Sayak Nandi is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Oklahoma State University, USA. Sayak earned his master’s degree in textile engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, and completed his bachelor’s degree in textile technology at the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore, India. Sayak has been actively engaged in various research projects in the field of protective textiles, textile recycling, sustainability, sound insulation, and thermal insulation. To this end, he has published multiple peer-reviewed academic papers in journals and has also authored multiple book chapters as a part of his contribution to the domain of textiles.
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Washability of E-Textiles - What You Should Know
Recently, I had the privilege of attending an International Conference “E-Textile 2020”, arranged by the E-textile network. A question that was very commonly asked was related to the washability of e-textiles. In this article, I have provided an insight into the washability of e-textile.
Difference between Technical Textile and Smart Textile
The Technical Textile sector has been one of the most rapidly developing sectors in textile. The rapid industrialization and growth of each and every sector has majorly contributed to the growth of this sector. A textile material provides certain unique characteristics like high strength with flexibility, which makes it desirable in other sectors. As a result, the application of textile material in various sectors has grown significantly in the years.
Importance of Traceability in Textile Supply Chain
Traceability and transparency in the textile supply chain are very much essential for achieving sustainability in the textile and fashion industry. In a recent study, it has been revealed, the market of fast fashion has declined from $35.8 billion dollars to $31.4 billion dollars from 2019 to 2020. The depreciation can be a lot accounted to COVID-19, however, due to the situation the perception of customers has changed a lot.
Cloth Masks - What are the Pros and Cons
In this COVID-19 pandemic, masks have become a part of our lives. COVID-19 transmits from one person to another through contact, droplet and through airborne. As a result to reduce community transmission, and reduce the rate of infection masks have been our vital weapon for a long time. Till a viable vaccine is available commercially, it can be expected that the masks will continue to be one of the major weapon against COVID-19.