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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Insulation
Acoustical Natural Fiber Floor Covering for Automotive Interiors
D.V. Parikh, USDA-ARS-SRRC
Understanding Emissions’ Impacts & Designing a New
Fiberglass Molding Medium for Acoustical Office Panels
Scott Miller, Knauf Insulation
Passive Fire Protection Systems for Composites
Benjamin Mosier, Institute for Research, Inc.
Use of Acoustic Impedance and Thermal Measurements to Explore
Fiber Orientation in Insulation
Diana K. Fisler, Johns Manville
Formaldehyde: A Genomic Description of Mode of Action and Its
Relevance to Risk Assessment
Stewart Holm, Georgia-Pacific
The Impact of Formaldehyde from Finished Products
Marilyn Black, Air Quality Sciences, Inc.
Filtration
Structural, Thermal and Filtration Properties of Charged
Nonwoven Materials
Kyung-Ju Choi, AAF International
Use of Feather Fiber in Air Filters
Xiuling Fan, Auburn University
Nonwovens for Filtration−Standards
Sven Schütz, Palas GmbH
Modeling of Unsaturated Flow in Anisotropic Nonwoven Materials
Peter Spicka, Fluent Inc.
Computer Models of Nonwoven Geometry and Filtration Simulation
Andreas Wiegmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (Germany)
Permeability of Highly Dense Nonwoven Fabrics
Sabrina Zobel, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)
Protective Materials
Materials’ Technologies for Next Generation Chemical
Biological Protective Clothing
Quoc Truong, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center
Nanophase Mn(VII) Oxide (NM70) and Nanophase Mn(III) Oxide (NM30)
Incorporated Nonwovens
Raj K. Vempati, ChK Group, Inc.
Chemical Warfare Simulant Adsorption by Activated Carbon Nonwovens
for Personal Protection
Seshadri Ramkumar, TIEHH, Texas Tech University
Nanofibers for Defense and Value Added Applications
Seshadri Ramkumar, TIEHH, Texas Tech University
Polymers & Fibers
Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Polyether-block-amide Meltblown
Nonwovens
Asli Begenir, Hanes Brands, Inc./NCRC
Tailoring the Performance of Specialty Polyolefin Elastomer
Based Elastic Nonwoven Fabrics
Raja Dharmarajan, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Properties of Elastic Nonwoven Fabrics’ Bases Upon Specialty
Polyolefin Elastomers
Smita Kacker, ExxonMobil Chemical Co.
Design Analysis of Dies and Extrusion Die Plates
Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay, Fluent, Inc.
Improvement in Bleaching of Kenaf Cellulosic Fibers Using
Penetrating Agents
Ali Peyravi, Islamic Azad University (Iran)
Apparel & Fabric Performance
Comparative Study of Nonwoven Formability
Yan Chen, Louisiana State University
Fabric Haptic Device
Ashish Garg, Philadelphia University
Subjective and Objective Evaluations on Fabric Hand: From Manufacturers
to Consumers
Ludovic Koehl, ENSAIT (France)
Blank Canvas-Elastomeric Nonwovens as Fashion Apparel
Belinda T. Orzada, University of Delaware
Protective Materials II: Antimicrobials
Incorporation of Antimicrobial Peptides into Polymeric
Films and Coatings
Steven Arcidiacono, RDECOM (PKI)
Odor Controlling Apparel Comes of Age: The Values of the Antimicrobial
Approach and More
Tim Byers, ÆGIS Environmental Management
Electrospinning of Polymers into Nanofibrous Protective Layers
with Antimicrobial Properties
Ilse Tuinman, TNO
Embedding Copper Oxide in Medical & Protective Fabrics: Characteristics
and Potential Uses
Gadi Borkow, Cupron Inc.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Process Technology
Thermal Bonding of Bicomponent Fibers
Gajanan Bhat, University of Tennessee
Automated Production of Composites Using Blends & Fleeces
of Natural Fibers
Dieter H. Mueller, University of Bremen (Germany)
New Coating Impregnation Technologies for the Application of
Special Treatments for Nonwoven Products
Andrea Glawe, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH (Germany)
Computational Analysis of the Effect of Contact-angle in the
Through-air Bonding of Fibers
Memis Acar, Loughborough University (United Kingdom)
Structure and Properties of Hydroentangled Spacer Fabric
Delivery Systems
S.J. Russell, University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
Hand & Appearances
Some Issues in Performance Evaluation of Fibrous Sheets
Ning Pan, University of California at Davis
Tactile Behavior of Nonwoven Fiber Assemblies
Sachiko Sukigara, Niigata University (Japan)
Objective Hand Measurement of Water-absorbing Hygiene
Products
Hiroko Yokura, Shiga University (Japan)
Application of PhabrOmeter as a New Objective Fabric Hand Instrument
Shulin Zhang, The Procter & Gamble Co.
