Proceedings of the International Colloquium in Textile Engineering, Fashion, Apparel and Design 2014 (ICTEFAD 2014)

The Book Is A Collection Of Academic Papers From A Conference That Focuses On Significant Issues, Fundamental And Applied Research Advances On A Range Of Topics In The Areas Of Textile Engineering, Apparel, Fashion And Design. Among Others, The Book Will Update The Readers On Recent Research In Technical And Functional Textiles; Future Trends And Visions For Textile, Apparel And Fashion; Global Business, Marketing And Management In Textile And Apparel; Education And Training In Textile And Apparel; And Design, Fashion, Footwear Product And Materials Innovation. Production Of Bicomponent Polymer Droplets By Electrospraying -- Characteristics Of Electrospun Pva-aloe Vera Nanofibres Produced Via Electrospinning -- Puncture Strength Of Natural Rubber Latex Coated Unidirectional Fabrics After Heat Ageing -- Modeling Plain Woven Composite Model With Isotropic Behavior -- The Effect Of Fabric Weave On Tensile Strength Of Woven Kenaf Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite -- Yarn Pull-out Strength And Shear Behaviour Of Kevlar 29 Fabrics Coated With Natural Rubber Latex -- Tensile Strength And Evenness Of Kenaf/polyester Blended Rotor Spun Yarn -- Smart Textiles: The Use Of Embedded Technology On Tactile Textiles As Therapy For The Elderly -- Thermal Energy Storage Of Polyester Fabric Coated With Paraffin Liquid As Microencapsulated Phase Change Material (pcm) -- Fabric Mechanical Properties: Humans Versus Machines Interpretation -- Upper Fitness Personal Assistant - Body Guts -- Surface Appearance Changes Of Bio-finished Knitted Fabric -- The Performance Of Tenun Pahang Using Various Weft Yarns -- Utilization Of Eco-colorant From Green Seaweed On Textile Dyeing -- Dyeing Of Polyester Using Natural Colorant From Melastoma Malabathricum L -- Microwave-enzyme Assisted Extraction And Dyeing Of Lichen Species: Parmotrema Praesorediosum -- Microwave-assisted Extraction As A Rapid Extraction To Produce Natural Dyes From Pycnoporus Sanguineus Mushroom -- Dyeing Properties And Absorption Study Of Natural Dyes From Seaweeds, Kappaphycus Alvarezii -- Reducing The Effluent Pollution By Using Trisodium Nitrilotriacetate In Batch Process Of Dyeing Cotton Fabric With Fiber-reactive Dyes -- Fastness Properties And Colour Analysis Of Dyeing Of Natural Dyes From Actinomycetes Isolates On Silk Fabric -- Dyeing Of Polyester And Polyester Microfibre With Natural Dye From Bacteria Source. Edited By Mohd Rozi Ahmad, Mohamad Faizul Yahya. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Production of Bicomponent Polymer Droplets by Electrospraying....Pages 1-5 Characteristics of Electrospun PVA- Aloe vera Nanofibres Produced via Electrospinning....Pages 7-11 Puncture Strength of Natural Rubber Latex Coated Unidirectional Fabric After Heat Ageing....Pages 13-18 Modeling Plain Woven Composite Model with Isotropic Behavior....Pages 19-24 The Effect of Fabric Weave on the Tensile Strength of Woven Kenaf Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite....Pages 25-29 Yarn Pull-Out and Shear Behaviour of Kevlar 29 Fabrics Coated with Natural Rubber Latex....Pages 31-36 Tensile Strength and Evenness of Kenaf/Polyester Blended Rotor-Spun Yarn....Pages 37-41 SMART Textiles: The Use of Embedded Technology on Tactile Textiles as Therapy for the Elderly....Pages 43-47 Thermal Energy Storage of Polyester Fabric Coated with Paraffin Liquid as Microencapsulated Phase Change Material (PCM)....Pages 49-52 Fabric Mechanical Properties: Human Versus Machine Interpretation....Pages 53-56 Upper Fitness Personal Assistant: Body-Guts....Pages 57-64 Surface Appearance Changes of Bio-finished Knitted Fabric....Pages 65-69 The Performance of Tenun Pahang Using Various Weft Yarn....Pages 71-77 Utilization of Eco-Colourant from Green Seaweed on Textile Dyeing....Pages 79-83 Dyeing of Polyester Using Natural Colorant from Melastoma malabathricum L.....Pages 85-88 Microwave-Enzyme-Assisted Extraction and Dyeing of Lichen Species: Parmotrema praesorediosum ....Pages 89-93 Microwave-Assisted Extraction as a Rapid Extraction to Produce Natural Dyes from Pycnoporus sanguineus Mushroom....Pages 95-98 Dyeing Properties and Absorption Study of Natural Dyes from Seaweeds, Kappaphycus alvarezii ....Pages 99-105 Reducing the Effluent Pollution by Using Trisodium Nitrilotriacetate in Batch Process of Dyeing Cotton Fabric with Fiber-Reactive Dyes....Pages 107-111 Fastness Properties and Color Analysis of Natural Colorants from Actinomycetes Isolates on Silk Fabric....Pages 113-118 Dyeing of Polyester and Polyester Microfibre with Natural Dye from Bacteria Source....Pages 119-123 Yarn Pull-Out and Shear Behaviour of Kevlar 29 Fabrics Coated with Natural Rubber LatexIntroduction; Materials and Experiment; Materials; Coating Methods; Yarn Pull-Out Strength; Shear Behaviour; Results and Discussions; Yarn Pull-Out Strength; Shear Behaviour; Conclusions; References; Tensile Strength and Evenness of Kenaf/Polyester Blended Rotor-Spun Yarn; Introduction; Materials; Sliver Preparation; Yarn Preparation; Methodology; Yarn Tensile Properties; Yarn Evenness; Microscopic View; Results and Discussions; Yarn Tenacity and Elongation; Yarn Evenness; Microscopic View; Conclusions ConclusionReferences; Puncture Strength of Natural Rubber Latex Coated Unidirectional Fabric After Heat Ageing; Introduction; Experimental Method; Materials; Depth of Coating; Accelerated Heat Ageing; Controlled Condition; Environment Condition; Puncture Strength; FTIR Spectroscopy; Results and Discussion; Puncture Strength; FTIR Analysis; Conclusion; References; Modeling Plain Woven Composite Model with Isotropic Behavior; Introduction; Finite Element Modeling; Woven Fabric and Resin Geometrical Model; Material Properties; Interactions, Loading, and Boundary Conditions Mesh and Mesh ConvergenceComposite Fabrication; Tensile Experiment; Results; Mesh Convergence; Simulation and Experimental Validation; Damage Evolution; Conclusion; References; The Effect of Fabric Weave on the Tensile Strength of Woven Kenaf Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite; Introduction; Experimental; Materials; Preparation of Woven Kenaf; Fabrication of Composite Panels; Testing; Crimp Percentage; Microscopy Tests; Tensile Test; Result and Discussion; Effect of Crimp on a Dry Fabric; Effect of Designs on a Composite; Conclusion; References