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Open Access July 27, 2022

The Effects of Sensory Marketing on Clothing-Buying Behavior

Selen Tekin, Seher Kanat

Page range: 315-322

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Nowadays, intensive rivalry forces enterprises and brands to strive for differentiation. Use of marketing strategies, which can allure the consumers, effectively is one of the ways of differing oneself from one's rivals. Sensory marketing strategy, which affects the buying behavior and perception of consumers by alluring their senses, is one the marketing strategies whose importance and use have increased in recent years. This strategy also has been intensively used by enterprises that produce and market clothing products, which are one of the basic needs of consumers. In this context, this research study aims to analyze the effects of sensory marketing on clothing-buying behavior. The research aims to reveal how consumers in Turkey, which is one of the leading global clothing exporters and at the same time which is one of the significant markets, are affected by sensory marketing factors during the clothing purchase process. In accordance with the aim of the research, a survey was conducted of consumers who live in the three biggest cities of Turkey and whose ages are 18 and over. The data, which were obtained from field research, were analyzed statistically and suggestions are made to enterprises and brands that produce clothing products and/or market clothing products, on the basis of the study's findings.

Open Access June 8, 2022

Washing Characterization of Compression Socks

Hafiz Faisal Siddique, Adnan Ahmed Mazari, Antonin Havelka, Zdenek Kus, Engin Akcagun

Page range: 323-339

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Background Compression socks are highly recommended textile garments for the exertion of compression pressure (kPa) at the ankle. They work on the principle of the highest pressure at the ankle gradually decreasing from the ankle to the calf. Aim The aim of the current research is to analyze all of the compression sock samples (Class I, Class II, and Class III) simultaneously at various number of times of washing them. Method All of the sock samples were washed in a standard washing machine with standard methods (ISO 6330). For the measurement of the compression pressure, a Salzmann MST MKIV pressure measuring device was used according to the RAL-GZ 387/1 method. Results Results included the effect of multiple wearing and washing cycles (up to 20) on compression pressure, the effect of temperature (up to 100°C) on compression pressure (kPa); multiple wearing and washing cycles on the percentage of shrinkage and the effect of marking methodology on compression pressure (Kpa) were observed and are discussed in this article. The results suggest that washing is the most important factor to consider while compression socks are used for compression therapy because they directly influence the efficacy of streamline blood flow across the legs.

Open Access June 12, 2022

Polyaniline Electrospun Composite Nanofibers Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes

Taohai Yan, Yajing Shi, Shengbin Cao, Huimin Zhuang, Yu Lin, Lvtao Zhu, Dongdong Lu

Page range: 340-349

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Reinforcement of fibers was carried out by adding carbon black (CB), and hydroxylated and carboxylated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into electrospinning solution containing doped polyaniline (CSA-PANI) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN). CB/CSA-PANI/PAN and CNT/CSA-PANI/PAN electrospun nanofiber composite membrane was formed in high-voltage electric field. The CSA-PANI/CB/PAN fiber membrane was found to be more brittle than the MWCNTs/CSA-PANI/PAN fiber membrane. The average diameter of the CSA-PANI/CB/PAN nanofibers increased with CB addition, while the average diameter of CNT-added MWCNTs/CSA-PANI/PAN nanofibers decreased with increasing CNT concentrations. Upon greater CB and CNT addition, agglomeration occurred, and the surface of the fibers was raised slightly. The fracture strength of the nanofiber membrane was greatly improved with 1% added CB but then decreased upon further CB addition. Upon addition of CNTs, the fracture strength of the nanofiber membrane first increased and then decreased, and the addition of carboxylated CNTs was more advantageous for improving the fracture strength of the fiber membrane. The electromagnetic shielding performance of the fiber membranes was essentially the same for different radiation frequencies. Upon addition of CB and CNTs, the electromagnetic shielding performance of the fiber first increased and then decreased, with a more pronounced decrease obtained by the addition of CB.

