Volume 3, Issue 2 - 2008

The Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics (JEFF) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific e-Journal that publishes original R&D on all aspects of fabric technologies and their value chain from raw materials to end use products

Original Papers

Study on the Chemical Modification Process of Jute Fiber
Wei-ming Wang, Zai-sheng Cai, Ph.D.
Key Laboratory of Science & Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education
College of Chemical and Chemistry Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, P.R. CHINA

Jian-yong Yu, Ph.D.
Modern Textile Institute of Donghua University, Shanghai, P.R. CHINA

Electrospun Fibrinogen-Polydioxanone Composite Matrix: Potential for In Situ Urologic Tissue Engineering
Michael C. McManus, M.D., Scott A. Sell, Whitney C. Bowen, Harry P. Koo, M.D., David G. Simpson, Ph.D., Gary L. Bowlin, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Characterization of Secondary Structure Transformation of Stretched and Slenderized Wool Fibers with FTIR Spectra
Jinbo Yao, Ph. D., Yanbo Liu, Ph. D., Suoting Yang, Jianzhong Liu
College of Textile Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, CHINA

Effects of Fiber Denier, Fiber Cross-Sectional Shape and Fabric Density on Acoustical Behavior of Vertically Lapped Nonwoven Fabrics
Mevlut Tascan, Ph.D., Edward A. Vaughn, Ph.D.
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

Banana Fibers – Variability and Fracture Behaviour
Samrat Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D., Raul Fangueiro, Ph.D.
University of Minho, PORTUGAL

Yusuf Arpaç, Ülkü Şentürk
Ege University, TURKEY

Book Review

“An Introduction to Electrospinning and Nanofibers”
Authors: Seeram Ramakrishna, Kazutoshi Fujihara, Wee-Eong Teo, Teik-Cheng Lim, & Zuwei Ma,
World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore.
Reviewer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Greiner
Philipps-Universität Marburg, GERMANY

Simulation of C-CP Fiber-Based Air Filtration
Christopher L. Cox, Ph.D., Philip J. Brown, Ph.D.,
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina USA

John C. Larzelere
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia USA

Case Studies of Air Filtration at Microscales: Micro- and Nanofiber Media
Benoît Mazé, Ph.D., Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Ph.D.
Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Hooman V. Tafreshi, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering Department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia USA

Two-Scale Modeling Approach to Predict Permeability of Fibrous Media
Sudhakar Jaganathan, Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Ph.D.
Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center
NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Hooman V. Tafreshi, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering Department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia USA

Effect of Nanofibers on Spore Penetration
and Lunar Dust Filtration
Phil Gibson, Ph.D., Heidi Schreuder-Gibson, Ph.D., Robert Stote, Margaret Roylance, Ph.D., Cathy Capone
U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Massachusetts, USA

Masami Nakagawa, Ph.D.
Colorado School of Mines, Department of Mining Engineering, Golden, Colorado, USA

Oriented Fiber Filter Media
R. Bharadwaj, A. Patel, S. Chokdeepanich, Ph.D., and G.G. Chase, Ph.D.
Microscale Physiochemical Engineering Center, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
The University of Akron, Ohio USA

Use of Ultrasonic Sensors for Characterization of Membrane Fouling and Cleaning
Elmira Kujundzic, Ph.D., Keith Cobry, Alan R. Greenberg, Ph.D., and Mark Hernandez, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mark Hernandez, Ph.D.
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Membrane Applied Science and Technology (MAST) Center University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado USA