quality management (QM) theory by investigating its relation to traditional QM practices as well as its direct effect on organisational performance. This research used Path Analysis, a special case of SEM, through which the research hypotheses were evaluated. The paper uses survey data collected from US textile and apparel industry members. As an important contribution to previous literature, the results suggest that overall performance appears to be favourably and directly influenced by successful implementation of both SS and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Therefore, SS practices are concluded to directly impact organisational performance rather than being complementary to traditional QM practices. Considering the social and technical (soft and hard) dimensions of QM, our study has found a significant path to SS from process management (PM), but not from other soft aspects. This showed that textile and apparel companies’ SS applications are dominated by hard quality practices, but they have not been yet widely linked with social dimensions such as CRM or Employee Relationship Management (ERM). Results also indicate that ERM has a direct impact on PM and CRM, and Top Management has direct positive links to CRM and ERM. DA - 2016/2/22/ PY - 2016/2/22/ DO - 10.1080/14783363.2016.1150173 VL - 28 IS - 13-14 SP - 1526-1543 J2 - Total Quality Management & Business Excellence LA - en OP - SN - 1478-3363 1478-3371 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2016.1150173 DB - Crossref KW - quality management KW - Six Sigma KW - organisational performance KW - path analysis KW - hard and soft quality management ER - TY - JOUR TI - Characterisation and classification of Chinese male office workers’ necks using 3-D body measurements AU - Wang, Shanshan AU - Xu, Yingjiao AU - Wang, Hongbo T2 - International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education AB - This paper aims to characterise and classify the necks of Chinese male office workers with a goal to provide a reference for men’s clothing design, particularly collar design. Two hundred Chinese male office workers aged 25–30 were recruited for this study. The neck data of the participants were extracted using three-dimensional anthropometry. Descriptive analysis and cluster analysis were conducted to characterise and classify the necks of the target market segment. Four unique types of necks were identified as a result of the cluster analysis. Neck inclination, as well as neck girth, plays a significant role in the neck classification. In addition to the current collar sizing parameter – neck girth, this study suggested the important role of neck inclination in the classification of Chinese male office workers’ necks. DA - 2016/7/12/ PY - 2016/7/12/ DO - 10.1080/17543266.2016.1203026 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 101-109 J2 - International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education LA - en OP - SN - 1754-3266 1754-3274 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2016.1203026 DB - Crossref ER - TY - JOUR TI - Examining the effectiveness of virtual fitting with 3D garment simulation AU - Porterfield, Anne AU - Lamar, Traci A. M. T2 - International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education AB - In this paper, we report how the interactive process of garment fitting, as a component of the apparel development process, was impacted by the use of virtual fittings in place of live fittings. We created 3D garment simulations using five existing garment patterns, then conducted virtual fittings with the maker and the designer of each garment. Participants viewed the virtual fittings via WebEx. They responded to questions about fit and design details, and about the experience of participating in a virtual fitting. They had opportunities to suggest alterations and to see alternate style line markings on the virtual garments. Responses showed that elements inherent to both preparation and execution of a virtual fitting impacted the collaborative experience. DA - 2016/11/7/ PY - 2016/11/7/ DO - 10.1080/17543266.2016.1250290 VL - 10 IS - 3 SP - 320-330 J2 - International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education LA - en OP - SN - 1754-3266 1754-3274 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2016.1250290 DB - Crossref ER - TY - JOUR TI - Effect of annealing on charging properties of electret fibers AU - Kilic, Ali AU - Shim, Eunkyoung AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam T2 - The Journal of The Textile Institute AB - In the present work, effect of annealing on charging and surface morphology of isotactic polypropylene (PP) filaments was reported. To enhance the surface crystallinity of the filaments, samples were annealed at 70 and 110 °C for 12 h. As expected, fiber surface crystallinity increased upon annealing which led more stable electret fibers. However, the change in the initial surface potential was not so remarkable. The same trend was also observed in filaments containing a commercial nucleating agent, NA11 (sodium 2,2′-methylene-bis(4,6-di-tertbutylphenyl)-phosphate). Surface crystallinity was analyzed using the intensity of specific peaks obtained from attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy analysis. The surface charge characteristics of fibers were determined using a modified surface potential decay test. DA - 2016/7// PY - 2016/7// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1207269 VL - 7 IS - 6 SP - 1-5 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Structures and properties of hydroentangled nonwovens: effect of number of manifolds AU - Venu, Lalith B. Suragani AU - Shim, Eunkyoung AU - Anantharamaiah, Nagendra AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam T2 - The Journal of The Textile Institute AB - Hydroentangling is a process in which fibers are entangled by impinging of a curtain of high-speed water jets to form mechanically strong, soft, and textile-like fabrics. Hydroentangled nonwovens are finding a gamut of applications without knowing the entangling mechanisms. In most applications, hydroentangling is carried out using multiple manifolds. This study focuses on the formation of hydroentangled web structures with multiple manifolds and their properties. The 3D analysis revealed the internal structures of hydroentangled nonwovens disclosing formation of fiber loops at jet impact regions. We also report changes of fiber orientations and fiber interlocking within web structures in nonwovens hydroentanged with multiple manifolds. DA - 2016/4// PY - 2016/4// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1165400 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 1-15 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Effect of woven fabric structure on dimensional stability- a lead time saving approach for the sustainability of Bangladeshi woven industries AU - Sheikh, S. AU - Kabir, S. AU - Hannan, M. AU - Khan, A. T2 - Society & Change DA - 2016/3/1/ PY - 2016/3/1/ VL - X IS - 1 SP - 73–81 UR - http://societyandchange.com/uploads/1509605244.pdf