{"id":39934,"date":"2023-01-17T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=39934"},"modified":"2023-01-17T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:42:18","slug":"wilson-college-of-textiles-students-develop-more-sustainable-ppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/wilson-college-of-textiles-students-develop-more-sustainable-ppe\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson College of Textiles Students Develop More Sustainable PPE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Sarah Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don\u2019t have to compromise on sustainability in order to produce protective textiles. That\u2019s what a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/textile-engineering\/\">textile engineering<\/a> (TE) and <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/textile-technology\/\">textile technology<\/a> (TT) students proved during their <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/student-experience\/senior-design\/\">Senior Design<\/a> project with <a href=\"https:\/\/installations.militaryonesource.mil\/in-depth-overview\/pine-bluff-arsenal\">Pine Bluff Arsenal<\/a> (PBA), a small U.S. Army installation in Southeast Arkansas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The capstone course groups seniors in TE and TT into teams and pairs them with an industry sponsor on a year-long project. Assignments run the gamut from testing methods to applications of new technologies to product development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight with-image\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/students-develop-industry-caliber-products-processes-for-senior-design\/\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/students-develop-industry-caliber-products-processes-for-senior-design\/\"><div class=\"highlight__image-container\"><div class=\"highlight__image-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" class=\"highlight__image wp-image-26953\" alt=\"three students giving a presentation to a professor in hunt library\" src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100914\/IMG_9624-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100914\/IMG_9624-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100914\/IMG_9624-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100914\/IMG_9624-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100914\/IMG_9624-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Students Develop Industry-Caliber Products, Processes for Senior Design<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">Other sponsors for the 2022-2023 academic year included household names like The North Face and Under Armour as well as industry-leading corporations like Lear and PVH.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\"><span>Learn what other Senior Design groups worked <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>on&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Identifying the problem&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PBA houses a clothing and textiles operation that makes a number of garments for the U.S. Army, including chemical-and-flame-resistant coveralls. These personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls prevent workers manufacturing HC smoke mix filled munitions from coming into contact with hexachloroethane vapors (a substance commonly used in military devices like smoke grenades).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the existing PPE coveralls worked, they&nbsp; were made of coated paper, and were only designed for a limited number of uses before they were discarded., and therefore unsustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/Copy-of-_MAH7535-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Three students talk to each other and Jesse Jur while sitting at a table in the Wilson College of Textiles' Senior Design Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-39954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/Copy-of-_MAH7535-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/Copy-of-_MAH7535-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/Copy-of-_MAH7535-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/Copy-of-_MAH7535.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students spend the first few weeks of class ideating solutions in the Senior Design Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey&#8217;ve been running into issues where after three to seven uses, the garment is rendered useless, so they want to be able to make it more durable,\u201d Owen Lindey (B.S. TT \u201922)<strong> <\/strong>explains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this problem, leaders at PBA asked Lindey<strong> <\/strong>and his team members, Maddie Wilson (B.S. TT \u201922) and Gunnika Ahuja (B.S. TT \u201922) to develop a new PPE suit that would be machine washable. The team was also tasked with improving the comfort, flame resistance and antimicrobial finishing of the coveralls. In order to do this, they needed to determine which textile worked best with the protective laminate used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developing a solution&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing a new textile for the new coveralls came down to testing, testing and more testing using Wilson College\u2019s labs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number one priority was to make sure that the new PPE would be just as effective as the existing PPE coveralls. That meant conducting particle filtration testing to make sure that no harmful chemicals were able to pass through the coveralls. <a href=\"https:\/\/thenonwovensinstitute.com\/\">The Nonwovens Institute<\/a> on Centennial Campus helped them conduct multiple rounds of these permeability tests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, they looked to see which remaining textiles would meet the launderability standards PBA had given them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/9K0A4092-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A series of number textile samples laid out on a table.\" class=\"wp-image-39969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/9K0A4092-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/9K0A4092-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/9K0A4092-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/9K0A4092.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samples of possible new PBA materials are cut and prepared for testing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had to see if the fabric holds up to 10 cycles of washing and there&#8217;s no changes in the dimensions of the fabric,\u201d Maddie Wilson explains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the project, scientific review boards with the <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/student-experience\/senior-design\/directors\/\">Senior Design directors<\/a> provided the feedback needed to keep them on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of the biggest feedback we received was to make sure that we&#8217;re standardizing, so normalizing the data based on fabric weight and other factors,\u201d Wilson says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, this Senior Design team found six possible materials for these PPE coveralls. The next step will be for Pine Bluff Arsenal to choose which one they\u2019ll use based on factors like cost and static charge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marked the second year of partnership between the Wilson College\u2019s Senior Design Program and the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Mark Springer, chief of PBA\u2019s Engineering and Technology Systems Engineering Division says he hopes that partnership continues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe students we\u2019ve worked with have been really well prepared and they&#8217;ve done a really good job.