Open Access June 18, 2022

Review on 3D Fabrication at Nanoscale

Ke Wang, Qian Ma, Cai-Xin Qu, Hong-Tao Zhou, Miao Cao, Shu-Dong Wang

Page range: 350-369

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Among the different nanostructures that have been demonstrated as promising materials for various applications, three–dimensional (3D) nanostructures have attracted significant attention as building blocks for constructing high-performance nanodevices because of their unusual mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties arising from their novel size effects and abundant active catalytic/reactive sites due to the high specific surface area. Considerable research efforts have been devoted to designing, fabricating, and evaluating 3D nanostructures for applications, including structural composites, electronics, photonics, biomedical engineering, and energy. This review provides an overview of the nanofabrication strategies that have been developed to fabricate 3D functional architectures with exquisite control over their morphology at the nanoscale. The pros and cons of the typical synthetic methods and experimental protocols are reviewed and outlined. Future challenges of fabrication of 3D nanostructured materials are also discussed to further advance current nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Open Access June 16, 2022

Investigation of the Performance of Cotton/Polyester Blend in Different Yarn Structures

Osman Babaarslan, Md Abul Shahid, Neslihan Okyay

Page range: 370-380

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The demand for polyester fiber is increasing gradually day by day. Because of its good strength, low manufacturing cost, and ease of modification, polyester fiber has distinct characteristics, whereas cotton is well known for its comfort. Blending these fibers improves the performance of yarns. In this study, cotton/polyester was blended in different ratios to evaluate yarn performance. Three groups of yarn: rigid, core, and dual-core-spun, have been produced to examine the yarn’s performance. From the study, it has been found that increasing the polyester blend ratio increases the yarn strength and elongation but decreases the yarn unevenness and imperfections. Among the group, having more core components decreases yarn strength, unevenness, and imperfection but increases elongation. From the statistical analysis, except strength, all other properties have good interaction on yarn type and blending ratio. Pearson correlation also indicated that elongation and hairiness have a good correlation with yarn type where, except for hairiness, all other properties have shown a strong positive correlation on blending ratio.

Open Access June 29, 2022

Transport of Moisture in Car Seat Covers

Renata Nemcokova, Viera Glombikova, Petra Komarkova

Page range: 381-387

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Transport of liquid water is one of the basic producer requirements to ensure the suitable physiological comfort of drivers. This paper deals with the investigation of car seat covers’ efficiency from the point of view of their moisture management. Two methods were used for the evaluation of moisture transport in the car seat cover structures. Both of them use a thermography system for water transport detection. The first method evaluates dynamic water spreading in cross-section in the frontal plane; the second one examines horizontally dynamic spreading of liquid drops on the upper face of the sample. The tested materials were designed to understand the role of the middle layer of textile sandwich car seats in their moisture management behavior. The same PES woven structure in the top layer was used for all tested samples. Knitted spacer fabric (3D spacer fabric), polyurethane foam, and nonwoven were used as padding in the middle layer in car seat covers. In summary, the distribution and transport of liquid moisture in a sandwich structure are fundamentally affected by the middle layer of composite, especially by material composition and the value of porosity. The best results were shown in 3D spacer fabric for car seat covers.

Open Access September 12, 2022

Investigating the Effect of Recycled Cotton Included Fabrics on the Thermal Behaviour by Using a Female Thermal Manikin

Özlem Kurtoğlu Necef, Derya Tama Birkocak, Arzu Kılıç, Serkan Boz, Maria Jose Abreu, Ziynet Öndoğan

Page range: 388-394

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In recent years, with the increase in global awareness of environmental problems, the term “sustainability” became more important for apparel manufacturers and consumers. Therefore, recycling of wastes plays a significant role in environmental sustainability by converting the wastes into raw materials. This study focused on recycled cotton-included fabrics, to evaluate the effect of these fabrics on thermal comfort properties. In this context, first, the 45% recycled cotton/55% polyester blended yarns and 50% virgin cotton/50% blended yarns were obtained. Afterwards, single jersey and rib-structured fabrics were knitted using these yarns. The thermal comfort tests were performed on the fabrics and four long sleeve rounded neck shirts then were manufactured using these fabrics to test by the thermal manikin method. Results showed that the yarns including recycled cotton led to a decrease in the values in air permeability of the fabrics and in the effective clothing insulation of the garments. In contrast, it was observed that, including recycled cotton increased the thermal resistance values of the fabrics.

