Preparing for research work (selection of a theme, formulating a working hypothesis, planning research work); preparing the master’s thesis; rules in writing scientific research texts; content structure of the work; preparing pictorial material; steps in formulating the text; presentation of the work.
Theoretical basis; devices and technology; basics of patterning; dyes and auxiliaries; substrates; preparing fabrics; methods of fixing dyes; analysis of textile-technological properties and analysis of the appearance of a pattern; transfer from a digital to screen print; colour reception; impact on humans and the environment.
Classification of procedures for textile care with regard to the structures of the fibre and of the impurities; theoretical basis of wetting and washing; surface active agents; description of conventional, modern and special washing procedures and dry cleaning; environmental aspects of textile care.
Classification of auxiliaries, structural properties of surface active and non-surface active agents; mechanisms of functioning; the procedures of using substances in chemical textile processes; evaluating the quality of the procedures in accordance with currently valid regulations and standards; acceptability of auxiliaries in terms of environmental impact.
Biotechnological procedures in textile finishing; enzymes in the care of textiles; enzymes in waste-water treatment; decomposition of colours in a substrate, in rinsing baths and in waste water; biotechnology in the development of new fibres; possibilities and credits of genetic modification in natural fibre production.
Special fibres and polymers; materials for application in medicine and production processes; classification of medical textiles by their intended use; anti-microbial fibre and finishing; textiles as carriers of pharmacological substances; care and maintenance; standards and regulations for testing and handling medical textiles.
Physical chemistry of the functional solid surfaces; classification of surface modification processes of fibre producing polymers, physical methods; chemical methods; the importance of modification for individual types of fibre; a review of analytical methods of determining the properties of modified surface fibres.
Definition, types and evolution of electronic textiles; electro-conductive polymers; electrochromic substances, electroconductive fibres; piezoelectric substances; printed circuits on textile materials; transistors, antennas, sensors and actuators; telemedical textiles; technological processes in the production of e-textiles.
Defining the concept of intelligent textiles, micro-encapsulation, reversible colour changes, electroluminescent fabrics, heat regulation, shape memory, bio-mimicry, microfibres, nanofibres, special additives in fibres, fluorescence, holographic, reflective and electronic textiles
Systematic classification of technical textiles and their characteristic properties; fibres for technical textiles; choice of raw materials and constructions, production technologies, finishing agents and processes, special testing methods, specifications and standards.