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CO2 laser dye patterning for textile design and apparel manufacture

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posted on 2017-09-05, 15:02 authored by Kerri AkiwowoKerri Akiwowo, Faith Kane, John TyrerJohn Tyrer, George WeaverGeorge Weaver, Andrew Filarowski
Digital dyeing technique, described as ‘Digital Laser Dyeing’ (DLD) was studied in this research using CO2 laser technology, synthetic textiles, workshop coloration methods and industry standard dyes and dyeing procedures. Laser beam energy was used as an image creation tool to modify surface fibres with graphic patterns and coloured dyed effects through a Computer Aided Design (CAD) approach. The research was supported by a textile design perspective in order to explore the creative potential of DLD methods for textile processing, fabric finishing, fashion design and apparel manufacture. Combined technical and scientific inquiry ensured experimental rigor in terms of the repeatable methods employed and reliable results achieved using an energy density (J/cm2) approach. Outcomes of the study identified CO2 laser-dye patterning as an innovative alternative textile coloration approach and dye on demand manufacturing process relevant to textile and clothing production. Explorations with polyester/elastane sportswear and intimate garments in this study suggest a potential sector for the development of on demand processing for synthetic textiles and clothing.

Funding

This research was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

History

School

  • Design and Creative Arts
  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Science

Department

  • Creative Arts
  • Chemistry

Published in

Journal of Textile Engineering and Fashion Technology

Volume

2

Issue

3

Pages

394 - 399

Citation

AKIWOWO, K. .... et al., 2017. CO2 laser dye patterning for textile design and apparel manufacture. Journal of Textile Engineering and Fashion Technology, 2(3), pp.394-399.

Publisher

MedCrave

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Rights holder

© The Authors

Publisher statement

This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Publication date

2017-07-28

Notes

This is an Open Access Article. It is published by MedCrave under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

ISSN

2574-8114

eISSN

2574-8114

Language

  • en