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To Investigate and Fabricate Melt Processed Biomaterials Exhibiting Shape Recovery Properties
The purpose of this research was to produce and characterise novel hybrid biomaterials. Currently, there is a research gap in the area of producing hybrid biomaterials with shape memory properties for use in the fields of ... -
Efficacy of a silver treated textile for prevention of microbial activity
The antimicrobial effect of cationic silver has been well established; however evidence of bacteria interactions with antimicrobials has seen limited investigation. This study aimed to investigate the growth and attachment ... -
Electrical Conductivity as an Indicator of Milk Spoilage for Use in Biosensor Technology
Milk is characterised as a perishable food. It is vulnerable to microbial contamination and has a limited shelf life, even when stored in a cold environment. Rapid milk spoilage is a sustained problem that restrains the ... -
New Zealand Police Uniform Operational Trouser Wear Trial and Analysis
The New Zealand Police provides a uniform for Office of Constable employees that is compulsory wear for most staff whilst on duty. As part of a commercial tender process for the development, manufacture and supply of new ... -
Pre-European Māori textiles from South Island New Zealand
The study of archaeological textiles is commonly reported as a tool for illumination of technology, social process (gender, production, exchange, interaction) and cultural difference. While most interpretation of prehistoric ... -
The Eden Hore Collection: Exploring scenarios for re-display
The Eden Hore Museum of Fashion contains dress and other artefacts, collected by James Eden Hore in the 1970s, and is housed in a private museum on Glenshee Farm (Naseby, New Zealand). Eden Hore bequeathed his collection ... -
The effect of seaming on the tensile behaviour of cervine garment leather
While the suitability of leather for outerwear has been the subject of several New Zealand-based studies, investigations into the influence of seams on the tensile behaviour of leather have been limited. Seams are an ... -
Textile dressing for drug delivery – ascorbic acid on cotton fabric
Chronic venous leg ulcers are characterised by pain, infection, poor healing and high rates of re-occurrence, resulting in high healthcare costs and often a reduced quality of life for the patient. Common treatments include ... -
Effect of Seam Type on Selected Seam Tensile Behaviour Under Multi-axial Forces
Background: Despite the emergence of sophisticated technologies in clothing production system, sewing remains common in garment assembling. Seam tensile behaviour is one performance-related topic which has attracted interest ... -
Development of a transdermal patch using fabrics
Atopic dermatitis is a major public health problem worldwide. It has a wide clinical spectrum ranging from minor forms such as dry, depigmented patches (pityraisis alba), to major forms with erythrodermic rash, with the ... -
Sock fabrics: The effect of fibre type, yarn type and fabric structure on selected properties
Socks are garments which contribute to maintaining the thermal neutrality of the foot, protecting it from blisters, and providing a cushion to absorb energy due to frequent impact. Properties of socks have been investigated ... -
The tearing behaviour and effect of laundering on knicker fabrics
Fabrics are frequently used in forensic examinations. Without textile knowledge of fabrics it is easy to assume that all fabrics are the same when they in fact they are different. The most frequent clothing damage in ... -
Axillary odour in apparel textiles
The axilla is a major source of human body odour from which the characteristic musky, urinous or acidic odours emanate, and are predominantly due to bacterial metabolism of the protein-rich fluid secreted by the apocrine ... -
The Maatua Whangai Programme O Otepoti from a caregiver perspective
This research critically engages with the history and practice of Maatua Whangai within Aotearoa/New Zealand. Specifically it focusses on Maatua Whangai 0 Otepoti, examining the discourses of care-givers within this context. ... -
Furs to furriers in Dunedin, New Zealand, to 1940
This thesis chronicles the development of the fur trade in Dunedin from the 1870s to 1940. The fur trade in Dunedin started in response to the large numbers of rabbit skins and meat that were able to be marketed following ... -
Women's perspectives on crime and criminal justice
This thesis is an exploratory analysis of women's offending in New Zealand. The criminal justice system deals regularly with the small number ( 1 7%) of women arrested for various crimes. This study is about the experiences ...