NTC FY2005 Research Program View the Project Web Sites

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Project Management - Rules & Responsibilities

The table below lists the projects included in the FY2005 (Year 14) Research program. This program will start May 1, 2005 and conclude April 30, 2006. You are invited to examine the research program by selecting the link to the projects' websites as listed below. (Effective August 1, 2005.) 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 funded for one year to enable the investigating team to explore the area before submitting a final proposal. The coding system is:

First Letter:

Competency Group: Chemical, Fabrication, Materials, Systems,

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

Research in chemical applications to and modifications of fibers and fiber substrates, including dyeing, finishing and waste reduction.

Fabrication

Research in the fabrication, processing, manufacture and testing of fabrics, fibrous structures and fabricated products..

 

Materials

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

Systems

Research in the management of product design, sourcing, production, distribution and consumption systms.

(Links to new individual projects via their websites will be available by August 1, 2005)

Project Website	Title
	Universal Set of Dyes for Digital Inkjet Textile Printing
	Ultrahydrophobic Fibers: Lotus Approach
	Ionic Crosslinking - A Novel Method of Fabric Stabilization
	Static Generation and Control in Textile Systems
	Optimizing Color Control Throughout the Textile Supply Chain
	Investigation of Organic Ionic Liquids for Fiber Extrusion
	Molecularly Imprinted Fibers with Recognition Capability
	Hybrid Microporous Membranes Intended for Protective Clothing
	Novel, High-Yield Application of Permanent Colorants and Finishes
	Injet Deposition of Complex Mixtures to Textiles
	Boundary Lubrication and Molecular Assembly in Fiber Processing
	Genetic Algorithms in Molecular Design of Novel Fibers
	Textile Prostheses for Vascular
	Electro-Static Web Formation
	Bio-active Bandages
	Coated and Laminated Fabrics for Fuel Cells
	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
	Compact Fiber-Based Bioconversion/Biofilter Systems
	Fracture Toughness of Through-Thickness Reinforced Composites
	Printing Electric Circuits Onto Non-Woven Conformal Fabric Substrates Using
	Single-step protein surface-attachment to electrospun fibers
	Reinforcement fabrics with electronic transmission capabilities
	Demand Activated Toughening in Fabrics
	Cost Effective Nanofiber Formation: Melt Electrospinning
	Direct Spinning and Fabrication: the Robospider
	Electrospun Core-Sheath Fibers for Soft Tissue Engineering
	Scent-Infused Textiles
	Biologically Active Bioabsorbable Fibers for Biomedical Uses
	Nano Crafted Layered Optical Filaments
	Liquid Wetting and Flow in Nano-Fibrous Systems
	Distributed Sensors and Actuators via Electronic-Textiles
	Poly(lactic acid) Derived Fibers with Enhanced Performance
	Surface Modification of CSM Fibers Using Branched Additives
	Cellular Encapsulation into Porous Alginate Fibers
	Nano Scale Polymerization and Fiber Spinning
	Textile Fibers Engineered From Molecular Auxetic Polymers
	Quantum Tunneling Nanocomposite Textile Soft Structure Sensors and Actuators
	Efficient biological-chemical protective materials
	Functional Fibers via Biomimesis
	Creation of a New Class of Cellulose Engineering Materials
	Shape Memory Polymer Fibers for Comfort Wear
	High Modulus Aliphatic Nylon Fibers
	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
	Apparel Product Development for the Plus-sized Tween and Teen Market
	Effects of Textile Floor Coverings on Posture and Locomotion Stability
	Improved Apparel Sizing: Fit and Anthropometric 3D Scan Data
	Quantifying the Value of Information in a Supply Chain
	Masculine Style(s): Shifting Identities and Textile/Apparel
	Fabric and Skin: Contact, Friction and Interactions
	Hispanic Characterization System

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