NTC FY2004 (Year 13) Research Program

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Project Management - Rules & Responsibilities

The table below lists the projects included in the FY2004 (Year 13) Research program. This program will start May 1, 2004 and conclude April 30, 2005. You are invited to examine the research program by selecting the link to the projects' websites as listed below. (Effective August 1, 2004.) The investigating team's email address will be at their website. Please contact them for more information or comments. Please contact the Executive Director if you have questions or comments.

Each project is expected to run for three years, subject to demonstrating satisfactory progress to the Technical Advisory Committee. Seed Projects are limited funded one year programs to enable the investigating team to explore the area before submitting a final proposal. The coding system is:

First Letter:

Competency Group: Chemical, Fabrication, Management Systems, Materials

2nd & 3rd Numbers:

Year the project commenced

Last Grouping:

University Managing Code: AE: Auburn Engineering, AC: Auburn Consumer
Affairs, CL: Clemson, CD: UCalDavis, CR: Cornell, GT: Georgia Tech, NS: NC
State, PH: Philadelphia U, MD: UMass Dartmouth

Competency Definitions:

Chemical Systems:

Research in dyeing, finishing and waste reduction in the textile processes

Fabrication

Research in the design, development, manufacture and measurement of fibrous structures, including yarns, textiles, garments, nonwovens, carpets, coated fabrics, papers, preforms, etc.

Intelligent Systems

Research in systems to enable rapid response, including computer modeling, sensor technology, expert systems, customer interactive design, market research and demand-activated, closed-loop productions systems.

Material Science

Research in the design, development, manufacture and measurement of natural and synthetic polymers and fibers, including polymer mixtures and additives.

(Links to new individual projects via their websites will be available by August 1, 2004)

Project Website	Title
C04-CD06s	Nano-Porous Ultra-High Specific Surface Fibers
C04-CL06	Ultrahydrophobic Fibers: Lotus Approach
C04-NS01	Ionic Crosslinking - A Novel Method of Fabric Stabilization
C04-NS07	Static Generation and Control in Textile Systems
C04-NS11	Optimizing Color Control Throughout the Textile Supply Chain
	Genetic Algorithms in Molecular Design of Novel Fibers
	Universal Set of Dyes for Digital Inkjet Textile Printing
	Biomimicking of Enzymes for Textile Processing
	Assessment of continuous, pulsed and aerated washing
	The Chemistry of Functional Finishing
	Textile Ink Jet: Drop Formation and Surface Interaction
	Color Destruction in Mill Effluent via Biomimetic Methods
	Integration of Fabric Formation and Coloration
	Coated and Laminated Fabrics for Fuel Cells
F04-CR02	Fibrous Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS)
	Frequency Effect on Drawing Behavior of Staple Fiber Strands
	Analysis of the Superdraw Process of Hollow Fibers
	Micro-Flow in Textiles
F04-MD11	Compact Fiber-Based Bioconversion/Biofilter Systems
F04-MD12	Fracture Toughness of Through-Thickness Reinforced Composites
F04-NS17	Printing Electric Circuits Onto Non-Woven Conformal Fabrics…
F04-NS26	Single-step protein surface-attachment to electrospun fibers
	Textile Prostheses for Vascular Applications
F03-MD01	Electro-Static Web Formation
	Bio-active bandages
	Compressive Behavior of Fiber Assemblies
	Development of Layered Functional Fiber-based Micro-tubes
	3D Virtual Draping with Fabric Mechanics and Body Scan Data
	Apparel Product Development for the Plus-sized Tween and Teen Market
S04-CD03	Effects of Textile Floor Coverings on Posture and Locomotion Stability
S04-CR01	Improved Apparel Sizing: Fit and Anthropometric 3D Scan Data
	Quantifying the Value of Information in a Supply Chain
	Knowledge Management as Competitive Advantage in the Textile and Apparel Value Chain
	Sustainability as a Source of Competitive Advantage
	Strategies for Improving the Competitiveness of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Industries: A Production-Cost Approach
	Modeling Consumer Behavior in Online Environments
	A Strategic Model for Functional Protective Clothing
	A Model for Optimizing the Textile Complex Value Chain
	Sensory Science: Social and Physical Interactions in Textile Evaluation
M04-CD01	Liquid Wetting and Flow in Nano-Fibrous Systems: Multi-scale and Heterogeneous
	Distributed Sensors and Actuators via Electronic-Textiles
	Poly(lactic acid) Derived Fibers with Enhanced Performance
	Surface Modification of CSM Fibers Using Branched Additives
M04-CL13	Cellular Encapsulation into Porous Alginate Fibers
M04-GT11	Nano Scale Polymerization and Fiber Spinning
M04-GT19s	Terahertz Properties of Textiles: Metamaterials, Sensors, and Security
M04-GT21	Textile Fibers Engineered From Molecular Auxetic Polymers
M04-MD07	Quantum Tunneling Nanocomposite Textile Soft Structure Sensors and Actuators
	Biologically Active Bioabsorbable Fibers for Biomedical Uses
	Nano Crafted Layered Optical Filaments for Diffractive Colors
	Transport Phenomena in Fibrous Substrates: Liquid and Solid Interactions
	Immobilization of Biomolecules on Fibers
	Biomimetic Mfg. of Fibers: Materials Development
	Photonic Crystal-based Optical Fiber with Active Tunability
	Nano Engineered Fire Resistant Composite Fibers
	Polymers Processed with Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds

Last Updated on 10/21/04
by Cindy Albright

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