DR. A.P.J.

ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY,

UTTAR PRADESH, LUCKNOW

Evaluation Scheme & Syllabus

For
B.Tech. Minor Degree
in
Technical Textiles
Eligible Branches:
All Branches EXCEPT Textile Technolgy & Allied Branches

As per NEP 2020

[Effective from the Session: 2023-24]

Curriculum & Evaluation Scheme B.TECH. MINOR DEGREE

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 Minor Degree in Technical Textiles

(Eligible Branches: All Branches except Textile Technology & Allied Branches)
EVALUATION SCHEME

(Effective from the Session: 2023-24)

Practical End
Examination

Examination
Theory End
Sessional

Semester

Semester
Practical
Theory Sessional
Semester

Periods

Credits
Sl. No.

Total
Subject (TS)
Subject
Codes

L T P CT TA CT+TA PS TE PE
Medical
Textiles
1 IV MNTT401 3 1 0 30 20 50 100 150 4

Geotextiles

2 V MNTT501 3 1 0 30 20 50 100 150 4

Automotive
Textiles
3 VI MNTT601 3 0 0 30 20 50 100 150 3

Protective
4 VII MNTT701 Textiles 3 1 0 30 20 50 100 150 4

Sports
5 VIII MNTT801 Textiles 3 0 0 30 20 50 100 150 3

Total 750 18

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 Syllabus
Course Title Medical Textiles
Course Code MNTT401
Course Objective:
• To learn the basic concept of medical textiles
• To learn the manufacturing processes of medical textiles
• To learn the required attributes features of raw materials for medical textiles
• To study the characterization techniques and their data interpretation to evaluate the
medical textiles
• To understand the country’s position in this field and understand the planning to become
manufacturing hub of medical textiles

Course Articulation Matrix of Medical Textiles

CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
1 3 3 2 3 3 2 1

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
3 3 2 2 3 3 1
4 3 2 3 3 3 1
5 3 3 2 3 2 2
Avg. 3 3 3 3 3 2 1

MNTT401 MEDICAL TEXTILES

Unit 1

Historical development of medical garments, Classification of medical textiles, Protective

function domain, Treatment function domain, caring function domain, Development of
medical garments, Trends of medical garments, Future scope of medical garments

Unit 2

Review of medical garments for protective function, Medical drapes and gowns, Textile
materials for medical drapes and gowns, Design considerations for medical gowns, Hip
protectors, Textiles used for hip protector, Design considerations for improvement on the
compliance, Medical garments for treatment function

Unit 3

Pressure garments (PGs), Textiles used for PG, Considerations on the design of PGs,
Compression stockings (CSs), Considerations on the application of CSs, Wet dressings,
Functions of wet dressings, Textiles used for wet dressings, Limitations of wet dressings

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Unit 4

Features of apparel for caring function, Superabsorbent materials (SAMs) used in disposable
healthcare products, Wound dressings, Diapers for incontinence problems, Intelligent
medical garments, Application of conductive textile material into the smart garment,
Examples of intelligent medical garments, Smart garments for vital signs and motion
monitoring, Smart diapers

Unit 5

Case studies in the development of apparel for the elderly and the disabled, Stoma bag, Under
plants, Urine bag pants -- 62. 1. Problems faced by people currying a urine bag, Techniques
adopted for the development of urine bag pants, Sun block protective garments,

References
• Medical Textile Materials, Y Qin, Woodhead Publishing, 21-Nov-2015
• Advances in Smart Medical Textiles: Treatments and Health Monitoring, L V
Langenhove, Woodhead Publishing, 02-Dec-2015
• Textiles for Hygiene and Infection Control, B J McCarthy, Elsevier Publication, 2011
• Antimicrobial Textiles, G Sun, Woodhead Publishing, 11-Apr-2016

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Course Title GEOTEXTILES
Course Code MNTT501
Course Objective:
• To learn the basic applications and concept of Geotextiles
• To learn the manufacturing processes of Geotextiles
• To learn the required attributes features of raw materials for Geotextiles
• To study the characterization techniques and their data interpretation to evaluate the
Geotextiles
• To understand the country’s position in this field and understand the planning to become
manufacturing hub of Geotextiles
Course Articulation Matrix of Medical Textiles
CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
1 3 3 2 3 3 2 1

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
3 3 2 2 3 3 1
4 3 2 3 3 3 1
5 3 3 2 3 2 2
Avg. 3 3 3 3 3 2 1

