Creating Clothing Designs for Adolescent Girls using Fabrics Made from Orange Peel and Treated with Silver Nanoparticles to Alleviate the Severity of Contact Dermatitis
Keywords:
Functionally Sustainable Clothing, Teenage, Silver Nanoparticles
Abstract
The study aimed to develop Create clothing designs for adolescent girls to help prevent contact dermatitis by using fabrics made from orange peel fibers and treated with nanotechnology. It also examined the functional properties of these fabrics and their role in alleviating the severity of contact dermatitis among adolescent girls, The current research adopted a descriptive-analytical approach along with an applied study. It resulted in the creation of ten clothing designs that consider reducing friction and enhancing ventilation through the use of soft materials treated with nanosilver particles.
The study sample consisted of 30 participants, including 15 specialists and 15 consumers (adolescent girls), to assess their acceptance of the proposed designs. The findings revealed that both groups showed acceptance of the design proposals, with statistically significant differences at the (0.01) level in ranking the preferred designs according to the opinions of both specialists and consumers. Design No. 4 achieved the highest mean rank (98.1), followed by designs No. 7, 8, 9, 1, 3, 2, 6, 5, and 10. These results confirm the effectiveness of nano-treated fabrics in improving functional performance and reducing symptoms of contact dermatitis among adolescent girls.
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43. https://www.who.int/ (Accessed 19/3/2026)
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2026-04-24
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Dr. Mona Abdullah Al-Arfaj. (2026). Creating Clothing Designs for Adolescent Girls using Fabrics Made from Orange Peel and Treated with Silver Nanoparticles to Alleviate the Severity of Contact Dermatitis. Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, (130), 386-416. https://doi.org/10.33193/JALHSS.130.2026.1660
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