Maria José Araújo Marques Abreu

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• PhD in Textile Engineering from Université de Haute Alsace-France and PhD degree in Textile Engineering from Uniersidade do Minho-Portugal
• Professor (Associate) at University of Minho

The development of a system to store and share key information about product lifecycles offers a key opportunity to improve the textile and apparel industry. The introduction of the digital product passport (DPP) serves as an inclusive tool that enables industry stakeholders—companies, suppliers, stakeholders, government organizations, public insti...

In this study, a combined multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach that integrates the logarithm methodology of additive weights (LMAW) and the double normalization-based multiple aggregation (DNMA) methods has been utilized to determine the optimal fabric structures considering the performance characteristics of denim fabrics containing recy...

As a result of AI, AR, and VR technologies, consumers can have a multisensory, entertainment-rich experience, which will play a crucial role in the future of fashion, given the current situation - after the COVID -19 pandemic and the economic and climate crisis. For this sector of activity, these technologies will prove to be a profitable investmen...

This article aims to present the results of the investigation of the perception of the comfort properties of sports caps through wear trial in real weather conditions in an uncontrolled environment. The sensations of general comfort, temperature, humidity and the pressure that ten samples of sports caps exert on the head of ten volunteers during su...

As a result of AI, AR, and VR technologies, consumers can have a multisensory, entertainment-rich experience, which will play a crucial role in the future of fashion, given the current situation - after the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic and climate crisis. For this sector of activity, these technologies will prove to be a profitable investment...

With the current fashion consumption model, there is a considerable increase in the clothing manufacturing industries’ generation of waste. So, it is necessary to plan strategies for sustainability within its production process. Thus, this work is necessary to indicate an alternative to reduce the improper disposal of this type of waste, coming to...

Fashion trends, a concept recognized as worldwide interest, linked to the world of fashion. Is it possible to apply this concept in the wine sector? Nowadays social networks are one of the platforms where e-commerce and product advertising is strongly present, from fashion brands to wine brands. Through a case study of four brands: Zara, Versace, C...

In recent years, with the increase in global awareness of environmental problems, the term “sustainability” became more important for apparel manufacturers and consumers. Therefore, recycling of wastes plays a significant role in environmental sustainability by converting the wastes into raw materials. This study focused on recycled cotton-included...

This investigation aims to present the process of development of the attributes that will form the textile lexicon of the northeast region of Brazil for the assessment of textile tactile comfort. For this purpose, the following were adapted: ISO 11035:1994 Sensory analysis – Identification and selection of descriptors for establishing a sensory pro...

Compression garments has emerged as an important tool in sport activity [1, 2]. In the particular case of compression socks (CS), several studies show that their use improves the fatigue recovery and prevents muscle injuries [3-6]. The aim of this research work is to perform the characterization of sports socks regarding their comfort and compressi...

In this book chapter, three traditional fabrics in Anatolia, namely, Feretiko, Ayancik linen and Burumcuk fabric were analysed in terms of thermal comfort properties. The composition of these fabrics was 50% hemp–50% cotton Feretiko, 50% linen–50% cotton Ayancik linen and 100% cotton Burumcuk. In order to prevent abrasion during the production of t...

The present paper consists on the experimental stage of a PhD research, on the study of the popular female jeans comfort, referring to the process of subjective evaluation of comfort to wear, specifically the comfort objective evaluation of the jeans to wear, using CALM scale. The popular jeans in study, refers to the jeans created, produced and co...

The activity of rowing is majorly performed outside, namely on rivers or lakes, and the probability of getting the t-shirt wet due to splash or rain is high. Since nowadays, one of the problems of rivers and lakes is contaminated water, protecting the rower from that contaminated water in order to prevent skin problems is one of the goals of manufa...

In the present research, the thermal properties of the traditional fabric of the Rize city (Turkey) were investigated. A Feretiko, which is a fabric produced from hemp fibers at handlooms, were chosen and the thermal properties were evaluated via thermal manikin as well as the Alambeta tester and Air permeability tester. The thermal manikin tests w...

The phenomenon of fast fashion chains is due to the way this business model manages its production chain and supplies. Combining the quick response to the agile, lean retailing and leagile processes, it is possible to deliver products to retail outlets in a few weeks, in response to growing consumer demand for new goods. The excessive consumption o...