Open Access September 22, 2022

Application of Spectral Analysis in Spinning Measurements

Marek Idzik

Page range: 395-402

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The presented analysis concerns the problem of irregularity in the mass distribution in linear textile products, its impact on the quality of flat products, and the methods of assessment. Based on the model of the ideal fiber stream, the purpose of the spectrogram has been justified, the characteristic form of the spectrogram for the yarn, roving, and sliver has been presented, and the impact of spinning machines on the form of the spectrogram has been described. The paper evaluates also the selected aspects of spectral analysis of the yarn and spinning semi-finished product irregularities.

Open Access December 23, 2022

Wearable Design for Occupational Safety of Pb²⁺ Water Pollution Monitoring Based on Fluorescent CDs

Han Chen, Han Xu, Yudian Zhang, Shiguo Gu, Dandan Wang

Page range: 403-408

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The indiscriminate discharge of industrial and domestic wastewater leads to the pollution of production, living, and landscape waters with heavy metals, including Pb 2+ . To protect people working in environments with risk of water pollution by Pb 2+ , the Pb 2+ chemosensor based on fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) was designed in this study. Based on quenching of the fluorescence of CDs via electron or energy transfer between Pb 2+ and CDs, the sensor induces a significant “dark blue to light blue” fluorescence burst color change under the naked eye. Results suggest that the fluorescence intensity of CDs positively correlated with the concentrations of Pb 2+ (R 2 = 0.823–0.986), which is conducive to the detection of Pb 2+ -containing wastewater by CDs. On this basis, we integrated CD fluorescent sensors into wearable gloves via a mediated coating method. With no additional burden (off-site, long lead times, high cost, etc.), the designed wearable gloves enable front loading of the detection window for Pb 2+ -contaminated water to protect the wearer from poisoning. Eight watershed environmental occupants reported a 57.42% reduction in occupational anxiety after using our safety gloves. We believe that the proposed flexible and stable wearable sensing system will not only have great potential applications in Pb 2+ field detection but also stimulate the development of other environmental pollution sensing devices.

Open Access November 18, 2022

Investigation of Surface Geometry of Seersucker Woven Fabrics

Małgorzata Matusiak

Page range: 409-419

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Seersucker woven fabrics are characterized by their unique structure and properties. Surface topography is a crucial feature of the seersucker woven fabrics. It influences the appearance and performance of fabrics. Till now, no testing method has been developed to assess the seersucker woven fabrics from the point of view of their surface geometry and to quantify the seersucker effect. In the present work, the non-contact optical method has been used to determine the parameters and functions characterizing the surface geometry of the cotton seersucker woven fabric. The aim of this work was to analyse the possibility of use of the MicroSpy ® Profile profilometer in complex characterization of the investigated fabric and separately the flat and puckered areas of the fabric. The obtained results confirmed that the selected surface parameters and functions are able to distinguish both phases of the seersucker woven fabric: flat and puckered. The results are the starting point for further investigations of the seersucker woven fabrics in order to quantify the seersucker effect.

Open Access October 1, 2022

Current Development and Future Prospects of Designing Sustainable Fashion

Zhebin Xue, Zhiwei Huang

Page range: 420-431

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In recent years, the entire fashion industry has been striving to develop in a more sustainable way. As the starting and crucial link of fashion product development, the process of design plays a decisive role in creating a healthier fashion supply chain. In this sense, the current work discusses from the design point of view the status quo and future direction of the development of fashion sustainability. The paper first describes the concept, the historical development, and the multi-angled significance of sustainable fashion design. Then, the current development of sustainable fashion design is studied by investigating the various ideas and approaches that are popular nowadays for the designing of eco-friendly and waste-free clothing. On this basis, the current work digs into the existing problems and finally points out the future prospects for the development of sustainable fashion design by putting forward some innovative and promising ideas and instructive “future-making” techniques.