ER - TY - JOUR TI - The importance of apparel attributes among young Mexican-American female consumers AU - Newcomb-Hopfer, E. AU - Istook, C. T2 - Journal of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 1–15 UR - http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/JTATM/article/view/8380 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Study of optimum parameters for Chinese female underwire bra size system by 3D virtual anthropometric measurement AU - Liu, Yu AU - Wang, Jianping AU - Istook, Cynthia L. T2 - The Journal of The Textile Institute AB - The aim of this paper is to explore the optimum parameters for Chinese female underwire bra size system. Raw data was collected for 275 subjects using a 3D scanner, and 108 measurement values were extracted by reverse engineering software Polyworks. Analysis of data was conducted by integrating the entropy weight method and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) methods. It was determined that the value of breast breadth (straight distance from inner most point to outer most point on the breast) should be added to the pivotal parameters and compared to previous research to classify the breast shape and to create a totally new size system for the underwire bra. This information can provide the value width for the pattern maker and help in choosing the right sized & shaped wire for the underwire bra. When compared to former research, more breast shapes were defined than when only the depth width ratio and under-bust girth were used as parameters. DA - 2016/6/14/ PY - 2016/6/14/ DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1195954 VL - 108 IS - 6 SP - 877-882 J2 - The Journal of The Textile Institute LA - en OP - SN - 0040-5000 1754-2340 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2016.1195954 DB - Crossref KW - Underwire bra KW - optimum parameters KW - pattern design KW - size system KW - virtual KW - entropy analysis ER - TY - SOUND TI - Inkjet-Printed Wearable Antenna for Hyperthermia Therapy: Comparison between Simulation and Measurement AU - Mukai, Y. AU - Suh, M. DA - 2016/8/8/ PY - 2016/8/8/ M3 - poster ER - TY - SOUND TI - Inkjet-Printed Wearable Antenna for Hyperthermia Therapy: Comparison between Simulation and Measurement AU - Mukai, Y. AU - Suh, M. DA - 2016/3/23/ PY - 2016/3/23/ M3 - poster ER - TY - SOUND TI - Effect of Bra Style and Size on its Fit and Comfort AU - Peterson, A. AU - Suh, M. AB - The goal of this investigation is to study bra fit and comfort according to different sizes, cup seaming techniques, and locations within the bra structure. Two participants were invited, whose breast sizes are linked together through sister sizes (34C and 32D). Based on common bra production methods, three basic style bra prototypes were developed with different cup seaming techniques; horizontal, vertical, and combined seams. These prototypes were used to assess bra fit and comfort on each participant at 8 different locations. Fit and comfort were evaluated based on the pressure being exerted by the bra. The pressure data was collected using the Novel Pliance X Expert System (Munich, Germany). DA - 2016/11/8/ PY - 2016/11/8/ DO - 10.31274/itaa_proceedings-180814-1454 M3 - poster PB - Iowa State University, Digital Repository ER - TY - SOUND TI - Assessment of Breast Size in Four Different Methods AU - Lund, K. AU - Suh, M. DA - 2016/4/20/ PY - 2016/4/20/ M3 - poster ER - TY - JOUR TI - Finite element modelling of Chinese male office workers’ necks using 3D body measurements AU - Wang, Shanshan AU - Xu, Yingjiao AU - Wang, Hongbo T2 - The Journal of The Textile Institute AB - Recognizing the influence of occupational habits on human morphology, there has been a discernible increase in research taking anthropometric body measurements of a target population for the purpose of customized product development and production to meet different customer needs. This study aims to develop a 3D neck model for the Chinese young male office workers with a goal to provide a tool to maximize the ergonomic fit and comfort of the collar part of apparel products. A total of 200 male Chinese office workers meeting the sampling criteria were recruited for this study. Using factor analysis, the raw 3D measurements were reduced to a six-factor seven-measure model, capturing majority of the neck structure information. Based on these 7 neck measurements, the 200 subjects were classified through K means cluster analysis into 4 clusters. The cluster with largest number of subjects was chosen for the 3D neck model development. This 3D model includes three layers: the skin layer, the soft tissue layer and the skeleton layer. Comparing to 2D neck models, this three-layer 3D neck model provides a better and closer imitation of real human necks, permitting simulation and investigation of the pressure-deformation process that a neck experiences during wearing. DA - 2016/5// PY - 2016/5// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2016.1186911 VL - 108 IS - 5 SP - 766-775 KW - Chinese young male office workers KW - 3D body measurements KW - finite element KW - 3D neck model development ER - TY - CONF TI - Reshoring initiatives: a perspective of the textile and apparel industry AU - Xu, Y. T2 - Textile Summit, Hongkong Polytech University C2 - 2016/// DA - 2016/// ER - TY - CONF TI - Impulse buying behavior: An assessment of self-indulgence, fashion consciousness, and regret among young consumers AU - Xu, Y. AU - Matthews, D. C2 - 2016/// C3 - Global Marketing Conference DA - 2016/// DO - 10.15444/gmc2016.12.01.10 PB - Global Alliance of Marketing & Management Associations ER - TY - CHAP TI - Exploring the Personality of Luxury Fashion Brands AU - Tong, X. AU - Su, J. AU - Xu, Y. T2 - Luxury fashion retailing management A2 - Choi A2 - Shen AB - This study aims to identify personality characteristics that are associated with luxury fashion brands and test the applicability of Aaker’s brandBrand personality framework in the context of luxury fashion brands. It employed Aaker’s brand personality framework to empirically investigate the personality of luxury fashion brandsLuxury fashion brands based on data collected from 413 American young consumers. This research developed a valid and reliable scale that measures personality for luxury fashion products and confirms that consumers do associate particular brand personality dimensionsBrand personality dimensions with luxury fashion brands. Results revealed that young consumers perceive six distinct personality dimensions and 37 personality traits in luxury fashion brands: Prestigious, Competent, Sociable, Creative, Snobby, and Romantic. The findings not only provide insights into the underlying values that consumers are seeking from luxury fashion consumption, but also offer a theoretical guidance to the practitioners in the luxury goods industry in their effort of brand equity building. PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1007/978-981-10-2976-9_6 SP - 89-106 PB - Springer KW - Brand personality KW - Brand personality dimensions KW - Luxury fashion brands ER - TY - JOUR