In the present study, evaluating the fabric characteristics on thermal insulation properties of garments was aimed. For that purpose, two fiber combinations and seven different knitting structures were chosen and seven long sleeve basic shirts were manufactured from these fabrics. As a water-repellent finishing treatment, all shirts were treated wi...

The investigation of textile sensors has increased and has gained an important role in the creation of new solutions for the most varied products, from monitorization sensors, actuators and controllers, implemented in garments, house textile items, or textiles structures used for a specific purpose e.g. bridge structural monitoring, soil proprietie...

The comfort of clothing is essential as to performance relative to the wearer and is considered a quality factor in the choice of a particular garment. That is why the science of comfort is used to evaluate jeans, a symbol of popular fashion and the consumption of the poor classes of Brazil [1]. Therefore, the present paper consists of the presenta...

This article contributes to a better understanding of the omni-channel concept in fashion retail, more specifically, in the Portuguese footwear segment and understand if the current challenge of brands is based on the union of all sales channels in order to gain, to locate and to provide a perfect experience to their customers, having regard to the...

The textile industry has been exploring sensory analysis as means to evaluate different products as a strategy to improve product comfort. The sensory analysis uses a set of attributes standardized for sensory evaluation: the lexicons. This paper compares three lexicons developed to assess the sensory comfort of textile fabrics, by researchers from...

The development of smart textiles relies in many applications on of textile-integrated sensors. Flexible piezoresistive pressure sensors have many potential applications, for instance in sports science. In this study, flexible pressure sensors are built using piezoresistive polymer film and conductive fabric. Tests using a universal testing machine...

The popular market in Brazil, specially the denim market, has been showing great economic movement in several Brazilian regions, mainly in the northeast [13]. Taking that in consideration, this study offers a survey of the main aspects of the domestic production of denim in the Northeast of Brazil, specifically the region of Agreste in the state of...

Consumers are increasingly demanding the interior of cars to be comfortable even in the case of more economic commercial segments. Thus, the development of materials with thermoregulation properties has assumed renewed interest for these particular applications. An attempt has been made to prepare a multilayer PVC-based synthetic leather with paraf...

The main objective of this study is to describe the process of validation of the inquiry of subjective evaluation of the comfort of the popular jeans, through the accomplishment of a pre-test. Through this research, we intend to define the language corresponding to the understanding of the public participating in the research and to use the scale o...

La ropa médica tiene la función principal de protección. Sin embargo, esta función debe estar correlacionada con una buena experiencia de comodidad para el usuario. La comodidad es un tema muy importante, ya que los profesionales están expuestos a situaciones de estrés que pueden influir, negativamente, en su desempeño laboral. Más específico, el c...

Resumo O presente estudo versa sobre como o mercado de moda popular de Fortaleza utiliza as ferramentas de comunicação e as plataformas das redes sociais, tendo como campo de investigação os centros comerciais populares "Buraco da Gia" e "Beco da Poeira". O percurso metodológico segue por: pesquisa bibliográfica, pesquisa de observação e entrevista...

A fundamental factor in high performance sportswear is the thermo-physiological wear comfort. The sportswear is responsible to support the thermal comfort of the wearer and consequently the thermoregulation, which means helping in body’s heat regulation by maintaining the skin temperature of 33°C and body’s core temperature of 37°C. Each sport has...

This article is a report of the visual merchandising application experience applied to the selling points of the Popular Shopping in the city of Teresina, state of Piauí, Brazil (Rodrigues et al. 2012). This work is about applying organizational techniques of popular fashion outlets in the direction of readjustment of space and programming tools to...

he popular fashion market is characterized as a market segment that appears in the peripheries and expands to the centers of cities with supply of manufactured products to meet the demands of the popular classes. Negotiations at popular fashion markets have brought significant income to the Brazilian economy, and highlight the Northeast, by its ind...

This paper aims to present the development process of descriptors that will form the Brazilian textile lexicon for evaluation of textile tactile comfort. Therefore, we used the descriptive and qualitative method and ISO 11035 standards. In the first phase a panel of selected sensory assessors evaluated 20 tissue samples with different textures and...

