Cotton Utilization Conference - Wednesday Early Morning

Wednesday, January 8, 2014: 8:05 AM-10:00 AM
Galerie 4 (New Orleans Marriott)
Organizers:
Mourad Krifa and Alfred D. French
8:05 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
Characterization of Staple Yarns By Acoustic Dynamic Modulus
Jiri Militky, Technical University of Liberec; Dana Kremenakova, TU Liberec
8:30 AM
Mechanical Properties of Air-Jet Yarns Spun on Different Systems
Mohamed Eldessouki, Mansoura University; Sayed Ibrahim, Technical University of Liberec; Ramsis Farag, Mansoura University
8:45 AM
Comfort and Protection Properties Of Tencel/Cotton Blends
Alaa Arafa Badr, Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University; Ashraf El-Nahrawy, Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University; Ahmed Hassanin, Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University; Mahmoud Sayed Morsy, Natinoal Institute for Standards
9:00 AM
Exploring Quantitative Measures of Fabric Soil Content
Shamini Rajaganesh, The University of Texas at Austin; Mourad Krifa, The University of Texas at Austin
9:15 AM
Quinones: A Source of Color in Aged Cellulosics
Alfred D. French, USDA-ARS; Thomas Rosenau, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Takashi Hosoya, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Kurt Mereiter, Vienna University of Technology
9:30 AM
The Mechanism of Action of Piperazine-Phosphonates Derivatives in Cotton Fabric
Thach-Mien Duong Nguyen, USDA, ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; SeChin Chang, USDA, ARS, Southern Regional Research Center; Brian Condon, USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center
9:45 AM
Nonwoven Greige Cotton for Wound Healing and Hygienic Product Applications
J. Vincent Edwards, USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center; Nicolette Prevost, USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center; Elena Graves, USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center; Brian Condon, USDA-ARS-Southern Regional Research Center; Lawson Gary, T.J. Beall Company; Edmund Carus, T.J. Beall Company