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Enhancing mosquito repellency in textiles through optimized natural essential o...
Abreu, Maria José; Martins, Etienne; Soares, Graça M. B.; Alves, Leucio; Silva, AngelaAn optimized formulation combining Mentha piperita and citronella essential oils showed excellent mosquito repellency in textiles. The concentration and method of application were crucial factors. Essential oils offer a safe and sustainable alternative to synthetic repellents in textile products. This formulation has the potential to decrease the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. The study highlights the possi...
Investigating the effect of recycled cotton included fabrics on the thermal beh...
Necef, Özlem Kurtoğlu; Birkocak, Derya Tama; Kılıç, Arzu; Boz, Serkan; Abreu, Maria José; Öndoğan, ZiynetIn 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 com...
Llife cycle assessment of a fabric based on conventional cotton versus recycled...
Pinto, C.; Abreu, Maria JoséThrough the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the study compares the environment impacts of two fabrics with different compositions: a 100% conventional cotton fabric versus a fabric with 60% pre-consumer recycled cotton and 40% conventional cotton fibers. The main purpose is to prove how much environmental impacts can be reduced using pre-consumer recycled cotton.
Sustainability by using preconsumer textile based deadstock for the development...
Albuquerque, Simone; Abreu, Maria JoséWith the current fashion consumption model, there is a considerable increase in the clothing manufacturing industries’ generation of waste. So, it is necessary to plan strategies for sustainability within its production process. Thus, this work is necessary to indicate an alternative to reduce the improper disposal of this type of waste, coming to an economically and environmentally viable path for this type of...
A perspective on the future of the fashion and textile sector in Portugal with ...
Carvalho, Catarina Filipa Moura; Abreu, Maria JoséAs a result of AI, AR, and VR technologies, consumers can have a multisensory, entertainment-rich experience, which will play a crucial role in the future of fashion, given the current situation - after the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and climate crisis. For this sector of activity, these technologies will prove to be a profitable investment, as they will provide valuable insight into consumer modificati...
The effect of washing cycles on the sewing properties of shirting cotton fabrics
İsler, Meral; Sarı, Burak; Birkocak, Derya Tama; Abreu, Maria JoséIn this study, 100% cotton poplin shirting fabric was procured and the sewing quality in different washing cycles was evaluated. For the seam strength and tensile strength tests, 5, 10 and 15 washing cycles were performed on the samples prepared both in the weft and warp directions, in accordance with the standard, using a laboratory type washing machine. At the same time, the seam efficiency values from the ob...
The importance of comfort in sport caps through subjective assessment in real w...
Nagamatsu, Rosimeiri Naomi; Abreu, Maria José; Santiago, Cosmo Damião; Brito, Debora Mizubuti; Ghizzo, Marcio RobertoThis article aims to present the results of the investigation of the perception of the comfort properties of sports caps through wear trial in real weather conditions in an uncontrolled environment. The sensations of general comfort, temperature, humidity and the pressure that ten samples of sports caps exert on the head of ten volunteers during subjective assessment were evaluated. The two-way ANOVA statistica...
Wear trials about comfort on sport compression socks
Pinto, Nelson; Abreu, Maria José; Catarino, André P.Compression garments has emerged as an important tool in sport activity [1, 2]. In the particular case of compression socks (CS), several studies show that their use improves the fatigue recovery and prevents muscle injuries [3-6]. The aim of this research work is to perform the characterization of sports socks regarding their comfort and compression. Several parameters were monitored in volunteers during a run...
Tactile perception in the sensory comfort of fabric samples
Abreu, Maria José; Martins, Etienne; Nagamatsu, Naomi; Amaral, WanderlayneThis investigation aims to present the process of development of the attributes that will form the textile lexicon of the northeast region of Brazil for the assessment of textile tactile comfort. For this purpose, the following were adapted: ISO 11035:1994 Sensory analysis – Identification and selection of descriptors for establishing a sensory profile by a multidimensional approach; and ISO 8586:2012 Sensory a...
The influence of starch desizing on thermal properties of traditional fabrics i...
Isler, Meral; Birdkocak, Derya Tama; Abreu, Maria JoséIn this book chapter, three traditional fabrics in Anatolia, namely, Feretiko, Ayancik linen and Burumcuk fabric were analysed in terms of thermal comfort properties. The composition of these fabrics was 50% hemp–50% cotton Feretiko, 50% linen–50% cotton Ayancik linen and 100% cotton Burumcuk. In order to prevent abrasion during the production of these fabrics, cotton yarns used as warp yarns were treated with ...