COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 5016 FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞE MERIH SARIIŞIK

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Industrial Ph.D. Program In Advanced Biomedical Technologies
Textile Engineering
M.Sc. Textile Engineering

Course Objective

To teach definition, properties, production methods, end-uses and test methods of functional textiles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the functional textiles.
2   To be able to compare the structures of conventional and functional textile structures.
3   To be able to design a functional textile material for related end-use.
4   To be able to determine production method of functional textile material with desired properties.
5   To be able carry out the performance tests of functional textiles for related end-uses.
6   To be able to associate the conventional production methods with alternative manufacturing techniques of functional textiles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of functional textile materials and their general properties
2 Medical textiles -The structures and general properties of medical textiles -Classification of medical textiles -External applications Unimplanted materials Devices that are used outside of the body Textile materials that are used for hygiene and maintenance
3 Internal applications -Surgical sutures -Soft tissue implants -Orthopedic Implants -The cardio-vascular implants Test methods and related standards for medical textiles
4 Textiles that are used in the defense industry -Military equipment -Textiles for environmental impact protection -Camouflage textiles
5 Ballistic structures Test methods and related standards for textiles used in defense industry
6 Civil engineering textiles -The definition of geotextiles -Types of geotextiles -Functionality and properties of geotextiles -Test methods and related standards for civil engineering textiles
7 Midterm exam
8 Coated Textiles -Polymers for coating -Base textiles structures for coated textiles -Coating techniques
9 End-uses for coated textiles Test methods for coated textiles
10 Protective textiles Thermal protective textiles
11 Protective textiles for chemicals Protective clothing for nuclear and biologic impacts
12 Filtration textiles -Definition and types of filtration textiles -Textile structures and their properties for filtration textiles -Finishing treatments for filtration textiles -Test methods for filtration textiles
13 Transport textiles -Fibers used for transport vehicles -Fabric types used for transport vehicles industry -Security tools -Filters, belts, clutch and brake linings
14 Class presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Coated Fabrics Technology, Technomic Publishing Company,Inc.,U.S.A., 1985, ISBN: 87762-426-7
2. Mattila, H.R., Intelligent Textiles and Clothing, The Textile Institute, Woodhead Publishing Limıted, England
3. Sen, A. K., Tech, M, 2001. Coated Textiles, Principles And Applications, Technical, Editor John Damewood, ISBN: 1-58716-023-4.
4. Tao, X., Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing, Woodhead Publishing Limited, England, 2001, ISBN: 0-8493-1172-1
5. Horrocks, A.R., Anand, S.C., Handbook of Technical Textiles, Woodhead Publishing Limited, England, 2000- ISBN: 1-85573-385-4
6. Raheel, M., Protective Clothing Systems and Materials, Marcel Dekker,Inc., New York, 1994, ISBN:0-8247-9118-5
7. Anand, S.C., Kennedy,J.F., Miraftab,M., Rajendran,S., Medical Textiles and Biomaterials for Healthcare, Woodhead Publishing Limited, England, 2006, ISBN: 1-85573-683-7
8. Anand, S.C., Medical Textiles, Woodhead Publishing Limited, England, 2001, ISBN: 1-85573-494X

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course includes theoretical lessons and test practices.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student performance is evaluated with exams and homework success. Homework performance is assessed by the topic, textile material design related with the topic, determination of production method necessary for design and carrying out the performance tests.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To read at least 3 articles about the lessons and share with the class

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Merik SARIIŞIK
Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Textile Engineering
Phone: 02323017731
e-mail:merih.sariisik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00-10:30
Friday: 13:00-14:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparations for midterm exam 1 22 22
Preaparations for final exam 1 22 22
Midterm project 1 20 20
Class presenation and preparation for report 1 25 25
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Final exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 191

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.61113311112

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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