Open Access October 1, 2022

Design of Clothing with Encrypted Information of Lost Children Information Based on Chaotic System and DNA Theory

Chenchen Tu, Rongrong Cui, Kaixuan Liu

Page range: 432-443

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The encryption design is partly based on the fractional chaotic system and DNA theory. First, the dynamic characteristics of the newly proposed fractional Lü chaotic system are analyzed, and based on the analysis, a multi-image encryption algorithm is proposed. That is, the Arnold scrambling algorithm is used to scramble the image matrix, and then the DNA encryption theory is used to diffuse the image matrix. Among them, the scrambling step and the diffusion step are based on the chaotic sequence, and the encrypted image is finally obtained. Finally, the new encryption algorithm is evaluated, and the results show that the key space of the new encryption algorithm is further expanded and is very sensitive to key changes. The algorithm can effectively destroy the correlation of the original image, and can resist various cracking attacks. In summary, the multi-image encryption algorithm proposed in this paper has good encryption performance and provides a theoretical basis for practical applications. By reading those labels, children's identity and other relevant information can be acquired. This method may help police to obtain information on lost children and find their family rapidly.

Open Access October 1, 2022

Thermal Resistance of Gray Modal and Micromodal Socks

Zenun Skenderi, Lubos Hes, Beti Rogina-Car, Dora Hranilović

Page range: 444-456

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Men's socks were produced on a Lonati circular knitting machine in 18 different combinations in multi-plated plain jersey from basic modal and basic micro modal yarn with the addition of cotton or PA multifilament yarn and elastane yarn in the sock cuff. The modal and micromodal yarns were ring-spun, rotor-spun and air-spun; they consist of 38 mm long staple fibres with a fineness of 1.3 and 1.0 dtex respectively. Thermal resistance was determined by use of the thermal foot. The thermal resistance values for all socks samples range from 0.0091 to 0.01586 m 2 °C W −1 . The highest thermal resistance per groups of basic modal fibres was obtained in the samples made of air-jet spun yarn of 0.0132 m 2 °C W −1 and the lowest in samples of rotor yarn of 0.0109 m 2 °C W −1 . The highest thermal resistance in all groups of basic micromodal samples made of ring yarn (0.0132 m 2 °C W −1 ) and the lowest in the samples made of air-spun yarn (0.0099 m 2 °C W −1 ). At low levels of thermal resistance, as the thickness of the sample of basic modal and micro modal fibres of ring and rotor yarns increases, the thermal resistance of socks increases with a correlation coefficient of 0.711. The tested sock samples have low thermal resistance, i.e. they can conduct heat better than the sock leg, thus achieving cooling and comfort, which is important for wearing socks in warm weather.

Open Access September 22, 2022

Study on Process Optimization and Wetting Performance of Ultrasonic-Oxidized Wool Fiber

Ke Li, Wenliang Xue, Shen Hua

Page range: 457-465

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As lightweight and comfortable wool products have become the mainstream of the market, the surface treatment technology of wool fiber has been widely observed. Here, we treated wool fibers by ultrasonic bath and oxidation in a composite method that was better able to improve the wetting properties of wool fiber. Using this approach, we investigated the main factors influencing the effect of treatment and established the regression equations of multiple indices on processing conditions; after testing and optimization, the optimum technological parameters were obtained and experimentally verified. In addition, test results revealed that the ultrasonic-oxidation treatment in the optimum process led to the disulfide bonds (S-S) of wool fiber breaking and being oxidized, but showed less effect on the fiber's supramolecular structure; the wool fiber surface became smoother and more uniform, which resulted in a greatly increased wettability; there was a remarkable decrease in contact angle, and the rate of moisture absorption and desorption was enhanced in response to optimal treatment. These findings are significant for the potential industrial application of wool fiber as a moisture-absorbing material in textile products.