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/IMG_9173-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Three students present their findings in Hunt Library at Senior Design Day. They use a posterboard to do so. The original PPE suit is on the left of the posterboard and the new PPE prototype is on the right.\" class=\"wp-image-39994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/IMG_9173-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/IMG_9173-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/IMG_9173-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/IMG_9173-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The three members of the Pine Bluff Arsenal Senior Design team present their findings in Hunt Library during Senior Design Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Sarah Stone<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You don\u2019t have to compromise on sustainability in order to produce protective textiles. That\u2019s what a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/textile-engineering\/\">textile engineering<\/a> (TE) and <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/textile-technology\/\">textile technology<\/a> (TT) students proved during their <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/student-experience\/senior-design\/\">Senior Design<\/a> project with <a href=\"https:\/\/installations.militaryonesource.mil\/in-depth-overview\/pine-bluff-arsenal\">Pine Bluff Arsenal<\/a> (PBA), a small U.S. Army installation in Southeast Arkansas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The capstone course groups seniors in TE and TT into teams and pairs them with an industry sponsor on a year-long project. Assignments run the gamut from testing methods to applications of new technologies to product development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/highlight {\"teaser\":\"Other sponsors for the 2022-2023 academic year included household names like The North Face and Under Armour as well as industry-leading corporations like Lear and PVH.\",\"callToAction\":\"Learn what other Senior Design groups worked on\",\"imageID\":26953} -->\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight with-image\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/students-develop-industry-caliber-products-processes-for-senior-design\/\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/students-develop-industry-caliber-products-processes-for-senior-design\/\"><div class=\"highlight__image-container\"><div class=\"highlight__image-background\"><img class=\"highlight__image wp-image-26953\" alt=\"three students giving a presentation to a professor in hunt library\" src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100914\/IMG_9624-2.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Students Develop Industry-Caliber Products, Processes for Senior Design<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">Other sponsors for the 2022-2023 academic year included household names like The North Face and Under Armour as well as industry-leading corporations like Lear and PVH.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\"><span>Learn what other Senior Design groups worked <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>on&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/highlight -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong>Identifying the problem&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>PBA houses a clothing and textiles operation that makes a number of garments for the U.S. Army, including chemical-and-flame-resistant coveralls. These personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls prevent workers manufacturing HC smoke mix filled munitions from coming into contact with hexachloroethane vapors (a substance commonly used in military devices like smoke grenades).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Although the existing PPE coveralls worked, they&nbsp; were made of coated paper, and were only designed for a limited number of uses before they were discarded., and therefore unsustainable.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39954,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/Copy-of-_MAH7535-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Three students talk to each other and Jesse Jur while sitting at a table in the Wilson College of Textiles' Senior Design Lab.\" class=\"wp-image-39954\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students spend the first few weeks of class ideating solutions in the Senior Design Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cThey've been running into issues where after three to seven uses, the garment is rendered useless, so they want to be able to make it more durable,\u201d Owen Lindey (B.S. TT \u201922)<strong> <\/strong>explains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>To solve this problem, leaders at PBA asked Lindey<strong> <\/strong>and his team members, Maddie Wilson (B.S. TT \u201922) and Gunnika Ahuja (B.S. TT \u201922) to develop a new PPE suit that would be machine washable. The team was also tasked with improving the comfort, flame resistance and antimicrobial finishing of the coveralls. In order to do this, they needed to determine which textile worked best with the protective laminate used.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Developing a solution&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Choosing a new textile for the new coveralls came down to testing, testing and more testing using Wilson College\u2019s labs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The number one priority was to make sure that the new PPE would be just as effective as the existing PPE coveralls. That meant conducting particle filtration testing to make sure that no harmful chemicals were able to pass through the coveralls. <a href=\"https:\/\/thenonwovensinstitute.com\/\">The Nonwovens Institute<\/a> on Centennial Campus helped them conduct multiple rounds of these permeability tests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Next, they looked to see which remaining textiles would meet the launderability standards PBA had given them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":39969,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tex-cloud-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/textiles-ncsu\/20231108100403\/9K0A4092-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A series of number textile samples laid out on a table.\" class=\"wp-image-39969\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samples of possible new PBA materials are cut and prepared for testing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWe had to see if the fabric holds up to 10 cycles of washing and there's no changes in the dimensions of the fabric,\u201d Maddie Wilson explains.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Throughout the project, scientific review boards with the <a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/student-experience\/senior-design\/directors\/\">Senior Design directors<\/a> provided the feedback needed to keep them on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cSome of the biggest feedback we received was to make sure that we're standardizing, so normalizing the data based on fabric weight and other factors,\u201d Wilson says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>What\u2019s Next?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ultimately, this Senior Design team found six possible materials for these PPE coveralls. The next step will be for Pine Bluff Arsenal to choose which one they\u2019ll use based on factors like cost and static charge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This marked the second year of partnership between the Wilson College\u2019s Senior Design Program and the Pine Bluff Arsenal. 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