TI - Characterization and classification of Chinese male professionals’ necks using 3D body measurements AU - Wang, S. AU - Xu, Y. AU - Wang, H. T2 - International Journal of Apparel Design, Technology and Education DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// SP - 201–209 ER - TY - JOUR TI - The mediating role of brand trust and affect in clothing brand loyalty formation: a cross-cultural examination of U.S. and India AU - Bennur, Shubhapriya AU - Jin, Byoungho T2 - The Journal of The Textile Institute AB - This study examines the process of how consumer perception of benefits from apparel brand leads to brand loyalty and compares the process between US and India. The proposed research framework posits that consumers' perception of utilitarian and hedonic benefits from a brand increase loyalty toward the brand via the mediating role of brand trust and brand affect. Analyses of the hypotheses collectively revealed that consumers' hedonic benefit perceptions of apparel brand, rather than their utilitarian benefit perceptions, influenced the enhancement of brand trust and brand affect. Further, brand affect, rather than brand trust, influenced and mediated the development of brand loyalty of apparel brand. This study also found country moderating effects on three paths, suggesting that hedonic benefit of a brand and brand affect plays a greater role for US consumers than for Indian consumers. Academic and managerial implications were discussed based on findings. DA - 2016/1// PY - 2016/1// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2015.1133105 VL - 108 IS - 1 SP - 1-9 KW - Brand loyalty KW - utilitarian KW - hedonic benefit perception KW - brand trust KW - brand affect ER - TY - JOUR TI - Inventory management research for the fashion industry AU - Shen, B. AU - Chan, H.-L. AU - Chow, P.-S. AU - Thoney-Barletta, K.A. T2 - International Journal of Inventory Research AB - Fashion products have a short-life-cycle with highly volatile demand uncertainty. This uncertainty leads to challenges in managing inventory, as matching supply and demand is always difficult in the fashion industry. In this paper, we review the recent literature on fashion industry inventory management. We classify the extant literature by four widely-used research methodologies, including analytical, empirical, case study and simulation approaches. We identify that inventory ownership, information technology, and incentive schemes for increasing inventory efficiency are the key factors to enhance inventory management in the fashion industry. We propose that inventory management of luxury fashion, sustainability in inventory, and empirical and case study approaches are the most important directions for future research. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1504/ijir.2016.10003358 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 297–317 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Forecasting communications technology products with leading economic indicators AU - Hussein, J. AU - Hodgson, T.J. AU - King, R.E. AU - Jackson, S.D. AU - Thoney-Barletta, K.A. T2 - The Journal of Business Forecasting DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// VL - 35 IS - 3 SP - 21–27 ER - TY - CHAP TI - Overview of fashion brand internationalization: Theories and Atrends AU - Jin, B. AU - Cedroda, E. T2 - Fashion brand internationalization: Opportunities and challenges A2 - Jin, InB A2 - Cedrola, E. AB - Fashion is one of retailing’s most actively internationalizing sectors. Relatively little is known about the diverse aspects of fashion brand internationalization, despite unprecedented levels of activity in this area for the past two decades. This introductory chapter reviews the characteristics of the fashion industry, the main differences between manufacturing internationalization and retailing internationalization, and traditional approaches to internationalization. Major trends in fashion brand internationalization are also introduced, including: the increased internationalization of Asian apparel brands; the increase in international outshopping both online and offline; the acquisition of leading global fashion brands by companies in developing countries; and Chinese influences on fashion brand development. The opportunities and challenges for global apparel brand companies created by this changing environment are discussed. PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-52337-2_1 SP - 1–30 PB - Palgrave Macmillan ER - TY - BOOK TI - Fashion brand internationalization: Opportunities and challenges AU - Search, Crossref Metadata T2 - Palgrave Series in Practice: Global Fashion Brand Management A3 - Jin, B. A3 - Cedrola, E. AB - The first volume in the Palgrave Studies in Practice: Global Fashion Brand Management series, this book provides a comprehensive view on the internationalization of fashion brands, offering unique aca DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-52337-2 VL - 1 PB - Palgrave Macmillan SN - 9781137523365 ER - TY - CHAP TI - Beaucre merchandising Co., Ltd.: A successfully internationalizing Korean apparel company AU - Jin, B. AU - Cedroda, E. T2 - Fashion brand internationalization: Opportunities and challenges A2 - Jin, B. A2 - Cedrola, E. AB - Ever since its inception in 1991, Korean apparel company Beaucre Merchandising Co. Ltd. has been evolving into a global apparel company. In its 23-year history, it has created seven of its own brands, a sales subsidiary in Shanghai, China, and a total of 553 directly managed sales outlets across six countries with approximately 50 % of their revenue generated from international business, without owning any production facilities. The company’s further expansion to US and European countries was achieved via wholesale systems. The company’s first and signature brand on & on achieved huge success in China, mainly due to timing and well-coordinated marketing strategies around a prestige brand image offering business attire for young women. The development of the Korean and Chinese apparel industries is touched on in this chapter to explain why Beaucre’s entry into China in 1999 was an innovative move. Their internationalization strategies are analyzed and implications drawn from both academic and practical perspectives. PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-52337-2_5 SP - 115–138 PB - Palgrave Macmillan ER - TY - JOUR TI - A new age in apparel brand and retailer collaborations: Trends and recommendations for a successful partnership AU - Childs, M. AU - Jin, B. T2 - Journal of Brand Strategy DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 83–100 ER - TY - JOUR TI - A cross-cultural comparison of materialism in emerging and newly developed Asian markets AU - Cho, H.J. AU - Jin, B. AU - Watchravesringkan, K. T2 - International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 1–10 ER - TY - JOUR TI - U.S. consumers’ subjective hand, sensibility and preference for textile products made of bast fiber AU - Ju, J. AU - Jin, B. AU - Cho, H. T2 - Journal of the Textile Institute AB - This study was aimed at examining how US consumers perceive the sensibility of bast fiber and to investigate how sensibility is affected by subjective hand and impacts preference. Furthermore, this study discovered how sensibility toward bast fibers leads to preference for different end use. Focus group interviews and questionnaire surveys were conducted and 246 usable data were analyzed. Results revealed that US consumers tend to perceive bast fiber in three sensibility dimensions: ‘Wearable,’ ‘Modern,’ and ‘Rich’. The influence of subjective hand on sensibility was found to differ by sensibility dimensions. The hands of ‘Smooth/Rough’ and ‘Warm/Cool’ were found to be the most significant determinants of sensibility. This study further found that the extent of preference which was predicted by sensibility differed by end use; while consumer preferences toward apparel, bed and bath items and table linen were found to be predicted by sensibility, furnishing, and industrial items were not. