Cotton Utilization: Fabric Chemistry & Products Symposium

Wednesday, January 7, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Conf. Room 11 (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Organizer:
Alfred D. French
1:30 PM
Immobilization of Lysozyme on Cotton Fabrics; Synthesis, Characterization, and Activity
Nicolette Prevost, SRRC-ARS-USDA; J. Vincent Edwards, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Brian Condon, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Sarah Batiste, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Phyllis Howley, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Kandan Sethumadhavan, SRRC-ARS-USDA; Jaffor Ullah, SRRC-ARS-USDA
1:55 PM
2:20 PM
Acceleration of the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cotton Waste Celluloses by Low Intensity Uniform Ultrasound Field
Val G. Yachmenev, Southern Regional Research Center; Brian Condon, Southern Regional Research Center; Thomas Klasson, Southern Regional Research Center; Allan Lambert, Southern Regional Research Center; Jade Smith, Southern Regional Research Center
2:45 PM
Phosphorus Containing Flame Retardants and Their Textile Applications
SeChin Chang, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Brian Condon, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Elena Graves, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Phillip J. Wakelyn, National Cotton Council of America
3:10 PM
Imparting Multi-Functional Properties to Cotton Fabric by Means of Sol Gel Process
Noureddine Abidi, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Eric F. Hequet, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University; Luis Cabrales, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute - Dept. Plant & Soil Science, Texas Tech University
3:55 PM
Diffraction from Model Crystals
Yoshiharu Nishiyama, CERMAV; Glenn P. Johnson, USDA-ARS; Alfred D. French, USDA-ARS
4:20 PM
Applications of Nanotechnology in Textiles and Cotton Nonwovens: A Review
Paul Sawhney, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Brian Condon, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Michael Reynolds, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Jim Riddle, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Kumar V. Singh, Mechanical Engg. LSU