The IMIT Team
The team's scientific activities are focused on both fundamental and applied research on textile and mechanical products and structures. The main areas of research include the mechanics of textiles and textile products treated as discrete or composite structures, as well as sensitivity analysis, optimal design, and structural identification. A related area of research also includes the strength testing and optimisation of structures and machine parts, as well as the textile products manufactured on them. Numerical methods are widely used in all aspects of textile and structural mechanics, both in the analysis, synthesis, optimisation, and identification stages. The IMIT team is well-equipped with modern tools (computer hardware and computational programs) for conducting research. Another important area of research interest among the staff is the operation and reliability of textile machinery and equipment, as well as occupational health and safety.
The research conducted directly translates into teaching activities. Topics covered include mechanics, computer science, optimisation, and numerical methods in engineering applications, as well as the operation and reliability of machines and devices.
The IMIT team conducts fundamental and applied research in the following areas:
- textile mechanics, textile structures, and textile composites,
- theory and application of solid-state mechanics and textile mechanics,
- sensitivity analysis and the optimal design of mechanical and textile structures,
- numerical methods in structural mechanics and textile mechanics,
- computer-based analysis, synthesising, and optimising materials and structures,
- textile machines operate and are reliable.
Current research is focused on the following areas:
- modelling and identification of the mechanical properties of textile composite materials,
- optimisation of the mechanical and thermal properties of fibre-reinforced composites,
- sensitivity analysis and optimisation of the shape and thermomechanical properties of structural elements,
- identification and computer simulation of structural damage using thermographic methods and modal analysis.
The Chemp Team
The research interests of the CheMP team include:
- the production and study of the physicochemical properties of functional and sensor fibres,
- the production of artificial fibres with highly diverse properties,
- research on the preparation of cellulose composites,
- the production of paper modified or reinforced with a cellulose layer,
- biomaterials and biotextiles,
- cellulose fibres modified with nanocrystals containing rare-earth ions—fibres with luminescent properties,
- antibacterial and antifungal finishing of textile products using silver nanoparticles,
- 1D, 2D, and 3D dosimetry,
- optimisation of chemical pretreatment of flat textile products,
- research on pretreatment, bleaching, dyeing, printing, refining, and functionalisation of textile products; colour measurement and formulation; preservation (washing, dry cleaning); and surface characterisation of textile products using electrokinetic studies.
- The research concerns Monitoring the content of substances harmful to human health and the environment in textile products (carcinogenic aromatic amines, heavy metals, pesticides, formaldehyde),
- printing techniques and technologies—textile decoration,
- the use of thermally transferred polymer materials in textile decoration,
- textile decoration with crystals, e.g., Swarovski,
- textile printing,
- research related to the possibility of using sublimation printing on cotton.