Sino-Africa International Symposium on Textiles and Apparel and Sino-Africa Symposium on Cultural Exchangehave been held for the eighth time since 2015 and it has been a great success in exchange of textiles and apparel research, education and culture between African and Chinese universities, research institutes, business, government,and international agencies. It focuses on not only progress of textile and apparel technologies, but also the environmentally friendly social and economic development of the world for a Community of Shared Future for Mankind. Thisindicates that the scope of the symposium has been expended from a specific domain of textiles and apparel to moregeneralized and global interests for a better future of mankind. A total of 125 research papers have been selected forthe proceeding, almost doubling the number in the previous one. The authors come from 15 universities in 6 countries including Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Hungary, and China. These papers cover a wide range of topicssuch as protective clothing, textile engineering, nano technology, textile materials, wearable technologies, appareldesign and technology, textile management and marketing, textile history and development trend, as well as Sino-Africa culture exchanges.
This symposium provides a valuable opportunity to review the latest progress in the collaboration and exchangein the textiles and apparel education and research, culture and social economic development between China and Africa. It will also shed a light on development of textile business and strategies for our battle against the social economicdifficulties and problems in the future.

Silkworm Cocoon Defect Detection Based on K-YOLOX Algorithm
Investigation of Polymer Nano-Yarns by Direct Electrospinning
Preparation and Testing of CNT/WPU Coated Conductive Yarn
UHMWPE Fiber-Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Hybrid 3D Braided Composites with Bilateral Structure for
Outstanding Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
Research on Clean Sizing-Dyeing Technology of Denim Warp Yarns
VR-Oriented Personalized Head and Face Texture Generation Technology of Dressed Human Body
3D Virtual Fitting Network Based on Attention Mechanism and Transformer
Green Fabrication of Washable and Long-Lasting Fragrant Nanocapsules/Cotton Fabrics Without
Adhesive via Atomization Spray
Axial Impact Properties of 3D Braided Composite Multi-Way and Single Circular Tubes
Knitted Arch-Structure Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Energy Harvesting and Human Motion Monitoring
Clothing Sewing Pattern Reconstruction from Sketch Based on Deep Learning
Insoluble Electrospun Porous Membrane for Protective Clothing
Design of Drag Reducing Cycling Clothing Based on Wind Tunnel Tests
3D Geometrical Simulation of Woven Fabrics Based on TexGen
Effect of Pile Height on Mechanical Properties of Three-Dimensional Hollow Fabric Composites
Novel Phosphorus-Nitrogen Flame Retardant and Its Application in Cotton Fabric
Synthesis of Gel-Spun Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Fibers Reinforced with High Content Lignin
Preparation and Application of Fructus Cnidii Oil/β-CD Microcapsules
Polyamide Copper Plating Based on CaBr2Modification
Machine Learning Empowered Gesture Recognition Glove
Hygroscopic and Heat-Generating Properties of Hygroscopic Exothermic Knitted Fabric with
Moisture-Diffused Conduction
Influence of Preform Structure on Bending Properties of Needle Punched Carbon Fiber Composites
Systematically Investigating Influence Factors of Tensile Tear Properties for Airship Envelope Materials
Preparation and Properties of Fiber Foaming Coated Aramid Needle Felt Filter
Design and Development of Biodegradable 3D Nanofibrous Oil-Absorbing Sponge
Self-Floating Solar Evaporation Device Constructed from Carbon Nanotube-Modified Cotton Fabric for
Seawater Desalination
Design and Optimization of a Four-Bar Beating Up Mechanism for Rapier Loom
SWOT Analysis of the E-Commerce Development for Personal Protective Textile Products in Ethiopia
Preparation of Aromatic Pillow Nonwovens via Ultrasonic Cavitation and Hot-Air Anchoring of
Fragrance Microcapsules
Deformation and Simulation of One-Step Molding for Solvent Responsive Composite Glass Fabric
Hydrogel Bilayer Actuator
Design and Knitting of a Fully Formed Glove by Elastic Yarns
Study on the Recycling of LiBr-NaHSO System in the Extraction of Wool Keratin
Preparation and Properties of Boron Nitride Loaded Regenerated Cooling Fiber
Design and Performance of Textile Circularly Polarized Antennas Based on Different Substrates
Effect of Plasma Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Hemp/Jute Fiber Mat Reinforced Polylactic
Acid Composites
Fabrication of Polypyrrole Conductive Cotton Fabric and Its Use on Textile Antennas
A Multicomponent Braided Yarn for Absorbable Ventricular Septal Defect Occluder Better Suited to Cardiac
Tissue
The Improvement of the Opaque Performance of High-Count Lightweight Pure Cotton Fabrics
Numerical Simulation of Liquid-Solid Two-Phase Conductive Mixture Under Different Models
Investigation on 3D Printing of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites (CFRTPC)
Effect of Structural Parameters of Wovens on the Performance of Flexible Keyboard Fabrics
Effect of Heat Setting on Fabric Density and Elasticity of Knitted Fabrics
Extraction of Crack Parameters of a Fabric Strain Sensor Based on MATLAB
Self-Powered Electro-Responsive PVDF/PEDOT Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Drug Delivery
System
Design and Electromagnetic Properties of a Novel Knitted Dipole Antenna
3D Reconstruction of Fabric Drape Based on Drape Parameters
Fabrication of Hydrogel/Nanofi