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In situ bags made from microfiber fabrics have a greater surface area and filtration efficiency that retains the fine particles and reduce the variation in the results. Also, it is more durable than that made from traditional fabrics. This work aimed to study the effect of filament denier on the performance of in situ bags. Two polyester microfilaments with 0.4 and 0.7 deniers were used in manufacturing of four fabrics. Physical and mechanical properties of manufactured fabrics were measured before and after incubation to show the efficiency of the manufactured samples. In vitro trail was conducted to estimate ruminal degradability after 24 and 48 hours for three feedstuffs using three cannulated rams as replicates. The mechanical properties of manufactured in situ bags were significantly affected with both denier per filament and weft densities. According to the statistical analysis of radar chart, sample 2 remarked the highest value which achieved the acceptable ruminal dry matter disappearance compared with Ankom bags in different incubation times.

Microfiber fabrics are more efficiency in retaining fine-particles that increase the variation in in situ degradability. The aim of this was to examine the performance of in situ bags made from different microfiber fabric for meeting the required specification and their ruminal degradability compared with standard Ankom in situ bags. Four fabrics were manufactured using polyester microfiber with 1.04 denier, weft yarn counts (150 and 300), weft density (22 and 28 picks / inch), plain 1/1 textile structure. Physical and mechanical properties of manufactured fabrics were measured before and after incubation. Ruminal degradability was measured for three feedstuffs (soybean meal, wheat bran and berseem hay) using three rumen-fistulated rams as a replicates after 24 and 48 hours. Fabric's pore size was significantly decreased as either yarn weft count or density increased. Yarn weft count had a significant effect on all fabric's properties. Air permeability was significantly decreased as fabric's weft yarn count increased. Sample (1) meet the specific requirements for in situ bags and showed the nearest degradability values to those observed using Ankom bags for all feedstuffs in most incubation times. Microfiberin situ bags could be used in in situ ruminal degradation trials to reduce the variation in results due to the present of the fine particles.

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Textiles are now used in a wide range of industries and purposes, including the medical field. The medical, hygiene, and health sector is a rapidly growing and vital component of the textile industry. Growth can be attributed to the expansion and advancement of technology in both the textile and medical sectors at the same time. Surgical gowns are worn by doctors and nurses in the operating room to limit the passage of microorganisms from patients to surgical staff and thus reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infection. The primary goal of this project is to enhance the functionality and performance of surgical gowns. The study used nonwoven fabric made of polypropylene (spun bond/melt blown/spun bond), which was subsequently coated with calcium silicate/copper oxide nanoparticles (CaSiO3/CuO)-NPS using a low-temperature plasma method. Different time intervals were used for the coating (5, 10, 15 and 20 min). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis unit (EDX), mechanical properties, and physical testing were used to analyse the coated textiles. The antimicrobial effect was tested using the shake flask method against harmful bacteria and fungi, and the results were outstanding, indicating that this textile might be employed as a potential antibacterial protective textile for a variety of medical applications.