Danmei Sun | Author | SciTechnol | Journal of Fashion Technology

Danmei Sun Author

D.Sun@hw.ac.uk

Subjects of specialization
Textile Engineering, Fabrication, Cloth Designing

Affiliation
School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

Biography

Dr Danmei Sun is Associate Professor in Textile Materials & Engineering at the School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University. She obtained BSc degree in Textile Engineering from Qingdao University. She then worked in a large-scaled textile company for 12 years as a Textile Engineer, before pursuing a PhD in plasma treatment of textile materials at Heriot-Watt University. Dr Sun conducted research on textile properties and processes affected by plasma surface modification for her PhD project.

Publications

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Recycled Jean: Property Comparison to Standard Jean

Author(s):

Tamsin Borman and Danmei Sun

Within the fashion industry sustainability is a hot topic, however the idea of recycling unwanted clothing into new is one that isn’t being explored as intensively as other areas. This study brings to light the valuable source that is recycled cotton fibres and to explore ways in which consumers can be made more aware of these garments. Fabrics from two pairs of jeans, one made of standard cotton fibre and the other made of recycled cotton, have been studied. Their mechanical properties were studied and comparisons were made to identify the quality of the recycled view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2329-9568.1000136

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