425 research outputs found
Three-dimensional fabric structures. Part 3 - Three-dimensional nonwoven fabrics and their applications
No full textThree-dimensional (3-D) nonwoven fabrics are high loft materials that have applications in many industries such as automotive, building, agriculture, filtration, medical, and the bedding/furniture/seating, just to name a few. One of the objectives of using 3-D nonwoven fabrics is to replace foam, neoprene, rubber, and other such compounds that lack thermo-physiological comfort and desirable properties such as recyclability, flame retordancy, and sustainability. This chapter discusses the materials, processes, properties, and the application areas of 3-D nonwoven fabrics available on the market today. A wide range of technologies are covered, which demonstrate that 3-D nonwoven fabrics markets will expand further, as their unique features and characteristics are recognised globall
Three-dimensional fabric structures. Part 2 - Three-dimensional knitted structures for technical textiles applications
No full textThe technical textiles market was forecast to grow by 4% per annum worldwide between 2002 and 2010. As a result, in 2010 the technical textiles and industrial nonwovens sector consumed some 23.8 million tonnes of fibre and had a value of 90 billion USD. According to the author's estimates, the world technical textiles market was worth $140 billion USD in 2013.Knitted fabric production for technical textiles showed an overall growth of 34.5% from 1995 to 2002 in Western Europe. Over the last decade, knitted fabrics and products have been increasingly designed and developed for a very wide spectrum of technical textile applications. These include automotive textiles, medical textiles, geotextiles, sportswear, safety and protective textiles, and environmental protection textiles, just to name a few major growth areas of technical textiles. Warp and weft knitted spacer materials are being commercially developed for a very wide range of technical textile products, because of a number of unique design opportunities that they offer. Knitted spacer fabrics are a single composite of at least three different substrates integrated together during a single knitting process. The range of materials and structures that are possible are virtually limitless. It is possible to engineer fabrics with specific, tailor-made characteristics and thicknesses ranging from 2 to 60. mm in warp knitting and 2 to 10. mm in weft knitting. The chapter discusses a number of significant developments in both knitting technology and knitted structures for a wide range of specific product applications. Warp and weft knitting spacer technologies are discussed in depth; their present and future potential are critically analysed. The chapter aims to demonstrate that both three-dimensional warp and weft knitting technologies have a significant growth potential in the present and future technical textiles markets worldwide
Technical fabric structures - 2. Knitted fabrics
No full textThis chapter deals with the fundamentals, as well as the recent developments, in both warp and weft knitting technologies. The knitting equipment, fabric structures, their properties and areas of application have been described in detail. The other areas covered include fabric geometry, process control, and machine and fabric calculations. The recent advances in both warp and weft knitting equipment and fabric structures exhibited at ITMA 2011 in Barcelona, Spain, have been discussed in detail. It has been demonstrated in this chapter that both warp and weft knitting technologies are increasingly being developed and utilised in the manufacture of an extremely wide range of apparel, household, and technical textiles products, and are likely to expand their share of the world markets still further in the future
Subhash Anand (1943-2022): Passionately in Love with India and the Church
No full textThis article is a tribute to Professor (Emeritus) Subhash Anand, who was part of both Papal Seminary and Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, for more than thirty years. His unexpected death urges us to recall his heritage, his love for India and devotion to Jesus. In this article, we first look into the person of Subhash and then explore one of his most significant books, dealing with the Eucharist. He was passionately in love with India and with the Church. Rooted in his Christian tradition, he tried to understand and reach out to the Hindu brothers and sisters
Textiles for healthcare and medical applications
No full textThe chapter discusses the need for understanding the application of textile materials and textile-based medical devices to enhance the healthcare and wellbeing of people. The aim of this chapter is to highlight the specific medical and surgical applications for which the textile materials are currently being used. A variety of products and their properties that make them suitable for these applications are discussed. Specialty polymers and fibres and their use in designing and developing medical devices for wound management, infection control management and life-saving risk management are highlighted. The physiology of wound, classification of wounds and appropriate dressing selection for a successful wound management are outlined. High-tech wound dressings and the current state of the art of novel dressings such as odour adsorbent and antimicrobial dressings are critically reviewed. The role of compression therapy in the treatment and prevention of venous leg ulceration is discussed. The merits and limitations of the current compression therapy regime and the research into the development of novel compression bandages are highlighted
Animalia Humorosum: Aesop's animal fables made more believable with a modern twist
