Kavita Mathur
Associate Professor, TATM
Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management
- Office: College of Textiles 3252
- Phone: 919-515-4742
- Email: kmathur@ncsu.edu
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Research
Key broad areas of research:
- Healthcare textiles
- Research promoting Health and Wellness
- Wearable technologies
- Sustainable fashion
- Refashioning textile waste
- Upcycling design for reuse applications
- Material innovation
- Color and woven textile design
- Smart textiles design, which includes functional and interactive textile solutions for home and apparel
- Performance textile design inspired by nature (biomimicry)
- Bridge other areas of design such as digital communications, sustainable design practices, smart materials and technologies
Academic Degrees
- PhD Fiber and Polymer Science, North Carolina State University, 2007
- MS Textiles and Clothing, SNDT University, Mumbai, India, 2002
- BS Textiles and Clothing, Rajasthan Agricultural University, India , 2000
Publications
- A critical review of additive manufacturing: An innovation of mass customization
- Yu, Y., Kim, G., & Mathur, K. (2020), Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, 11(3). Retrieved from https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/JTATM/article/view/16727
- A critical review on 3D printed continuous fiber-reinforced composites: History, mechanism, materials and properties
- Kabir, S. M. F., Mathur, K., & Seyam, A.-F. M. (2020), Composite Structures, 232, 111476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111476
- Clothing Experiences of Consumers with Body Asymmetry and their Interaction with Three-Dimensional (3D) Visualization Technology
- Annett-Hitchcock, K., Porterfield, A., Absher, K., Buie, T., & Mathur, K. (2020), The International Journal of Design in Society, 14(4), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1328/CGP/v14i04/1-18
- Impact resistance and failure mechanism of 3D printed continuous fiber-reinforced cellular composites
- Kabir, S. M. F., Mathur, K., & Seyam, A.-F. M. (2020), The Journal of The Textile Institute, 6, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2020.1778223
- Introduction to fibers and yarns
- Mathur, K. (2020), In Textiles Swatch Book. Raleigh, NC: Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University.
- Introduction to nonwovens
- Mathur, K. (2020), In Textiles Swatch Book. Raleigh, NC: Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University.
- New Developments In Fibers, Yarns & Fabrics: Closed loop systems and circular economies are two ways the fiber, yarn and fabric industries are tackling sustainability issues
- Mathur, K. (2020, May). New Developments In Fibers, Yarns & Fabrics: Closed loop systems and circular economies are two ways the fiber, yarn and fabric industries are tackling sustainability issues. Textile World, 170(3), 32–35,
- Nondestructive quantitative evaluation of yarns and fabrics and determination of contact area of fabrics using x-ray micro-computed tomography system for skin-textiles friction analysis
- Baby, R., Mathur, K., & DenHartog, E. (2020), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18300
- Retrospective Clinical Surveillance Measuring Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Rates Pre-and Post-Inclusion of Novel Silver Ion Antimicrobial Textile Intervention in an Infection Control Program
- Balachandran, P., Mathur, K., & Ritter, J. T. (2020). , . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.09.20246702
- Skin-textiles friction: importance and prospects in skin comfort and in healthcare in prevention of skin injuries
- Baby, R., Mathur, K., & DenHartog, E. (2020), The Journal of The Textile Institute, 10, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2020.1827582
Teaching
- TT252 - FORMATION AND STRUCTURE OF TEXTILE FABRICS , Fall 2018