Browsing by Author "Gunasekera, U"

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  • Biodegradable Composite for Temporary Partitioning Materials 
    Dassanayaka, D; Hedigalla, D; Gunasekera, U [Conference-Full-text]
    Building construction can be considered as one of the indispensable industries in the world. Even though the necessity of the industry is evident, its current practices are not environmentally friendly. Some of the main ...
  • The development of sustainable alternative to neoprene wetsuit fabric 
    Navodya, U; Keenawinna, G; Gunasekera, U [Conference-Full-text]
    This research work is done to produce an environmentally friendly alternative to be used in the manufacturing of wetsuit and other similar products and to assess thermal, mechanical and sustainable aspects in comparison ...
  • Flame retardant synthetic fabrics by low pressure plasma technology 
    Jayasinghe, Y; Jayaweera, C; Botheju, R; Ariyasinghe, M; Gunasekera, U; Wanasekara, ND [Conference-Abstract]
    This article focuses on the development of a flame retardant coating for synthetic knitted fabrics using the low-pressure plasma technology. Hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDS)was used to enhance the flame retardant property ...
  • Improving flame retardant properties of pigment printed materials : based on synergism between Zinc Borate and Hexachloroethane 
    Weerasinghe, D; Napagoda, A; Fernando, P; Gunasekera, U [Conference-Abstract]
    Textiles, electrical appliances, automobiles,aircrafts and many other articles used are subjected to rigorous examination now undergoing intense examination and scrutiny for their flammability properties. Flame retardant ...
  • Investigating the possibilities to produce alginate filaments with locally available seaweeds 
    Dharmarathne, A; Thilakasinghe, I; Gunasekera, U; Vijayarajah, V [Conference-Full-text]
    Alginate is a natural polymer, extracted from brown seaweeds. The study was carried out to extract alginate from brown seaweed namely, Sargassum collected from the coast of Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Extraction of alginate ...
  • Modification of Thermal Conductivity of Cotton Fabric Using Graphene 
    Gunasekera, U; Perera, N; Perera, S; Hareendra, Y; Somaweera, L; De Silva, N; Tissera, N; Wijesinghe, R [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper investigates the possibility to use Graphene coated fabric for thermal conductive purposes. Existing methods of thermal conductivity improvement of textiles require extrusion facilities and the end products are ...
  • Modification of thermal conductivity of cotton fabric using graphene 
    Gunasekera, U; Perera, N; Perera, S; Hareendra, Y; Somaweera, L; De Silva, N; Tissera, N; Wijesinghe, R [Conference-Abstract]
    This paper investigates the possibility to use Graphene coated fabric for thermal conductive purposes. Existing methods of thermal conductivity improvement of textiles require extrusion facilities and the end products are ...