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Clothing Technology

Research in this area is focused on providing leadership and solutions for sustainability of the clothing industry. Research activities include: flexible body mechanics of textiles and clothing, and development of automated technologies; sizing, fit evaluation and examination of the made-to-measure concept by utilising a 3-D body scanner, and comfort evaluations of garments by utilising a sweating manikin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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