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In this Eye-On, Dr. Gayatri Keskar speaks with Dr. Gözde Şenel-Ayaz, Co-founder and CEO of Tandem Repeat, who is developing programmable protein-based biomaterials for various textile …
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MC 534334 / Ruby from Omnipel Technologies srl Omnipel Technologies offers a collection of fabrics with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPE) rubber injection-molded onto the surface for three-dimensional …
Piece dyeing is a process in which a continuous length of dry, pre-constructed fabric is passed through a trough of hot-dye solution, and then passed through a pair of padded rollers to squeeze the …
In this Ask an Expert, Dr. Andrew Dent has been asked What fiber parameters are important for ultimate performance? When we talk about ultimate performance we're dealing with synthetic fibers. …
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Denier is a unit of measurement for the mass-per-length, or linear mass density, of a fiber. Specifically, denier measures the grams per 9,000 meters of a fiber. This value can also be interpreted as …
The term lobal refers to the number of “lobes” or sides of a circular cross-section. Here, we refer to a trilobal yarn as one whose cross section has three distinct sides and, in practice, slightly …
Today, Dr. Gayatri Keskar was in conversation with Melissa Stewart, Global Technology Director - R&D and Materials Innovation, at The LYCRA Company to discuss how the textile giant is continuing its …
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For this Eye On, Dr. Andrew Dent discusses enhanced naturals. Here he touches upon ways in which our natural fibers are moving away from their standard form and towards performance. In other words, …
Microfibers are fibers that are of an extremely small diameter. In popular culture, “microfiber” typically refers to two things that we discuss below: Microfiber fabrics and microfiber …
In this Ask an Expert, Materials Specialist Jessica Brenner answers the question: Can natural fibers like linen, silk, wool, cotton, and hemp be engineered to achieve the desired hand feel and …
Dr. Andrew Dent invited Fashion Designer & Brand Strategist Jonathan Cheung to join him in a conversation. Here, Jonathan shares lessons learned through his years of experience working with global …
Staple fiber is a fiber of a discrete length. It can be natural or synthetic. Staple fibers are collected, aligned, and then twisted into a yarn, a process we typically refer to as spinning. Staple …
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