Being one of the largest academic units of its kind in the world, the Institute possesses a great deal of expertise in such areas such as textile technology, textile chemistry, apparel technology, fashion and textile design, textile management, quality management, marketing and merchandising, and fashion retailing. The management of the Institute believes that the integration of complementary areas of expertise facilitates the further development of its research competencies, and considers the formation of research groups to be an important mechanism for such integration. To this end, most of the research activities within the Institute are grouped into the following main research areas.
Fashion and Textile Design
New technology and design education; fashion and textile design and development; pattern design technology; design and marketing input to designer labels; cultural and related factors influencing fashion.
Textile and Apparel Materials and Products
Structure and properties of new materials; objective evaluation techniques; micro-mechanical study of textile structures; high-performance textile and apparel products; smart technology for textiles & apparel; and sensory engineering.
Textile and Apparel Technology
Textiles manufacturing technology; intelligent apparel manufacturing; CAD/CAM in textiles and clothing; sizing systems for clothing; 3D body scanning technology; apparel manufacturing knowledge base; apparel production technology and management; clothing comfort; clothing functional design, and apparel product development.
Textile Chemistry Processing and Colour Technology
Innovative textiles colouration, finishing and printing; colour evaluation and communication technology; nanotechnology in functional textile surface treatment; eco-friendly dyeing; and the evaluation and treatment of pollution.
Marketing, Retailing and Management
International trade of textiles and clothing; marketing, merchandising and management of fashion and textile firms; fashion retailing; and fashion/apparel consumers, consumption and branding studies.
Further Information
For further information, please contact:
| Fashion and Textile Design Discipline | |
| Dr Raymond Au, Associate Professor | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6452 |
| tcaur@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Prof. Diane Sparks, Chair Professor of Fashion Design | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6490 |
| tctaoxm@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Textile and Apparel Materials and Products Discipline | |
| Prof. Xiao-ming Tao, Chair Professor of Textile Technology and Head | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6490 |
| tctaoxm@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Textile and Apparel Technology Discipline | |
| Prof. Fan Jin-tu, Professor | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6472 |
| tcfanjt@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Prof. Yi Li, Professor | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6479 |
| tcliyi@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Textile Chemistry Processing and Colour Technology Discipline | |
| Prof. John Xin, Professor | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6474 |
| tcxinjh@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Marketing, Retailing and Management Discipline | |
| Dr kin-fan Au, Associate Professor and Associate Head | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6428 |
| tcaukf@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |
| Dr Zhi-ming Zhang, Associate Professor and Associate Head | |
| Tel | (852) 2766 6526 |
| tczhanzm@inet.polyu.edu.hk | |