2013 AATCC International Conference

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
9:45 am – 12:00 pm MEDICAL & PROTECTIVE TEXTILES
Moderator: Seshadri S. Ramkumar, Texas Tech University

9:45    Potential Development of a New Cotton-based Antimicrobial Wipe - Ryan P.

             Slopek, USDA ARS SRRC
10:15    Halamine Chemistry and its Applications in Chemical and Biological Protective

             Materials - Gang Sun, University of California, Davis
10:45    Break
11:00    Rehabilitation Performance Studies of Burn Pressure Garments with

             Antimicrobial Triclosan Chemical Agents - Nilufer Y. Varan, Istanbul Technical

             University
11:30    MicroSilver - A Novel, Pure Silver Antimicrobial with Highly Porous and

             Micro-Sized Particles – Karl F. Richter, RFH BioTek Inc.

2:00 – 4:00 pm SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
Moderator: Robina Hogan, United Soybean Board

2:00    New Developments in Plasma Treatment of Cotton Nonwovens – Rory Wolf,

             Enercon Industries Corp.
2:30    Cell and Tissue Culture Scaffolds by Green Electrospinning – Seshadri S.

             Ramkumar, Texas Tech University
3:00    A Novel Fabric Softener Providing Moisture Management and Minimizing Drying

             Time – Michael Kutsenko, Goulston Technologies, Inc.
3:30    Submicron Fiber Nonwovens from Ingeo, A Sustainable Polymer for Filter

             Media – Gajanan Bhat, University of Tennessee

Thursday, April 11, 2013
9:00 – 11:15 am FIBER ADVANCEMENTS
Moderator: Jeffery Owens, Air Force Research Laboratory

9:00    Continuous Dynamic Analysis: Evolution of Storage and Loss Modulus of a Fiber

             with Increasing Strain - Sandip Basu, Agilent Technologies
9:30    PURE Filter Sock - Nicole Nichols Wilson, Pure Filter Solutions
10:00    Break
10:15    Measurements of Cotton Fiber Maturity and Fineness: Method Comparisons and

             Fiber Growth Analyses - James Rodgers III, USDA-ARS-SRRC
10:45    Pushing the Functional Limits of Textiles and Apparel – Jintu Fan, Cornell

             University

11:15 – 11:45 am NEW INNOVATIONS
Moderator: Fred L. Cook, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:15 Photochromic Nanofibers - Zeeshan Khatri, Shinshu University

2:15 – 3:45 pm NEW INNOVATIONS (cont’d)

2:15   Designing of Chromatic Materials with Nanoparticles: Synthesis to Device             Fabrication – Stephen H. Foulger, Clemson University
2:45   Cutting Edge Technology for Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting   Measures – Karim Berrada, Applied DNA Sciences Inc.
3:15   Microwave-promoted Deposition of Functionalized, Nanoscopic Silica Coatings             for Protective Textile Applications - Jeffery Owens, Air Force Research      Laboratory