Open Access November 18, 2022

Liquid Moisture Transport in Stretched Knitted Fabrics

Małgorzata Matusiak, Otgonsuren Sukhbat

Page range: 466-473

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Transport of moisture is an important aspect of physiological comfort of clothing usage. The moisture originating from sweat can be in the form of vapour or liquid. Sweat in the form of liquid occurs, whereas the sweat in the form of vapour cannot be efficiently evaporated to the environment. For the stretchable fabrics, it is important to know the influence of stretching on their liquid moisture transport performance. The aim of the present work was to analyse the liquid moisture transport in knitted fabrics at varying degrees of stretch: 0, 15, 20 and 20%, and to assess the effect of stretch ratio on the ability of fabrics to transport the liquid moisture. Measurement was done using the M290 Moisture Management Tester supplemented with the MMT Stretch Fabric Fixture device. The obtained results confirmed that the stretching influences the values of the parameters characterizing the knitted fabrics from the point of view of their ability to transport liquid moisture.

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AUTEX Research Journal is published by De Gruyter on behalf of the Association of Universities for Textiles (AUTEX)

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The AUTEX Research Journal (AUT) is a leading open access, peer reviewed scientific journal dedicated to textile science and technology. AUT disseminates high-quality scientific knowledge related to textile-based materials and products, including topics like fibers, fibrous structures, functionalization, design, and manufacturing. Due to their unique properties and behaviour, fiber-based materials, in general, have substantially enlarged their range of applications in areas like health care and well-being, aeronautics and aerospace, defence, architecture, building and sports. In fact, the possibility of tuning their properties from nano to macro scale to obtain multifunctional and smart textiles is opening new opportunities to develop advanced solutions, traditional and non-traditional applications.

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AUTEX Research Journal accepts high level scientific contributions on the following topics:

Advanced Fibres and Materials
Innovative Functional Textiles
Technical Textiles, Composites and Membranes
Protective Textiles
Medical Textiles, Tissue Engineering, Implants
Smart, Interactive and Multifunctional Textiles
Textile Processing,
Innovative Textile Structures
Nanotechnology, Nanotextiles, Electrospinning
Biopolymers and Biotechnology
Surface Functionalization and Coating
Textile and Clothing Machinery
Textile Testing, Measuring Technology
CAD/CAE-Technology, Mass Customisation
Modelling and Simulation
Comfort Science
Ecological and Environmental Textiles, Recycling and Life Cycle Analysis

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Volume 23 Issue 3

Issue of AUTEX Research Journal

The Effects of Sensory Marketing on Clothing-Buying Behavior

Abstract

Washing Characterization of Compression Socks

Abstract

Polyaniline Electrospun Composite Nanofibers Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract

Review on 3D Fabrication at Nanoscale

Abstract

Investigation of the Performance of Cotton/Polyester Blend in Different Yarn Structures

Abstract

Transport of Moisture in Car Seat Covers

Abstract

Investigating the Effect of Recycled Cotton Included Fabrics on the Thermal Behaviour by Using a Female Thermal Manikin

Abstract

Application of Spectral Analysis in Spinning Measurements

Abstract

Wearable Design for Occupational Safety of Pb2+ Water Pollution Monitoring Based on Fluorescent CDs

Abstract

Investigation of Surface Geometry of Seersucker Woven Fabrics

Abstract

Current Development and Future Prospects of Designing Sustainable Fashion

Abstract

Design of Clothing with Encrypted Information of Lost Children Information Based on Chaotic System and DNA Theory

Abstract

Thermal Resistance of Gray Modal and Micromodal Socks

Abstract

Study on Process Optimization and Wetting Performance of Ultrasonic-Oxidized Wool Fiber

Abstract

Liquid Moisture Transport in Stretched Knitted Fabrics

Abstract

Wearable Design for Occupational Safety of Pb²⁺ Water Pollution Monitoring Based on Fluorescent CDs