O universo popular na última década tem apresentado positivas movimentações nos mercados populares, estabelecendo uma nova moda aberta e pluralista. (DULCI, 2013) O modo de vestir popular tem conquistado espaços na mídia: telenovelas, programas de auditório e minisséries. (MAIA et al 2012) Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo consiste em investigar o...

Comfort in clothing is a growing concern in the textile and clothing industry and it must be considered when it comes to develop or improve textile products. In Operating Room (OR) clothing it's also important to consider comfort as one of the essential requirements of any equipment or device, because products are formulated normally just to meet t...

The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has become a necessity in view of the number of accidents at work that occurred in the past years. The European Community (EU) and the member states are creating strategies aiming the increase of the use of PPE’s and consequently the decrease of the number of the accidents at work, decreasing also the...

Resumo: O presente trabalho consiste na elaboração de uma pesquisa bibliográfica acerca das investigações realizadas sobre os mercados de comercialização de vestuário popular que tem vindo a demonstrar grandes movimentações económicas em várias regiões do Brasil. Tal estudo objetiva o levantamento das publicações já realizadas acerca do tema e por...

This paper reports a comparative case study on the use of different softening products for bed linen fabrics, specifically regarding the sewability of the fabrics. The market offers a wide variety of commercial formulations of softeners for this purpose, but the composition and price varies considerably. This work was aimed to assess the relationsh...

In operating room, the health professionals are exposed to stress situations that can influencetheir physical and psychological performance. The thermal properties are an important requirementfor the best performance of OR medical clothing, that plays a crucial role in thermal comfort of the user,that involve the regulation of heat and mass transfe...

In operationg room, the health professionals are exposed to stress situations that can influence their physical and psychological performance. The thermal properties are an important requirement for the best performance of OR medical clothing, that plays a crucial role in thermal comfort of the user, that involve the regulation of heat and mass tra...

This work aims to assess the optimization of the thermal comfort properties of bed linen using different commercial softeners often used in home textiles finishing. Objectively, we intend to study the effect of different softeners and their concentrations, based on nonionic polyethylene dispersions and a cationic silicone softener micro-emulsion on...

Experts in infection control are often asked about issues related to the use of scrubs and clean air suits in the operating room (OR). So far there is no clear explanation or mandatory obligation why the surgical team has to wear clean air suits or scrub suits in ORs and, more importantly, what the main differences are between these two types of cl...

Human motion capture systems help clinicians to detect and identify mobility impairments, early stages of pathologies and evaluate the effectiveness of surgical or rehabilitation intervention. Although there is a considerable number of solutions presently available, these systems are often expensive, complex, difficult to wear, and uncomfortable fo...

Human motion capture systems are used by medical staff for detecting and identifying mobility impairments, early stages of certain pathologies and can also be used for evaluation of the effectiveness of surgical or rehabilitation intervention. Other applications may involve athlete's performance, occupational safety, among others. Presently there i...

In this paper a new wearable locomotion data capture system for gait analysis is presented. The system under development intends to help clinicians to detect and identify mobility impairments as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical or rehabilitation intervention. The proposed system allows the measurement of kinematic and biomechanical...

OBJECTIVE Our goal is to compare the thermal properties of six mattress protectors by testing with a thermal manikin and with the equipment Alambeta.

Diabetes is a chronic disease which is increasing during the past years. Studies state that in 2025 the number of patients around the world will approximately be the double. Due to the complications promoted by diabetes, the patient looses sensitivity, but at the same time injuries are more complicated to be healed. Special care must take place wi...

A new wearable data capture system for gait analysis is being developed. It consists of a pantyhose with embedded conductive yarns interconnecting customized sensing electronic devices that capture inertial and electromyographic signals and sends aggregated information to a personal computer through a wireless link. The use of conductive yarns to b...

This work aims to assess the relationship between the mechanical and the thermal properties of summer bed linen using different softener formulations in home textiles finishing. Objectively, we intend to study the effect of different softeners and their concentrations, based on non-ionic polyethylene dispersions and a cationic silicone softener mic...

Rowing is an outside water sport and the rower can be exposed to splash water, rain, sun and wind. The clothes play an important role for the rower's comfort and should protect him from all environmental impacts. Furthermore sportswear may affect the performance and efficiency of the athlete. In order to test the thermal insulation of the rowing sh...