No full textThere is much that is unusual about this 8½” square booklet of 28 pages followed by two pages of advertisements for other books by Óla. For starters, the pages are purple with light-colored typeface and cutout colored characters in partial-page illustrations. The T of C uses superscript to indicate page numbers for the twelve fables. That same page clarifies that Ólafia L. Óla is a pseudonym for V. Subhash. In TH, the hare, not the tortoise, challenges to a race upon no provocation. The author turns this tale into the more usual “Rabbit Races the Hedgehog,” famous among Grimm’s fairytales. Every one of the species looks the same to the superficial hare. In LM, after the mouse frees the lion, the hungry lion eats the mouse. “Steer clear of known dangers.” DW is told just as in the tradition. “Better die on your feet than live on your knees.” In TB, the second traveler takes off his socks; the smell of them revolts the bear, who departs. What did the bear whisper to him? “Tell that fellow that trees offer no safety because bears are good climbers.” The ox makes up a snake friend to worry the dog out of his manger. A passing hunter saves the shepherd boy attacked by a real wolf. The mice do manage to get a bell around the cat’s neck by having it ready around their hole when the cat pokes in its head. Two foxes jump for grapes. One reacts according to the tradition. The other says the effort has been stupid. “We are foxes. We don’t eat grapes. Let’s go and catch some rabbits.” One of two crows suggests the traditional pebble approach. The other says that will take too much time and too many pebbles and will dirty the water. He manages to knock over the pitcher and they can drink both from the water spilled and the water still in the overturned pitcher. The owner of the golden goose eventually stops reading his mail, misses paying taxes, loses his property, and has to give up the goose as compensation for the unpaid taxes. The wolf escapes the lambskin and never comes back. The crow removes the doughnut from his mouth and tells the fox to move along.Ólafia L. Óla (V. Subhash
Evolved Infantry Subhash Mukhopadhyay/ বিবর্তিত পদাতিক সুভাষ মুখোপাধ্যায়
No full textWhen the present moves towards the future, leaving the past as a witness, it changes itself and reaches its end. In this change, even if the external structure changes, the ideological infrastructure remains intact. Then we do not call it change, but evolution. However, this evolution is not only an evolution of spatial geography and temporal dimensions; it is also an evolution of the mind and mood of the evolved person. Subhash Mukherjee is no exception of this thinking. He is a real example of such evolution. Not only in his political philosophy of life, but also in his literary-centered meditations, poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay did not follow a set path. He changed his opinion, but remained steadfast in his goal. He moved away from leftism ideology and joined hands
with Gandhism. That is true. However, he did not abandon communism. Evolution is the law of the ideological universe. But we must see to it that, that evolved consciousness does not hurt the collective convictions. Subhash Mukhopadhyay is a skilled thinker-artist in this work.
Therefore, in the article under discussion, the primary intention of the author will be to create an outline of evolution in terms of Subhash Mukhopadhyay’s criticism of life, social consciousness, political thought, poetic thought, poetic justice, linguistic thought, aesthetic sense etc. It is to be noted that more examples will be provided from the poet\u27s various poems to authenticate the logical tradition of the discussion. However, for the purpose of presenting the subject matter of the article, various literary forms such as novels, letters or songs will also be used in addition to the poet\u27s poems. And by the end of the article, following these steps, we will reach the evolved consciousness of poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Bollywood cinema: A critical genealogy
No full text"Bollywood" has finally made it to the Oxford English Dictionary. The 2005 edition defines it as: "a name for the Indian popular film industry, based in Bombay. Origin 1970s. Blend of Bombay and Hollywood." The incorporation of the word in the OED acknowledges the strength of a film industry which, with the coming of sound in 1931, has produced some 9,000 films. (This must not be confused with the output of Indian cinema generally, which would be four times more). What is less evident from the OED definition is the way in which the word has acquired its current meaning and has displaced its earlier descriptors (Bombay Cinema, Indian Popular Cinema, Hindi Cinema), functioning, perhaps even horrifyingly, as an "empty signifier" (Prasad) that may be variously used for a reading of popular Indian cinema. The triumph of the term (over the others) is nothing less than spectacular and indicates, furthermore, the growing global sweep of this cinema not just as cinema qua cinema but as cinema qua social effects and national cultural coding. Although Indian film producers in particular, and pockets of Indian spectators generally, continue to feel uneasy with it (the vernacular press came around to using "Bollywood" only reluctantly), its ascendancy has been such that Bombay Dreams (the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical) and the homegrown Merchants of Bollywood both become signifiers of a cultural logic which transcends cinema and is a global marker of Indian modernity. As the Melbourne (March 2006) closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games showed, Bollywood will be the cultural practice through which Indian national culture will be projected when the games are held in Delhi in 2010. International games (the Olympics, World Cup Soccer, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and so on) are often expressions of a nation's own emerging modernity. For India that modernity, in the realm of culture, is increasingly being interpellated by Bollywood
Handbook of technical textiles (2nd ed.): technical textile processes
No full textThe second edition of Handbook of Technical Textiles, Volume 1: Technical Textile Processes provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the latest advancements in technical textiles. With revised and updated coverage, including several new chapters, this volume reviews recent developments and technologies in the field, beginning with an overview of the technical textiles industry that includes coverage of technical fibers and yarns, weaving, spinning, knitting, and nonwoven production. Subsequent sections include discussions on finishing, coating, and the coloration of technical textiles. Provides a comprehensive handbook for all aspects of technical textiles. Presents updated, detailed coverage of processes, fabric structure, and applications. An ideal resource for those interested in high-performance textiles, textile processes, textile processing, and textile applications. Contains contributions from many of the original, recognized experts from the first edition who update their respective chapter
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