Unit 1
Geotextiles
Functions of geotextiles, Fibres used in Geotextiles, Major Geotextile Applications,
Production of Geotextiles, Market Outlook, Properties of Geotextiles: mechanical properties,
Frictional behaviour of Geotextiles, Compressional behaviour of Geotextiles,
Geotextile development and manufacture, Early background and history of geotextiles,
Geotextile resins and additives, Manufacturing process of geotextiles, Geotextiles made from
natural fibres
Unit 2
Properties, behavior and testing, Geotextiles/geosynthetic testing
standards development organizations, Physical properties, behavior, and testing of
geotextiles, Mechanical properties, behavior, and testing of geotextiles, Hydraulic properties,
behavior, and testing of geotextiles,

Unit 3
Geotextile durability, Long-term geotextile degradation mechanisms and exposed lifetime
predictions, primary functions of geotextiles, Geotextiles used in separation, Geotextiles
used in filtration, Geotextiles used in drainage, Geotextiles used in reinforcing paved and
unpaved roads and railroads, Geotextiles used in reinforcing walls, berms, and slopes

Unit 4
Geotextiles used to reinforce soft soil foundations, Geotextiles use for cushioning, Geotextile
composites having multiple functions, Geotextiles in waste containment, Geotextiles in

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marine engineering, Geotextile tubes for dewatering and decontamination of fine-grained
soils, Geotextiles in commercial development,
Unit 5
Geotextiles in agriculture and aquaculture, Geosynthetics in erosion and sediment control,
Common attributes of geotextiles, Quality control and quality assurance for geotextiles,
Sustainability aspects of using geotextiles,

Reference Books
• Geotextiles, From Design to Applications, R Koerner, Woodhead Publications, 2017
• Jute Geotextiles and their Applications in Civil Engineering. Tapobrata Sanyal, Pub.by
Springer Singapore, 2017
• Geotextiles: Production, performance and Applications, A Rawal, T Shah, SC Anand,
CRC Press, Woodhead Publications, 2010
• Geotextiles: NWM John, Blackie Publications, 1987

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Course Title AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILES
Course Code MNTT601

Course Articulation Matrix of Automotive Textiles

CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
1 3 3 2 3 3 1
2 3 3 3 2 3 1
3 3 2 2 3 3 1
4 3 2 3 3 3 1
5 3 3 2 3 2 2 2
Avg. 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1

Course Objective:
• To learn the basic concept of automotive textiles
• To learn the manufacturing processes of automotive textiles
• To learn the features of required raw materials for automotive textiles
• To study the characterization techniques and their data interpretation to evaluate the
automotive textiles
• To understand the country’s position in this field and understand the planning to become
manufacturing hub of automotive textiles

Unit 1
Automotive Textiles
A New Technology for High Performance Inflatable SUPs, Elastic behavior of composites
containing multi-layer coated particles with imperfect interface bonding conditions and
application to size effects and mismatch in these composites
Interior design; Fabric structures and production methods; Yarn and fabric processing;
Quality assurance and testing; Product engineering - interior trim; Other textile
applications; Automotive textiles and the environment; Textiles in other forms of
transportation; Future development and outlook.

Unit 2
Air bags: Importance of Airbag in Automobiles, Airbag Fabrics, Treatment of airbag fabrics,
Airjet textured yarns for Airbag fabrics, Nonlinear behaviour of airbag fabrics, Material
selection for Airbag fabrics, Manufacturing of Airbag fabrics, Effect of Heat on the
Properties of Automotive Airbag Materials

Unit 3
Seat Belts: Importance, seat belt webbing, seat belt standards, design and fabrication of
automobile seat belt system, Indian standards for Safety belts, Fibres used in seat belt
webbing, weaving of seat belt webbing

Unit 4
Fabric filters: Introduction, Types of Fabric Filters, Shaker Cleaning, Reverse-air Cleaning,
Pulse-jet Cleaning, Caged Filters, Cartridge Filters, Sonic Cleaning, Fabric Filtration Theory,

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Reverse Air/Shake Deflate Baghouses, Pulse-Jet Baghouses, Design Procedure, Pressure
Drop, Particle Characteristics, Effect of temperature and pressure on filtration efficiency

Unit 5
Seat cover fabrics: woven seat cover fabrics, weft knitted fabrics, Spacer Fabrics, Velvet
fabrics, Flock fabrics, Testing of seat cover fabrics, Interlining materials for seat cover
fabrics, Moisture transport through car seat cover fabrics, resiliency, Comfort and safety in
car seat cover fabrics