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00405000.2015.1129780 VL - 107 IS - 12 SP - 1554-1564 KW - Bast fiber KW - subjective hand KW - sensibility KW - preference KW - end use ER - TY - JOUR TI - Toward a deeper understanding of the roles of personal and business networks and market knowledge in SMEs’ international performance AU - Jin, B. AU - Jung, S. T2 - Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to, built upon Johanson and Vahlne’s (2009) Business Network Internationalization Process Model, explore the role of personal networks and business networks and their impact on foreign market knowledge and performance among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) after international market entry. Design/methodology/approach – With a total mailing list of 2,250 US firms, data were collected via a mail survey in accordance with the methods of Dillman et al. (2008). Findings – An empirical analysis of 105 SME cases revealed that business networks increased foreign market knowledge, which in turn also heightened the international performance of the SMEs. This confirmed the mediating role of market knowledge between business networks and international performance. Personal networks, however, provided little support in helping SMEs achieve foreign market knowledge and international performance. Originality/value – This study contributes unique empirical evidence demonstrating that business network internationalization models can be applicable to the context of SMEs; that is, having access to such a network (i.e. a business network) is found to be a critical factor of international performance. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1108/jsbed-08-2015-0104 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 812 – 830 KW - Small and medium-sized enterprises KW - Internationalization KW - Market knowledge KW - Business network KW - Personal network ER - TY - JOUR TI - Sustainable development of slow fashion business: Customer value creation approach AU - Jung, S. AU - Jin, B. T2 - Sustainability AB - As an alternative to the prevalent fast fashion model, slow fashion has emerged as a way of enhancing sustainability in the fashion industry, yet how slow fashion can enhance profitability is still largely unknown. Based on a customer value creation framework, this study empirically tested a structural model that specified the slow fashion attributes that contribute to creating perceived customer value, which subsequently increases a consumer’s intention to buy and pay a price premium for slow fashion products. An analysis of 221 U.S. consumer data revealed that delivering exclusive product value is significantly critical in creating customer value for slow fashion, and customer value, in turn, positively affects consumers’ purchase intentions. Further analysis also revealed that different slow fashion attributes distinctively affect customer value. This provides potential strategies on which slow fashion businesses can focus to secure an economically sustainable business model, thereby continuously improving environmental and social sustainability with the slow fashion ideal. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.3390/su8060540 VL - 8 IS - 6 SP - 1–15 KW - slow fashion KW - fast fashion KW - sustainability KW - customer value KW - price premium ER - TY - JOUR TI - Global apparel firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications: The cases of six firms AU - Woo, H. AU - Jin, B. T2 - Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics AB - Purpose – Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication is a strategy to address companies’ goodwill to the society. Based on the institutional theory suggesting the influence of environmental factors of companies’ country-of-origins on their marketing practices, the purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the CSR communication practices of apparel firms from different countries. Design/methodology/approach – As a case study approach, this study investigates six apparel firms’ CSR communication disclosures on the official websites using a content analysis method and the Global Reporting Initiative’s categorial CSR reporting guidelines. Findings – Findings revealed that the six firms’ CSR communication adoption levels and focusses varied; the USA firms largely focussed on labor issues, while the European firms focussed on environmental issues and the Asian firms centered on social issues. Research limitations/implications – Although this study has limitations that pertain to case studies in general, this study provides academic contributions to the literature and managerial implications about different CSR focusses and communication activities across countries. Originality/value – CSR is especially important for the apparel business that highly involves social issues such as labor-intensive production. However, limited research showed how apparel firms are actually communicating CSR. This study was one of the early attempts on this topic. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1108/apjml-07-2015-0115 VL - 28 IS - 1 SP - 37–55 N1 - Won 2017 Highly Commended Award from the journal RN - Won 2017 Highly Commended Award from the journal KW - Communications KW - Cross-cultural marketing KW - Apparel KW - Corporate social responsibility KW - Institutional theory ER - TY - JOUR TI - From quantity to quality: Understanding slow fashion consumers toward sustainability and consumer education AU - Jung, S. AU - Jin, B. T2 - International Journal of Consumer Studies AB - Abstract There is a growing interest in slow fashion, a production method which emphasizes quality as a way of achieving sustainability in the fashion industry. In order to develop a sophisticated and targeted marketing strategy, this study aimed to identify potential slow fashion consumer segments and understand their characteristics. The final 221 completed responses from a sample of nationwide U.S. consumers were analyzed by cluster analysis. Based on consumer orientation to slow fashion, four consumer groups were identified: Highly‐involved in slow fashion group, Conventional group, Exclusivity oriented group and Low‐involved in slow fashion group . The characteristics of each group were profiled according to personal values, apparel consumption behaviours and demographics. With distinctive profiles of each group, different marketing strategies were suggested to address the needs of each group effectively. This study extends academic understanding of slow fashion in consumer perspectives, and provides important perspectives for consumer education on apparel consumption. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1111/ijcs.12276 VL - 40 IS - 4 SP - 410–421 KW - Consumer profile KW - quality consumption KW - slow fashion consumers KW - sustainable KW - fashion ER - TY - JOUR TI - Do status symbols in advertising increase product evaluations? An experimental analysis of groups differences on product evaluations for scarce and brand-presence products AU - Childs, M. AU - Jin, B. T2 - Journal of International Consumer Marketing AB - The desire for status is a strong motivational force that encourages consumers to appraise products/brands associated with high social standing. This research investigates two social status marketing techniques (scarcity and the presence of a brand) on product evaluations and tests whether particular characteristics (i.e., according to gender, cultural orientation, and consumers' desire for unique products) explain differences. Based on an experimental study conducted in the United States, evaluations are higher for social status marketing techniques. Females evaluate brand-presence products more highly, and consumers with a high desire for unique products evaluate scarce products more highly. This study assists marketers in developing a successful strategy to target specific consumer groups. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/08961530.2015.1102670 VL - 28 IS - 3 SP - 154–168 KW - Cultural orientation KW - gender KW - need for uniqueness KW - product evaluations KW - social status ER - TY - JOUR TI - Culture doesn’t matter? The impact of apparel brands’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices on brand equity AU - Woo, H. AU - Jin, B. T2 - Clothing & Textiles Research Journal AB - Although Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a crucial issue for the apparel industry, it was limitedly investigated whether consumers' perceptions of CSR affect apparel companies’ brand equity in previous research. The purpose of this study was (a) to examine the impact of apparel companies’ CSR on brand equity compared to the impact of apparel product attributes; (b) to compare the relative impact of different CSR activities (i.e., human rights, labor, social, environmental, product responsibility, and economic) in enhancing brand equity; and (c) to discover the moderating effect of culture on the influence of CSR on apparel brands’ equity. In testing the cultural moderating effect, the authors selected the United States and South Korea as countries representing opposite sides of Hofstede’s cultural values. The results of analyzing 447 survey data revealed that both intrinsic and extrinsic apparel product attributes significantly enhance brand equity. Among the six types of CSR activities, only the CSR practices for product responsibility, economic, and environmental issues were found to enhance brand equity. There was no moderating effect of culture. However, additional analyses revealed that the U.S. consumers evaluated the apparel brands’ CSR practices higher than do the Korean consumers. Findings of this study suggest implications for apparel companies, such as the relative importance of the specific CSR dimensions and apparel product attributes on brand equity, and if such relative importance of CSR dimensions varies across cultures. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1177/0887302x15610010 VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 20–36 KW - corporate social responsibility KW - brand equity KW - apparel KW - cross-cultural ER - TY - CONF TI - Green Apparel Consumption: An Empirical Examination of Behavior Versus Attitudes AU - Raut, P. AU - Moore, M. AU - Rothenberg, L. AU - Devine, G. AU - Leonas, K. AB - The research reports empirical findings that contrast apparel consumers who behave in pro-environment purchasing behavior with those who do behave in pro-environmental purchasing behavior, in an effort to better understand the attitude-behavior gap commonly recognized among consumer researchers in the ethical consumption research stream. A large cross-section of U.S. Consumer data (N=1,846) provides the sample data for analyses.Demographics, product preferences, attribution behavior and intentions are contrasted between the two groups using appropriate statistical tests. Distinctly different profiles of the two consumer groups emerge, suggesting a number of directions for future research with academic and practical implications. C2 - 2016/11// C3 - International Textile and Apparel Association Proceedings DA - 2016/11// DO - 10.31274/itaa_proceedings-180814-1374 PB - Iowa State University, Digital Repository ER - TY - JOUR TI - The Development of an Herb-Infused Bag that Regenerates Aromatherapy Textiles AU - West, Andre AU - Annett-Hitchcock, Katherine T2 - The International Journal of Designed Objects DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.18848/2325-1379/cgp/v10i02/17-30 VL - 10 IS - 2 SP - 17-30 J2 - The International Journal of Designed Objects OP - SN - 2325-1379 2325-1395 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2325-1379/cgp/v10i02/17-30 DB - Crossref ER - TY - JOUR TI - Van der Waals Force Isolation of Monolayer MoS2 AU - Gurarslan, Alper AU - Jiao, Shuping AU - Li, Tai-De AU - Li, Guoqing AU - Yu, Yiling AU - Gao, Yang AU - Riedo, Elisa AU - Xu, Zhiping AU - Cao, Linyou T2 - ADVANCED MATERIALS AB - Monolayer MoS2 can effectively screen the vdW interaction of underlying substrates with external systems by >90% because of the substantial increase in the separation between the substrate and external systems due to the presence of the monolayer. This substantial screening of vdW interactions by MoS2 monolayer is different from what reported at graphene. