Kavita Mathur

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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

Teaching

• • TT252 – FORMATION AND STRUCTURE OF TEXTILE FABRICS , Fall 2018

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Area(s) of Expertise

Fashion Design
Fiber Science
Functional Textile Design
Medical Textiles
Performance Textiles
Sustainability
Textile Comfort
Textile Design
Weaving

Publications

• Comparative study of physical and virtual fabric parameters: physical versus virtual drape test using commercial 3D garment software , JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE (2024)
• Enhancing Biosignal Quality in Electrocardiogram Monitoring Garments: Validation of a Simulation-Based Contact Pressure Model , ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS (2024)
• Evaluation of a new artificial intelligence-based textile digitization using fabric drape , TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL (2024)
• Understanding Binding of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds with Cellulose-Based Fibers and Wipes for Renewable and Sustainable Hygiene Options , SUSTAINABILITY (2024)
• Electromechanical Characterization of Commercial Conductive Yarns for E-Textiles , TEXTILES (2023)
• Simulation-Based Contact Pressure Prediction Model to Optimize Health Monitoring Using E-Textile Integrated Garment , IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL (2023)
• The Impacts of Medical Textile Waste After COVID-19: Reviewing Challenges and Potential Solutions , Materials Circular Economy (2023)
• A standardized procedure for quantitative evaluation of residual viral activity on antiviral treated textiles , TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL (2022)
• Tribology of the sock-skin Interface - the influence of different fabric parameters on sock friction , JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH (2022)
• Comparing Performance of 3D-Printed and Injection-Molded Fiber-Reinforced Composite Parts in Ring-Spinning Traveler Application , TECHNOLOGIES (2021)

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