Sungshin Lee

Abstract Electrospun polypropylene fiber webs and laminates were developed using melt‐electrospinning, to explore an alternative way of manufacturing protective clothing materials for agricultural workers. Electrospun polypropylene webs were fabricated in two levels of thickness. To examine the effect of lamination on the protection/thermal comfort properties, the webs were laminated on nonwoven fabric substrates. Barrier performance was evaluated for the electrospun webs and laminates, using tw

To examine the potential of electrospun nanofibrous webs as barriers to liquid penetration in protective clothing systems for agricultural workers, layered fabric systems with electrospun polyurethane fiber web layered on spunbonded nonwoven were developed. Barrier performance was evaluated for the layered fabric systems with different levels of electrospun web area density, using three pesticide mixtures that represent a range of surface tension and viscosity. Effects of electrospun web density

Abstract To examine the feasibility of developing multifunctional textiles, layered fabric systems with electrospun polyurethane/zinc oxide nanocomposite fiber webs layered on cotton substrates were developed to impart UV‐protection and antibacterial functions. The morphology of polyurethane/zinc oxide nanocomposite fibers was examined using a field‐emission scanning electron microscope and a transmission electron microscope. UV transmission properties were assessed for layered fabric systems wi

In order to impart barrier properties against microorganisms and blood to 100% cotton fabrics and 55/45% woodpulp/polyester spunlaced nonwoven fabrics, samples are treated with chitosan and fluoropolymers using the pad-dry-cure and pad-cure meth ods, respectively. Antimicrobial activity of the samples is analyzed quantitatively by measuring the number of colonies of Staphylococcus aureus. Blood repellency is as sessed with an impact penetration test using synthetic blood. Laundering durability o

Abstract We prepared titanium dioxide/PVA nanocomposite fiber webs for application in multifunctional textiles by electrospinning. The morphological properties of the TiO 2 /PVA nanocomposite fibers were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Layered fabric systems with electrospun TiO 2 nanocomposite fiber webs were developed using various concentrations of TiO 2 and a range of web area densities, and then the UV‐protective properties, antibacteri

Lignin/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposite fibers with different lignin concentrations were developed via electrospinning to investigate further possible applications of lignin, an under-utilized renewable biomass material. The antimicrobial and ultraviolet (UV) absorption properties of lignin/PVA nanocomposite fibers were evaluated to determine whether the inherent functionalities of lignin remain in the final material. An environmentally benign crosslinking method was sought to increase th

Water vapor transport through textile structures is complicated and governed by various factors, including fabric openness, fabric thickness, pore size, and intrinsic fiber properties. The objective of this study is to understand parameters that are critical in the moisture vapor transport through woven textiles and develop a predictive model that describes water vapor transport of woven fabrics using those parameters. Fifteen woven fabrics with various fabric thickness, weight, fabric construct

Wide-sense statistical self-similarity in continuous-time random processes is defined through invariance of its first-order and second-order statistics to scaling in time. Since scaling has an unambiguous definition in continuous-time but not in discrete-time, researchers have provided various definitions of discrete-time self-similarity without reference to scaling. This paper proposes a discrete-time continuous-dilation scaling operator and develops a framework based on it for formulating stat