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. DA - 2016/12/7/ PY - 2016/12/7/ DO - 10.1002/adma.201601581 VL - 28 IS - 45 SP - 10055-10060 SN - 1521-4095 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Chemical vapor deposited MoS2/electrospun carbon nanofiber composite as anode material for high-performance sodium-ion batteries AU - Chen, Chen AU - Li, Guoqing AU - Lu, Yao AU - Zhu, Jiadeng AU - Jiang, Mengjin AU - Hu, Yi AU - Cao, Linyou AU - Zhang, Xiangwu T2 - ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA AB - Due to its high theoretical capacity and unique layered structure, MoS2 has attracted attention as a sodium-ion battery anode material. However, the electrochemical performance of MoS2 based anodes is hindered by their low intrinsic conductivity and large volume change during cycling. In this report, nano-sized MoS2 sheets are synthesized using a scalable chemical vapor deposition method on the surface of electrospun carbon nanofibers (CNFs). The morphology of the resultant MoS2@CNFs is investigated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, while their electrochemical performance is studied using cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge-discharge. The results demonstrate that a strong interconnection between MoS2 nanosheets and CNFs is formed and the conductive network of CNFs is beneficial for the sodium ion kinetics. When investigated as an anode for sodium-ion batteries, a high reversible capacity of 380 mA h g−1 is obtained after 50 cycles with good cycling stability. In particular, MoS2@CNFs can deliver a capacity of 198 mA h g−1 under a high current density of 1 A g−1 after 500 cycles, indicating their great potential as anode material for long-life sodium-ion batteries. DA - 2016/12/20/ PY - 2016/12/20/ DO - 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.11.170 VL - 222 SP - 1751-1760 SN - 1873-3859 KW - Molybdenum disulfide KW - carbon nanofiber KW - chemical vapor deposition KW - electrospinning KW - sodium-ion battery anode ER - TY - JOUR TI - All The Catalytic Active Sites of MoS2 for Hydrogen Evolution AU - Li, Guoqing AU - Zhang, Du AU - Qiao, Qiao AU - Yu, Yifei AU - Peterson, David AU - Zafar, Abdullah AU - Kumar, Raj AU - Curtarolo, Stefano AU - Hunte, Frank AU - Shannon, Steve AU - Zhu, Yimei AU - Yang, Weitao AU - Cao, Linyou T2 - JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AB - MoS2 presents a promising low-cost catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but the understanding about its active sites has remained limited. Here we present an unambiguous study of the catalytic activities of all possible reaction sites of MoS2, including edge sites, sulfur vacancies, and grain boundaries. We demonstrate that, in addition to the well-known catalytically active edge sites, sulfur vacancies provide another major active site for the HER, while the catalytic activity of grain boundaries is much weaker. The intrinsic turnover frequencies (Tafel slopes) of the edge sites, sulfur vacancies, and grain boundaries are estimated to be 7.5 s-1 (65-75 mV/dec), 3.2 s-1 (65-85 mV/dec), and 0.1 s-1 (120-160 mV/dec), respectively. We also demonstrate that the catalytic activity of sulfur vacancies strongly depends on the density of the vacancies and the local crystalline structure in proximity to the vacancies. Unlike edge sites, whose catalytic activity linearly depends on the length, sulfur vacancies show optimal catalytic activities when the vacancy density is in the range of 7-10%, and the number of sulfur vacancies in high crystalline quality MoS2 is higher than that in low crystalline quality MoS2, which may be related with the proximity of different local crystalline structures to the vacancies. DA - 2016/12/28/ PY - 2016/12/28/ DO - 10.1021/jacs.6b05940 VL - 138 IS - 51 SP - 16632-16638 SN - 0002-7863 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Strain sensing in composites using aligned carbon nanotube sheets embedded in the interlaminar region AU - Aly, Karim AU - Li, Ang AU - Bradford, Philip D. T2 - COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING AB - This paper introduces a novel technique for embedding aligned sheets of two millimeters long, interconnected CNTs into the interlaminar region of composite structures. The potential of these embedded CNT sheets to function as damage detecting and strain sensing elements was demonstrated via various mechanical tests that were accompanied by real time electrical resistance change data acquisition. The experimental results suggested that the CNT sheet sensitivity could be further enhanced by an oxygen plasma treatment and also by pre-straining the CNT sheets before embedding them. The samples containing two CNT sheets layers exhibited long term stability, sensitivity and repeatability which are vital features for health monitoring. DA - 2016/11// PY - 2016/11// DO - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.08.003 VL - 90 SP - 536-548 SN - 1878-5840 KW - Carbon nanotubes KW - Multifunctional composites KW - Mechanical testing KW - Electrical properties ER - TY - JOUR TI - Process-structure-property relationship of melt spun poly(lactic acid) fibers produced in the spunbond process AU - Shim, Eunkyoung AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam AU - Shiffler, Don T2 - JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE AB - ABSTRACT We report on the process–structure–property relationships for Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) filaments produced through the spunbond process. The influence of spinning speed, polymer throughput, and draw ratio on crystallinity and birefringence of fibers were evaluated. We established that increasing spinning speed increases crystallinity and birefringence of fibers. We also investigate the role of fiber structures on fiber tensile properties—breaking tensile strength, strain at break, initial modulus, and natural draw ratio. An increase in spinning speed leads to a higher breaking tensile strength, higher initial modulus and lower strain at break. We have shown an almost linear relationship between breaking tensile strength of PLA fibers and birefringence. This indicates that improved tensile properties at high spinning speeds can be attributed to enhanced molecular orientation. The dependency of fiber breaking tensile strength and strain at break on spun orientation were explained with natural draw ratio, as a measure of spun orientation. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133 , 44225. DA - 2016/12/15/ PY - 2016/12/15/ DO - 10.1002/app.44225 VL - 133 IS - 47 SP - SN - 1097-4628 KW - fibers KW - polyesters KW - structure-property relations KW - textiles ER - TY - JOUR TI - Clothing Swaps: An Exploration of Consumer Clothing Exchange Behaviors AU - Matthews, Delisia AU - Hodges, Nancy Nelson T2 - FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES RESEARCH JOURNAL AB - The purpose of this exploratory study was to discover the benefits individuals attained from participating in in‐person clothing swap parties and clothing swap W eb sites. Data collection occurred through observation of five clothing swap parties, 16 in‐depth interviews with participants of swap parties, and observation of five online swap sites. The findings revealed three themes: (i) giving, (ii) receiving, and (iii) socializing. The findings suggest that the traditional consumption cycle may be broadened as clothing swaps allow acquisition and disposal to occur simultaneously. Findings also revealed the extent to which the swapping culture is contingent upon socializing. DA - 2016/9// PY - 2016/9// DO - 10.1111/fcsr.12182 VL - 45 IS - 1 SP - 91-103 SN - 1552-3934 KW - disposal KW - clothing swaps KW - clothing exchange KW - clothing consumption ER - TY - CONF TI - Advanced layering system and design for the increased thermal protection of wildland fire shelters AU - Nagavalli, A. AU - Hummel, A. AU - Akyildiz, H. I. AU - Morton-Aslanis, J. AU - Barker, R. C2 - 