ME3251: Analysis of

Stain Resistant Shirt

Tan Yu Feng A0097455R

Image retrieved from CNET

Key Material Properties

Material
Light
Key Properties
Comfort Hydrophobic, low
Polyester
water-absorbency, good
Durable durability
Silica
Flexible Water-resistant
Stain Resistant

Testing Standards
Material

Description

Testing Standard

Polyester

Tensile properties

ISO 2062:1993

Polyester

Resistance to water
penetration

EN 20811

Polyester

Surface wetting
resistance

LVS EN 24920

Polyester

Surface contact angle

Sessile Drop Method

Polyester

Air permeability

LVS EN ISO 9237:2001

Silica

Water repellency

AATCC-22

Silica

Hydrostatic head
pressure

AATCC-127

Material
efficiency
Energy
efficiency
Carbon
efficiency

Cotton
Resources

Petroleum for
polymerization
Manufac Transpor
Material
Use
turing
tation
Fertilizers
and
Pesticide
1 Water
0
2
2
Ethanol and ammonia
for synthesis
of
2
2
2 silica
2
nanoparticles

Resources
Polyester, Silica
Energy for material
forming and molding

Disposal

2
1

Material
Material
Production
Production

Emissions
CO2,SO2
Release of excess
nanoparticles to
environment

Product
Product
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Material
efficiency
Energy

Emissions
efficiency
CO2,SO2
Carbon
Excess cutoffs
efficiency
(recycled)
Resources
Space in landfill
Energy for
transportation
Product
Product
Disposal
Disposal

Emissions
Waste to landfill
Materials
(recycled)

Polyester
Material

Manufac
turing

Transpor
tation

Use

Disposal

Resources

Low heat from

3 sunlight 3

4
4

Product
Product
Use
Use

Emissions

NIL

Alternative Materials
Polypropylene

PET

PP

Widely used for furniture and long-sleeve shirts

Tensile
Easily dyed
Strength
7,000-23,000
Durable and flexible
(psi)

PUR

4,500-18,500 6,500-33,000

Resistant to moisture

Flexural
350,000 Polyurethane
Modulus
3,000,000

210,0001,500,000

230,0002,000,000

Chemical
Durable and flexible
Fair to Good
Resistance
Waterproof properties

Excellent

Good

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Used for man-made leathers, sports clothing and

undergarments

Relative Cost

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Public Health Concerns

Works Cited

[1] Sumitra, "Australian Inventors Create Hydrophobic T-SHirt That Repels

Water and Dirt," 7 August 2014. [Online]. Available:
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/australian-inventors-create-hydrophobict-shirt-that-repels-water-and-dirt.html.

[2] "Comfortable Stain-resistant Fabric," [Online]. Available:

http://www.teijin.com/rd/technology/dastop/. [Accessed 2015].

[3] K. M. Krapp, "How Products Are Made," 2006. [Online]. Available:

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Polyester.html. [Accessed 2015].

[4] T. Hornyak, "Laugh at spills and sweat with this Silic stain-proof nanotech
T-shirt," 13 December 2013. [Online]. Available:
http://www.cnet.com/news/laugh-at-spills-sweat-with-silic-stain-proofnanotech-t-shirt/.

[5] Z. A. M. A. T. Tanveer Hussain, "Materials and Methods," Prediction of

tensile Strength of polyester/cotton blended woven fabrics, vol. 35, p. 243,
2010.

Questions?