2012 AATCC International Conference

THURSDAY, MARCH 22

9:25 AM – Noon

Session: Herman and Myrtle Goldstein Student Paper Competition

Moderator: Renzo Shamey, North Carolina State University

This competition is conducted under the auspices of AATCC’s Textile Education Committee. Papers are judged on originality, scientific value, and presentation. First, second, third, and fourth place awards are presented.

1:45– 4:00 PM

Session: New Advances in Preparation and Dyeing

Moderator: Rembert J. Truesdale, TenCate Protective Fabrics

• Environmental Legislation USA - Henry Boyter Jr., Center for Environmentally

   Sustainable Textile and Apparel Businesses (CESTAB)
• The Bioscouring Performance of Four Newly-Discovered Polygalacturonase

   Enzymes - Michael W. Easson, USDA-ARS, SRRC
• Studies towards the Design of Lightfast Dyes for Polyester - Harold S.

   Freeman, North Carolina State University
• Deaerating Agents for Textile Processing - Wolfgang Höhn, Pulcra Chemical

GmbH, Germany

FRIDAY, MARCH 23

9:00 – 11:15 AM

Session: Antimicrobials

Moderator: Steve Simonson, International Textile Group Inc.

• A Durable, Light and Heat Stable, and Easy-to-Use Antimicrobial Product for

Textiles and Nonwovens - Tirthakar Ghosh, The Dow Chemical Co.
• Antimicrobial and Antifungal Fabric Finishing Based on Peroxide Chemistry -

   Bernd Liesenfeld, Quick-Med Technologies Inc.
• Antimicrobial Treatment on Nonwoven Polypropylene via Plasma Induced Graft

   Polymerization of DADMAC Monomer - Maryam Mazloumpour, The Nonwovens

   Institute, North Carolina State University

• Textile Coloration to Offer Photo-Induced Self-Cleaning Functions - Gang Sun,

   University of California-Davis

11:15– 11:45 AM

Session: Performance Finishing

Moderator: Peter J. Hauser, North Carolina State University

• Novel Phosphonates- and Phosphonothioate-Piperazine as Flame Retardants

for Cotton - Thach-Mien Duong Nguyen, USDA-ARS-SRRC

2:15– 3:45 PM

Session: Performance Finishing (cont'd)

• Fluorine-Free Durable Water Repellent - Fernando Vazquez, Dow Corning

   Corp.
• Study on Improvement of Wrinkle Recovery Finishing on Cotton Fabric using

   Citric Acid and Nano Technology - Prashant Wasuja, AADTT

   Academy, India
• The Status and Performance of Non-C8 Chemistry in the Market - April

   Wilburn, Daikin America Inc.