The intelligent functional jacket for injury detection with a function of partial protection against the penetration has three layers. It consists of the top, intermediate and inner layer. The inner layer provides the wearer with partial protection against the cut or stab using side arms, while the internal layer assures antibacterial protection. Between the inner and intermediate layer there is an integrated network system for detection of possible penetrations. The activity of a jacket is enabled by sensor and measuring systems for detecting different input parameters, which produce characteristic response message parameters using special software.
F.33 Slovenian patent
COBISS.SI-ID: 12870422Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics (JFBI) (ISSN 1940-8676) is an academic peer-reviewed and fully refereed international journal to promote multidisciplinary research and collaborations across different fields such as nano science, nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, biology, medical science, material science, tribology, textile science and technology, clothing science and technology, mathematics, computer science and informatics, human physiology, anthropology, fashion design and engineering design of fiber products. JFBI aims to create an international forum for exchanging novel ideas to promote the overall impact of research in fiber science, engineering and technology.
C.04 Editorial board of an international magazine
For today's buyer it is not enough that clothing satisfies only basic functions, such as body protection and functionality. It is expected that clothing satisfies fashion demands such as shape, colour and material. Furthermore, the clothing should assure us to feel comfortable, attractive and relaxed. Comfort while wearing is important clothing qualitative characteristic mainly consisting of these three components, which should be optimized according to textile and clothing construction: thermo-physiological, ergonomic and mechanical comfort while wearing. Various number of factors have impact on sense of a comfort as in an example: kind of the material, which is used in garment production (raw material, surface mass, treatment type, touch, physical, mechanical and thermal features), construction of the clothing cut and other. The comfort while wearing the clothing represents the result of a balanced process heat exchange between the body, clothing and environment and depends on special thermal characteristics of clothing that represent its ability to transfer heat and moisture from the surface of the human body in the environment. The measuring magnitudes, which are the reflection of those abilities, are thermal resistance or thermal insulation of the clothing Rc and clothing water vapour resistance Re. With regard to the doctoral thesis the influence of the material properties for summer womenćs clothing on thermo-physiological comfort while wearing in warm environment was investigated. The warm environment corresponds to high summer temperatures. For this purpose five fabrics were manufactured according to the plan of experiment and defined materials (natural fibres (linen, cotton), synthetic (polyester) and mixtures there of), which have approximately equal surface mass, but different raw material. Based on the research of physical, thermal and mechanical properties of the manufactured fabrics, and research of the body covering with the clothing on thermophysiological comfort, the two models of womenćs clothing for warm environment were designed and manufactured. Investigation of the influence of fabrics properties on thermo-physiological comfort of clothing was performed at different climatic conditions that were artificially set up in climate chamber, i.e. at three ambient temperatures (25 oC, 30 oC and 35 oC), wind movement velocities (0,2 ms-1, 0,5 ms-1 and 1,2 ms-1) and at constant relative humidity of 40 %, where the tested persons carried out the following activities (20 min acclimatization, 20 min flat walking in the direction of wind at velocity of 2,5 kmh-1, 5 min rest and 20 min walking of velocity of 3 kmh-1 in the direction of wind). Climate conditions were determined according to the data from Hydrometric institute of Banja luka. The average summer temperatures, noted for four months in the last three months, were applied. The influence of the clothing fabrics on thermo-physiological comfort was experimentally determined as a change of the three physiological parameters: average skin temperature, heart rate and amount of evaporated sweat, resp. skin humidity and amount of accumulated sweat in the clothing. The impact of the individual thermal clothing characteristics on subjective perception of the comfort was established by questionnaire with special scales by appreciation. The tested persons were answering before, during and after the investigation. Based on research results of the physical, mechanical, thermal and sorption properties of the clothing fabrics and results of the evaporated sweat amount in the analysed models while wearing the clothes it is established that evaporated sweat amount depends on the woven fabricsć properties (surface mass, fabricsć relative humidity, air permeability and water retention).
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 250398720Over the last two decades extensive work has been carried out by a number of institutes with the aim of developing efficient protective clothing for industrial workers, as well as for the armed forces. The primary requirement for both civil and defence applications is protection, resp. need for protection - for saving valuable humans faced with various hazards and climatic conditions. It is particularly important to develop efficient personal protective equipment and to evaluate potential hazards within the domain of chemical, biological and radiological threats, which are often not covered by standard definitions and international regulations. This contribution presents certain peculiarities of a complex design concept for protective clothing, as an important component of personal protective equipment in case of contamination by chemical and biological agents. The requirements for protective clothing are given according to their purposes, functions, resp. type of protection, as well as the system’s approach to the design, development, and implementation of protective functional clothing. The complex design of protective clothing should be based on a systematic, interdisciplinary approach, when considering the objective characterisation of materials, by taking into account verified technical specifications, and the development of new methods and techniques for the manufacturing of multifunctional protective clothing. Furthermore, it is necessary to monitor and evaluate any potential hazards encountered by the user.
B.04 Guest lecture
COBISS.SI-ID: 16051734The role of objective measurement and evaluating of textile and clothing. Elasticity in engineering; viscoelastic studies of textile fabric. Objective evaluation of mechanical and physical properties of fabric. The impact of mechanical properties of textiles in transforming from 2D into 3D shape. Compurer deformation of textile structure. Development of the thermal insulation chamber of intelligent clothing in comfort parameters and variable that effect the comfort
B.05 Guest lecturer at an institute/university
COBISS.SI-ID: 16739862