Suggested References
• Textile Advances in Automotive Industry, R Shishoo, Woodhead Publications, 1999
• Textiles in Automotive Engineering, W Fung, M Hardcastle , Woodhead Publications,
2001
• Automotive Textiles, M Ravntzasky, Pub: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1995
• Automobile Textiles: preparing for total transformation, 2019

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Course Title PROTECTIVE TEXTILES
Course Code MNTT701
Course Objective:
• To learn the basic applications and concept of Protective Textiles
• To learn the manufacturing processes of Protective Textiles
• To learn the required attributes features of raw materials for Protective Textiles
• To study the characterization techniques and their data interpretation to evaluate the
Protective Textiles
• To understand the country’s position in this field and understand the planning to become
manufacturing hub of Protective Textiles
Course Articulation Matrix of Protective Textiles
CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
1 3 3 2 3 3 2 1

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
3 3 2 2 3 3 1
4 3 2 3 3 3 1
5 3 3 2 3 2 2
Avg. 3 3 3 3 3 2 1

Protective Textiles
Unit 1
Overview of protective clothing, Standards for protective textiles, Fashion and function –
factors affecting the design and use of protective clothing, Steps in the selection of protective
clothing materials
Unit 2
Fibres and fabrics for protective textiles, Technical textiles for protection, Intelligent textiles
for protection, Surface treatments for protective textiles
Unit 3
Evaluation of protective clothing systems using manikins, Interactions between protection
and thermal comfort, Modeling thermal burn injury protection, Civilian protection and
protection of industrial workers from chemicals
Unit 4
Fundamentals of cold weather clothing comfort: Achieving comfort and thermoregulation
in cold weather clothing. Materials for cold weather clothing: Coated and laminated
fabrics for cold weather apparel; Wool for cold weather clothing, Design considerations
and ergonomics: Designing for ventilation; Adaptive systems for cold weather clothing.
Evaluation of cold weather apparel: Laboratory assessment of cold weather clothing
Extreme cold and heat protective textiles, Thermal (heat and fire) protection, Microorganism
protection, Textiles for respiratory protection, Electrostatic protection, Ballistic protection,
Chemical and biological protection

Unit 5
Military protection, Testing and analyzing comfort properties of textile materials for the
military, Camouflage Textiles: chromic materials, Identification of chromophores,

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Conductive/conjugated polymers, Flame retardant Textiles, Protection against knives and
other weapons, Flight suits for military aviators, Protection for workers in the oil and gas
industries

Reference Books
• Textiles for Protection, R A Scott, , Woodhead Publications, London 2005
• Protective Textiles from Natural Resources, Ed: Md Ibrahim, H Mondal, Elsevier
Publication, Textile Institute Book Series, 2022
• Cut Protective Textiles, Daniel Li, Elsevier Publication, Textile Institute Book Series,
2020
• Military textiles, Ed: E. Wilusz, Woodhead Publishing in Textiles, CRC Press,
Cambridge, England, 2008
• Textiles for Cold Weather Apparel, Ed J T Williams, Woodhead Publishing, 2009

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Course Title SPORTS TEXTILES
Course Code MNTT801

Course Objective:
• To learn the basic applications and concept of Sports Textiles
• To learn the manufacturing processes of Sports Textiles
• To learn the required attributes features of raw materials for Sports Textiles
• To study the characterization techniques and their data interpretation to evaluate the Sports
Textiles
• To understand the country’s position in this field and understand the planning to become
manufacturing hub of Sports Textiles
Course Articulation Matrix of Sports Textiles
CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
1 3 3 2 3 3 2 1

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 1
3 3 2 2 3 3 1
4 3 2 3 3 3 1
5 3 3 2 3 2 2
Avg. 3 3 3 3 3 2 1

Sports Textiles

Unit 1
Current sportswear market: Market overview; Key trends in sportswear design; Material
requirements for the design of performance sportswear; Functional sport footwear
Unit 2
Innovative fibres and fabrics in sport: High performance and high functional fibres and
textiles; Smart and intelligent textiles and fibres; Coated and laminated textiles in
sportswear
Unit 3
Sportswear and comfort: Physiological comfort of sportswear; Elastic textiles.
Unit 4
Role of protection in sports, Protection against impact using clothing and personal
equipment; Protection against cold; Water resistance and water vapour transfer.
Unit 5
Specific applications: Textile composites in sports products; Textiles in sailing; Textile
use in sport shoes

Reference Books
• Textiles in Sport, Ed Roshan Shishoo, Woodhead Publishing, 2005
• Textiles for Sportswear, Ed Roshan Shishoo, Woodhead Publishing, 2015

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