Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to let you know our new issue of Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (RJTA).
Table of Content (Vol. 15, No. 4, Nov 2011)
Paper list
Formaldehyde-Free Chemical and Enzymatic Crosslinking of Plant Proteins
Ying Li and Yiqi Yang
Customised Pressure Garment Development by Using 3D Scanned Body Image
Mohamed Najib Bin Salleh, Memis Acar and Neil D. Burns
Dyeing of Polyester Fabrics with Indigo
Gulzar Ahmad Baig
Unconventional Natural Dyeing Using Microwave Heating with Cochineal as Natural Dyes
N.S. Elshemy
Study of Bamboo and Cotton Blended Baby Diapers
O.L.Shanmugasundaram and R.V.Mahendra Gowda
Surface Roughness Evaluation of Weft Knitted Fabric by Using a Textile Surface Tester
Najeh Maâtoug, Mehdi Sahnoun and Faouzi Sakli
The Effects of Underwater Shock Wave Loading on the Physico –Mechanical Properties of Jute Fiber
G. M. Shafiur Rahman and Shigeru Itoh
Cationized Wool for Improving the Dyeability and Antimicrobial Activity
E.M. El-khatib and N. F. Ali
Static and Dynamic Tensile Behaviour of Spun Yarns: A Critical Review
B.R. Das, S.M. Ishtiaque and R.S. Rengasamy
Anchoring of Monochlorotriazinyl-β-cyclodextrin onto Cotton Fabrics and Use of its Inclusion Ability to Impart Durable Antimicrobial Activity
Essam S. Abdel-Halim, Moustafa M.G. Fouda, Sanaa M. El-Sawy,Ibrahim A. Hamdy and Fikry A. Abdel-Mohdy
Effect of Acids and Metal Salt Pretreatments on Acrylic Dyeability
L.K. El Gabry, A. Bendak, M.B. El Hossamy and M.S. Abo Hamr
A Historical Review of Environmental Factors and Business Strategies for U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Industry 1973-2005
Hyejune Park and Doris H. Kincade
RJTA is published by Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel. Papers on broad areas of topics pertinent to the soft materials and goods will be published in the Journal, including:
– Polymeric and fibrous materials
– Fiber, yarn, textile, and clothing technologies
– Management, marketing and retailing of the textile and clothing
– Design of textile and Fashion
For more information and instructions for authors, please visit the website http://www.rjta.org. Manuscripts can be submitted through our web service http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rjta.
RJTA is indexed in Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) and Textile Technology Index (EBSCO) and is now recommending for Engineering Index (EI) and Science Citation Index (SCI) coverage.
If you have any questions about the journal, please do not hesitate to contact me.
With best wishes,
Prof. Jin-lian HU
Editor-in-Chief
On behalf of Editorial Board
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (www.rjta.org)
c/o Institute of Textiles and Clothing
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2766-6437
Fax: (852) 2773-1432
Email: tchujl@inet.polyu.edu.hk