This chapter will examine the importance of sterilisation as an instrument to control the spread of infection and guarantee the hygiene of textiles, more precisely the surgical textiles used in operating theatres and hospital wards for hygiene, care and safety of staff and patients. The main goal is to ensure that the manufacturing industry and the...

The development of ubiquitous vital sign monitoring has become a very up-to-date research theme for many academics and industrial companies in the last years. With new materials and integration techniques, it is possible to implement vital sign monitoring in an economic manner, directly into textile products. This unobtrusive presence of sensors is...

The thermal insulation of a clothing system represents a quantitative assessment of the way cloth provides thermal barrier to the user. One of this clothing systems, the surgical gown used in the operating theatre, is considered as a non-active medical device and obeys the Medical Device Directive 93/43/EEC. New materials and gowns are being develo...

Surgical gowns are worn to protect both patients and the surgical team from contamination during an operation. They were initially manufactured from cotton fabrics, while modern gowns use various types of woven and non-woven fabrics. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the thermal comfort properties of the different fabrics that are used in t...

Surgical gowns are considered non active medical devices. They can be single-use or reusable and during an operation they are in constant contact with the human skin. Interaction with the human senses is therefore an important performance property. When touched by the human hand, friction is one of the first feelings and therefore friction coeffici...

Surgical gowns are the most important item among the surgical garments. The main function of surgical gowns is to protect the medical personnel against a risk of an infection by micro-organisms. There are two types of surgical gowns on the market today, disposable (nonwoven) and reusable (woven). The aim of this research was to investigate the tens...

The thermal properties of clothing materials, which relate thermal comfort of the user, involve the heat transfer between a clothed body and the environment. The thermal resistance of a clothing system represents a quantitative evaluation of how good the clothing provides thermal barrier to the wearer. In many years, thermal manikins have been used...

According to the ISO 11137 - Sterilisation of healthcare products - "Requirements for validation and routine control - Radiation sterilisation" and the United States Food and Drug Administration regulations, medical devices must be given an expiry date, which indicates how long they may be stored prior to use.Real time ageing is the best way to do...

Surgical clothing and sheets have to meet all the requirements set in the health-care industry regarding body comfort, absorption capacity and general recognition of physiological safety and sterilisation capacity. The disposable surgical gown market is growing and the demand will increase in all product groups and market sectors, where the health...

This work allowed to identify and "to explore" the properties of the materials of single use surgical gowns, worn in the operation theatre, such as the comfort and barrier properties and subsequently, knowing its behaviour after sterilisation using radiation and after ageing. The results and repercussions of the study can be described in 4 main po...

The goals to be pursued by this paper are to highlight the effect of different ionising radiation methods, considered low temperature sterilisation, over protective clothing (surgical gowns) used in the operating theatre through microscopical examination. In order to investigate the influence of the radiation on the properties of nonwoven-based sur...

In the area of technical textiles, the products depend mainly on advanced materials and these, on the other hand, depend on textile know-how. Textile materials in the health-care sector gradually have taken on more important roles. As more research has been completed, textiles have found their way into a variety of medical applications. Examines th...

More and more disposable goods are available in surgical rooms. Rules and standards have been proposed in order to prevent infection from patient to surgical team and vice versa. A proposed mandatory European standard prEn 13795 “Surgical drapes, gowns and clear air suits used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment”, is bein...

Hospitals will continue to be the largest consumers of disposables, because of the diverse range of procedures they provide. Favourable growth is forecast for non-wovens. Increasing concern over contamination and nosocomial infections will boost the demand for consumable and disposable surgical gowns and drapes. But, until now neither the manufactu...

The large number of surgical operations with post-operative infection problems and the appearing of new infectious diseases, contribute to the development of new materials in order to answer the needs of health care services. This development must take into account the modifications promoted by sterilisation methods in materials, namely by gamma ra...

Nonwoven single-use surgical gowns are used and frequently touched by the human skin. Interaction with human senses is therefore an important performance property. When touched by the human hand, friction is one of the first feelings and therefore friction coefficient is an important parameter. Recently, a patented laboratory instrument was investi...