Binders & Additives
Antibacterial Polymer Technology for Nonwovens
Stephanie Cottrell, Rohm & Haas Co.
Specialty Polymers to Replace Coating Additives
Chris Burk, Glo-Tex International, Inc.
Characterization of the Binder Distribution and Rheological
Characteristics as ImperativeFactors in Determining Relative Performance Properties
of the Thermosetting Resins
Zuzana Salkova, Dynea Canada Ltd.
Environmentally-friendly Binders for Textiles and Nonwovens
Michèle Mlynar, Rohm & Haas Co.
Building & Industrial Mat
Fiber Dispersion in Wet-lay Mixing Tanks
Hooman Tafreshi, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)
Surface Characterization Tools for Fiberglass
Jim Hamilton, Johns Manville
Antimicrobial Treatment on Wallboard Paper: Where Economy Meets Functionality
Martin Langhorst, ÆGIS Environmental Management
Monitoring Binder Mix Concentration on Glass Mat by Visible-near Infrared
Spectroscopy and Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Reginald Mbachu, Dynea
Nanofibers
Patterning and Controlling Electrospun Fibers for Tissue Performance
Samira Farboodmanesh, University of Massachusetts
Strong Nanofibers and Nanofiber Webs via Spunbond Process
Nataliya Fedorova, North Carolina State University
Nanofiber Development for Sensor Platforms
Kris Senecal, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center
Electrospun Nonwoven Fabrics for Biohazard Sensing Applications
Dapeng Li, Cornell University
Applications and Production of Nanofiber Nonwoven Media
Chris Shields, Finetex Technology, Inc.
Melt Blown & Spunbond Technology
Future of Spunlaid Technology
H. G. Geus, Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Velocity and Temperature Fields from Multiple-row Melt Blowing Dies
Holly Krutka, University of Oklahoma
Latest Results in Processing PET Spunbonded Nonwovens
Ralf Taubner, Saxton Textile Research Institute (Germany)
Influence of Process Temperature on Fiber Diameter Development during Melt
Blowing
Randall R. Bresee, University of Tennessee
The Effects of Fiber Size, Charging and Polymer Additives on Filtration
Media Performance
Mark Snider, Nordson Corporation
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Flame Retardants
Coated Spunbond Nonwovens for General Purpose Shelters
Svetlana Verenich, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)
Alternatives to Antimony in FR Formulating
Ronald Dombrowski, TechTex Solutions, Inc.
Flammability Update: Technology & Regulations
Joseph McFadyen, Wellman Inc.
Inherently Flame Retardant Waterborne Polymers for Textile Applications
Royi Mazor, Textile Application Laboratory (Israel)
Flame Retardant Biobased Nonwovens’ Composites Prepared
Entirely from Annual Plants
Ioan Negulescu, Louisiana State University
Flammability of Innovative Fabrics for Firefighter Protective Clothing
Mary M. Warnock, University of Arkansas
New Non-formaldehyde Flame Retardant Finishing of Cotton/Nomex Blend Fabric
Using a Hydroxyl-functional Organophosphorus Oligomer
Hui Yang, University of Georgia
Product Development of Halogenfree Flame Resistant (HFFR) Nonwovens
Dong Zhang, Industrial Textile Associates
Hydroentangling
The Effect of Nozzle Geometry, Web and Process Properties on the
Energy Efficiency
Memis Acar, Loughborough University (United Kingdom)
Predicting Inlet Roundness of Hydroentangling Nozzles Using CFD Simulations
Nagendra Anantharamaiah, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)
The Role of Water Jet Curtain in Modifying Jet Streaks in Hydroentangling
Fabrics
Katharina Rompert, Freudenberg & Co.
Three-dimensional Modeling of the Hydroentanglement Process
Ping Xiang, North Carolina State University
The Dyeing of Nonwovens: An Examination of the Adsorption Behaviour of
Hydroentangled Fabrics
A.D. Hewitt, University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
Surface Enhancements
Surface Modification of Fibers & Nonwovens with Melt
Additives
Vasantha M Datla, North Carolina State University
Durably Wettable Polypropylene Fibers
Carl Wust, FiberVisions Incorporated
Novel Additive Delivery System for Natural Fibers
Gerald Keep, Missing Octave Insights, Inc.
Enzymatic Pretreatment as a Method to Enhance the Properties of Nonwoven
Fabrics
Svetlana Verenich, Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC)
Enhanced Surface Properties through Altered Surface Interactions
Stephen Michielsen, North Carolina State University
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