The rapid development of portable and wearable electronic devices has increased the demand for sustainable, low-maintenance, and lightweight power-supplying methods. One of the leading technologies in fabricating such ...
This study develops a sustainable business model that can foster the growth of the textile handloomindustry in Sri Lanka. The research identified opportunities for product innovations through design
intervention and ...
The fashion industry plays a vital role in the development of the global economy while
creating significant stress on the environment throughout its supply chains, due to high
resource consumption, waste generation, and ...
A systematic, well-documented approach is absolutely essential in today’s context of apparel
innovation to manage and implement the activities of the innovation process in the winning
goal of developing fashion-forward ...
One of the worst pollutants in the world is allegedly the fashion industry. Landfills receive
enormous amounts of post-consumer trash each year. However, as current customers' awareness
of environmental issues grows, ...
As a dynamic industry in the globe, the fashion industry is still growing with constantly
changing trends. Even though the apparel industry is transforming with new technology and
innovation, the limitations in waste ...
The banana pseudostem is an ideal source of natural cellulose substitute fibre. This thesis
investigates the effects of banana fibre extraction and treatment parameters on fibre fineness,
and establishes suitable methods ...
Human needs are continually changing with the enhancement of novel electronic technologies.
The Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, and 5G technology have led to state-ofthe-art
products to improve the ...
In the Textile Testing field fabrics are tested based on the international standards recorded in
test methods. The stretch and recovery test is one of the important textile tests used to
measure the extension and recovery ...
This study presents the characteristics of Lasia spinosa fibres (LSFs) extracted from the rhizome of the Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites (LS), a plant which is commonly available in the Asian region as a medicinal plant which ...
Electrically conductive and biodegradable materials are desired for a vast array of applications in wearable and flexible electronic areas to address the growing ecological problem of e-waste. Herein, we report on the ...
Sri Lankan apparel industry is the primary foreign exchange earner accounting to 40% of the total exports as per Export Development Board (EDB) and 52% of industrial products exports in 2018. According to them, there are ...
Thermoplastic polymer fabrics are normally heat set to make them dimensionally stable. These fabrics in garment panel form may again be exposed to heat during the processes such as rubber print curing and cause to change ...
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is an aquatic plant and grows abundantly in Sri Lanka. Stalks and
roots of this plant contain fine silky fibres. To utilize this fibre as a textile raw material,
properties of locally available ...
As apparel manufacturers in today’s context, it is vital to concentrate on improving productivity by applying tools that can increase the efficiency of sub processes. It is a true fact that Sri Lankan apparel industry has ...
Expectations of apparel retailers in international are high quality apparel in low cost align with the fashion trend of the season in narrower lead time. With its aim, the buyers tend to defer buying decision to align with ...
There has been a significant growth in the apparel retailer market in Sri Lanka during the last decade. Statistic shows middle-class population had grown faster in Sri lanka, and branded and organized retail has improved ...
The research paper thesis explores the Sri Lankan textile heritage of traditional batik handicraft to pioneer new printing patterns
techniques into clothing, so as to demonstrate the potential of reviving the textile ...
Each country understands that they need their own size charts representing their population because researchers have found that human body shapes, proportions and measurements change significantly due to the geographical ...
Standard dimensional stability test methods have higher lead times. In a manufacturing environment a dimensional stability test method with shorter lead time is an option provided under some international standards. Such ...