Bamboo Fibres

Dr Babu is Professor and Head of the Department of Textile Technology, and Dean (Public & International Affairs), at the Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Davangere, Karnataka, India. Dr. Babu has been involved in several international assignments. In 2006, he was invited to the University of Oxford in the UK, to join a 1-year research project on silk based biomaterials. From 2007 to 2008, Dr. Babu was involved in advanced research on shape memory textiles and garments, at the Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. In 2014, Dr. Babu was awarded with the prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, based in the UK. Under this fellowship, he was invited to become a Visiting Professor at the University of Maroua, Cameroon, Central Africa, in order to establish and develop the Department of Textiles. His main research areas include silk-based biomaterials, natural fibre based eco-biocomposites, eco-friendly processing, organic cotton processing and eco-management concepts, natural anti-microbial agent based finishing of cotton and other fibres, and bamboo-blended fabric production and characterization. Dr Chandrsekhara is an assistant professor at the Department of Textile Technology of Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Davangere, Karnataka, India. He has more than 20 years of teaching experience and has taught several courses related to natural fibres, fabric manufacturing and chemical processing of textiles. He has carried out extensive research on bamboo fibres, their characterisation and their blends and has published several papers in this area.

• 1. Introduction and history of bamboo fibres2. Growth characteristics of bamboo: types of bamboo, morphology of bamboo3. Extraction methods for bamboo fibres: various extraction methods, different types of bamboo fibres4. Characterisation of bamboo fibres: physical and chemical composition, characterisation bamboo using X-ray, IR, and other techniques5. Properties of bamboo fibres: physical, performance, comfort, thermal, and low stress mechanical properties6. Production and properties of bamboo yarns and fabrics7. Antimicrobial properties of bamboo, bamboo fibres, and fabrics8. Chemical processing of bamboo and bamboo products9. Applications and technoeconomics of bamboo fibres