2016/// C3 - American society for testing and materials special technical DA - 2016/// DO - 10.1520/stp159320160014 VL - 1593 SP - 102-116 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Integration of yarn compression in modeling structural geometry of liquid resistant-repellent fabric surfaces and its impact on liquid behavior AU - Lim, Jihye AU - Powell, Nancy AU - Lee, Hoonjoo AU - Michielsen, Stephen T2 - JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE DA - 2016/8// PY - 2016/8// DO - 10.1007/s10853-016-0001-x VL - 51 IS - 15 SP - 7199-7210 SN - 1573-4803 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Alternative method for determining the original drop volume of bloodstains on knit fabrics AU - Li, Jingyao AU - Li, Xingyu AU - Michielsen, Stephen T2 - FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL AB - Bloodstains are often observed at violent crime scenes and on the skin and clothing of persons involved. The diameters of the blood drops that created these stains are related to the force or energy that caused these drops to become airborne. This has resulted in several attempts to determine the diameter of the original drops, beginning with the methods reported in the pioneering work of Henry Lee [6]. However, his methods destroyed the bloodstain during the measurement. Other methods described in the literature cannot be applied to bloodstains on textiles. A new, rapid, reliable, non-destructive method for determining the diameter of the original drop of blood that results in a stain has been developed for bloodstains on cotton single jersey knit (tee-shirt) fabrics, which is one of the most common fabrics analyzed for BPA both at crime scenes and in forensic laboratories. In this method, a drop of known volume of an appropriate artificial blood substitute is applied to a region similar to the stained region but in an area away from any stains/areas of interest. The areas of the original stain and the artificial blood substitute stain are determined, from which the original drop diameter can be calculated. Errors in the drop diameters, the Reynolds numbers and the Weber numbers resulting from this procedure are less than approximately 6%. This procedure has only been verified on cotton single jersey knit fabrics with 30μL≤drop volume≤80μL. It should not be applied to other materials. DA - 2016/6// PY - 2016/6// DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.04.018 VL - 263 SP - 194-203 SN - 1872-6283 KW - Bloodstains KW - BPA KW - Textiles KW - Drop volume KW - Knit KW - Porcine blood ER - TY - JOUR TI - Improving high-altitude UV-Vis resistance of PBO braided tendons of NASA's super pressure balloons AU - Vallabh, Rahul AU - Hassanin, Ahmed H. AU - Said, Magdi A. AU - Seyam, Abdel-Fattah M. T2 - JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE AB - Super pressure balloons (SPBs) are used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for ultra-long duration ballooning (ULDB) missions which carry various scientific explorations to support space and earth sciences research activities. The resistance to photo-degradation of load-bearing braided tendons of SPBs is critical to the success of ULDB missions. Recognizing the critical need to improve UV and visible light (UV–Vis) protective performance of p-phenylene-2, 6-benzobisoxazole (PBO) braids, North Carolina State University and NASA's Balloon Program collaborated to investigate the effectiveness of sheath extrusion method in improving the UV–Vis resistance of tendons. This study included two PBO tendon types – 48,000 (48k) denier tendons and 72,000 (72k) denier tendons. Using a sheath extrusion method, the tendons were covered with UV protective sheath of low-density polyethylene containing two types of UV inhibitors – TiO2 rutile nanoparticles and PolyOne PE White CC®. Bare and sheathed tendons were subjected to artificial UVB exposure in the lab as well as to both high altitude and ground exposure during flight missions conducted by NASA. Protection against radiation exposure was evaluated by determining the loss of tensile strength after exposure. UV–Vis protection of tendons improved with an increase in sheath thickness as well as UV inhibitor content in the sheath. The results also showed that 72k denier braids had higher resistance against UV degradation compared to 48k denier braids. In-flight exposure results confirmed the comparative UV protective performance of tendons exposed to accelerated artificial UVB exposure in lab. 72k denier tendon covered with sheath containing 10% PE White CC® (sheath thickness of 0.37 mm) experienced the lowest strength loss among all tendon samples to high-altitude exposure during flight missions. The study has also utilized UV–Vis transmittance of the sheath covering the braids as a method of evaluating the performance of the protective sheaths. DA - 2016/1/2/ PY - 2016/1/2/ DO - 10.1080/00405000.2015.1077021 VL - 107 IS - 1 SP - 136-143 SN - 1754-2340 KW - PBO KW - UV-Vis resistance KW - photo-degradation KW - high-altitude UV exposure ER - TY - JOUR TI - Atomically Thin MoS2 Narrowband and Broadband Light Superabsorbers AU - Huang, Lujun AU - Li, Guoqing AU - Gurarslan, Alper AU - Yu, Yiling AU - Kirste, Ronny AU - Guo, Wei AU - Zhao, Junjie AU - Collazo, Ramon AU - Sitar, Zlatko AU - Parsons, Gregory N. AU - Kudenov, Michael AU - Cao, Linyou T2 - ACS NANO AB - We present a combined theoretical and experimental effort to enable strong light absorption (>70%) in atomically thin MoS2 films (≤4 layers) for either narrowband incidence with arbitrarily prespecified wavelengths or broadband incidence like solar radiation. This is achieved by integrating the films with resonant photonic structures that are deterministically designed using a unique reverse design approach based on leaky mode coupling. The design starts with identifying the properties of leaky modes necessary for the targeted strong absorption, followed by searching for the geometrical features of nanostructures to support the desired modes. This process is very intuitive and only involves a minimal amount of computation, thanks to the straightforward correlations between optical functionality and leaky modes as well as between leaky modes and the geometrical feature of nanostructures. The result may provide useful guidance for the development of high-performance atomic-scale photonic devices, such as solar cells, modulators, photodetectors, and photocatalysts. DA - 2016/8// PY - 2016/8// DO - 10.1021/acsnano.6b02195 VL - 10 IS - 8 SP - 7493-7499 SN - 1936-086X KW - MoS2 KW - two-dimensional materials KW - light absorption KW - leaky mode KW - resonant photonics ER - TY - JOUR TI - Visual assessments of biodegradable mulch deterioration are not indicative of changes in mechanical properties AU - Cowan, J. S. AU - Saxton, A. M. AU - Liu, H. AU - Leonas, K. K. AU - Inglis, D. AU - Miles, C. A. T2 - HortScience DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - 245-254 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Surface crystallinity of meltspun isotactic polypropylene filaments AU - Kilic, Ali AU - Jones, Keith AU - Shim, Eunkyoung AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam T2 - MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH DA - 2016/1// PY - 2016/1// DO - 10.1007/s13233-016-4011-y VL - 24 IS - 1 SP - 25-30 SN - 2092-7673 KW - surface crystallinity KW - meltspinning KW - polypropylene KW - fiber ER - TY - JOUR TI - Industrial-Scale Solution Blowing of Soy Protein Nanofibers AU - Kolbasov, Alexander AU - Sinha-Ray, Suman AU - Joijode, Abhay AU - Hassan, Mohammad Abouelreesh AU - Brown, Douglas AU - Maze, Benoit AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam AU - Yarin, Alexander L. T2 - INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AB - Solution blowing is one of the most industrially viable processes for mass production of nanofibers without significant change of trade practices. In this work a novel industrially scalable approach to nanofiber production by solution blowing is demonstrated using Biax die. Blends of biopolymer soy protein isolate Clarisoy 100 and poly(ethylene oxide) (Mw = 600 kDa) were solution blown as aqueous solutions using a spinneret with 8 rows with 41 concentric annular nozzles. Nanofiber mats were collected on a drum, and samples with an area of the order of 0.1–1 m2 were formed in about 10 s. Nanofibers were relatively uniform with the diameters of about 500–600 nm. Theoretical aspects of capillary instability, dripping, and fly formation in solution blowing relevant from the experimental point of view are discussed, as well as ways of their prevention are revealed. DA - 2016/1/13/ PY - 2016/1/13/ DO - 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b04277 VL - 55 IS - 1 SP - 323-333 SN - 0888-5885 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Comprehensive insight into supplier quality and the impact of quality strategies of suppliers on outsourcing decisions AU - Uluskan, Meryem AU - Joines, Jeffrey A. AU - Godfrey, A. Blanton T2 - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL AB - Purpose – This study aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the role of the quality management (QM) systems in international suppliers (e.g. ISO, Total Quality Management, Lean and Six Sigma) on outsourcing decisions of buyer companies with regard to reshoring activities. Design/methodology/approach – By the means of a comprehensive survey data collected within USA textile and apparel industry, the authors identify four quality factors and compare these factors for international and domestic suppliers by the means of linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and consequently define a reshore vector. Next, the most-effective QM system within international suppliers is analyzed by the means of a new application based on LDA. Findings – The results reveal that international suppliers perform worse for all quality factors compared to domestic USA suppliers, which may leave the door open for reshoring activities. Furthermore, it is shown that Lean and Six Sigma within international suppliers lead to superior levels of quality because they are aligned along the most opposite directions against reshore vector. Therefore, it is claimed that Lean and Six Sigma within the international suppliers can inhibit reshoring activities of US companies. Practical implications – The willingness of US textile companies to assist their international suppliers and the challenges on this subject are discussed on the basis that supplier development (or quality management) programs can be strong alternatives to reshoring activities. Originality/value – QM systems in suppliers are analyzed with a new method within a new context based on reshore phenomenon, which provides an essential point of view for academic and industrial environments. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1108/scm-04-2015-0140 VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 92-102 SN - 1758-6852 KW - Six sigma KW - Quality management KW - Lean KW - Outsourcing KW - Reshore KW - Supplier quality ER - TY - JOUR TI - Preparation of pseudocapacitor electrodes via electrodeposition of polyaniline on nonwoven carbon fiber fabrics AU - Leary, Jennifer D. AU - Hamouda, Farah AU - Maze, Benoit AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam T2 - JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE AB - ABSTRACT Aniline has been polymerized via electrodeposition onto various nonwoven carbon fiber fabric (CFF) substrates for use as a pseudocapacitive electrochemical capacitor. Four types of CFF were initially tested for double layer capacitance before polyaniline deposition, and again for specific capacitance after deposition. A binder‐free CFF was selected for further analysis due to its high capacitance change following PANI deposition (three orders of magnitude). The aniline monomer concentration, deposition potential, and deposition time were varied and resulting materials were characterized using chrono‐potentiometry, cyclic voltammetry, and scanning electron microscopy. The deposition potential range yielding highest capacitance was found to be between 0.744 and 0.777 V. A solution concentration of 0.5 M aniline at a 20 min deposition time resulted in the highest specific capacitance (>80 F/g based on total electrode mass and >300 F/g based on PANI mass) within this study. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133 , 43315. DA - 2016/4/20/ PY - 2016/4/20/ DO - 10.1002/app.43315 VL - 133 IS - 16 SP - SN - 1097-4628 KW - batteries and fuel cells KW - coatings KW - conducting polymers KW - electrochemistry KW - textiles ER - TY - JOUR TI - Hybrid adsorbent nonwoven structures: a review of current technologies AU - Amid, Hooman AU - Maze, Benoit AU - Flickinger, Michael C. AU - Pourdeyhimi, Behnam T2 - JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE DA - 2016/5// PY - 2016/5// DO - 10.1007/s10853-016-9741-x VL - 51 IS - 9 SP - 4173-4200 SN - 1573-4803 ER - TY - JOUR TI - Properties of chitosan/soy protein blended films with added plasticizing agent as a function of solvent type at acidic pH AU - Boy, Ramiz AU - Maness, Chandler AU - Kotek, Richard T2 - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS AND POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS AB - Pure and blend films from chitosan (CH) and soy protein isolate (SPI) were produced in varying compositions (CH/SPI 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 w/w) based on the solvent type (acetic and formic acids). Glycerol was used as a plasticizer. The interactions between the two biopolymers was confirmed by FTIR and TGA, indicating miscibility and compatibility. Increasing the amount of soy protein decreased the tensile strength and absorptive properties, but improved the ability of the film to withstand thermal degradation. Blend films cast using acetic acid gave higher hydrophobicity, better internal blend miscibility, and better tensile properties than blend films cast from formic acid. DA - 2016/// PY - 2016/// DO - 10.1080/00914037.2015.1038821 VL - 65 IS - 1 SP - 11-17 SN - 1563-535X KW - Chitosan KW - soy protein KW - blend films ER -