Theory of wetting and washing; working mechanisms of surfactants in aqueous and non-aqueous media; surfactant-soil-fibre interactions; modern agents for textile care; overview of contemporary textiles and possibility of their care; modern textile care processes-economic and ecological aspects; sustainability in textile care; evaluation of textile care processes; European and global guidelines of textile care processes.
The course allows the PhD student to intensively study the selective contents chosen among areas of pretreatment and finishing of fibrous substrates: classical and modern processes of preparation of textile and fibrous substrates for finishing, the influence of pretreatment on finishing processes; biotechnology in pretreatment; pretreatment of unconventional natural and synthetic fibres and their mixtures; ... Read more
Theoretical skill with chosen dyes, textile materials and auxiliaries for dyeing process; basic analysis of projected technological processes, finding the most appropriate process from the aspect of dyed material fastness, ecology of technological phases and ecology of water outlets; study of physico-chemical processes between dye and fibre for the chosen dyeing process; analytical methods for ... Read more
Objectives of the course include: introduction to the newest approaches in technology and their limitations; automation, robotisation and informatisation of processes; expertise in advanced technologies and systems for fabric design and process control; expertise in specific technologies of mechanical after-treatment of fabrics; expertise in advanced methods and equipment for textile testing. The content of the ... Read more
The course is directed at theoretical and technological knowledge of the production of twisted, cored and advanced yarns. The special intention is intended to study the structure and properties of twisted, cored and advanced yarns. Within the course are presented and analysed the influencing factors on the construction, structure and properties of spinning yarn, wherein ... Read more
Basic enzymology. Classification of enzymes. Structure and properties of proteins. Enzymatic catalysis. Enzyme activity and stability. Basic thermodynamics and enzyme kinetics. Industrial enzymes. Sources and production of enzymes. Handling enzymes. Biotechnological processes in finishing textiles. Industrial applications. Enzymes and textile care. Micro-organisms and enzymes for decolourisation. Enzymes in bleaching. Biotechnology in the development of new ... Read more
Review of contemporary chemical and mechanical technologies of textile functionalisation regarding the chemical structure of fibres, constructional parameters of fabric, effects and properties of modified textile fibres, functionalisation of synthetic fibres with organic and inorganic additives in the process of fibre spinning, use of applied techniques of functionalisation in different processes of textile finishing, review ... Read more
The course is focused on the study of methodologies of computer-aided design and prototyping products. The study includes both design and technological aspects of producing and processing bitmap and vector images and graphics as well as methods of creating patterns by repeating. Analytical nature of the course is enabled with the involvement of processing and ... Read more
Digital image: acquisition, digitisation, pixel. Colour-, greyscale- and binary image, image formats, bitmap vs. vector graphics. Software for digital image processing and analysis. Histograms and point operations: changing brightness or contrast, global thresholding, histogram equalisation, arithmetic and logic operations. Linear and nonlinear filters: filter matrix (kernel), convolution, smoothing and sharpening, noise removal. Detection of edges ... Read more
Advanced technologies for processing ready-made clothing (special technologies, seamless) and advanced systems for management and production control, specific testing methods and equipment for ready-made clothing industry. Advanced multilayered textiles/clothing – comfort, comfort evaluation and test methods. Advanced design systems: construction, modelling, simulation, processes control systems. Traditional and computer aided 2D/3D clothing anthropometrics. Advanced systems for ... Read more