Željka Pavlović, mag. ing. techn. text., Assistant

 Personal data

• Born on 4th of February 1987 in Zabok

 Web links

• Researchgate
• LinkedIN

Academic education

• 2009. - univ. bacc. ing. techn. text., Textile Design and Management
• 2012. - mag. ing. techn. text., Textile Design and Management
• 2016. - postgraduate study Textile Science and Technology, mentor Prof. Zlatko Vrljičak Ph.D.

Employment and titles

• 2012. - 2016. - Jadran Hosiery, Zagreb - Technologist
• 2016. - Faculty of Textile Technology - Assistant

Scientific specialisation and research stays abroad

• 2011. - ITMA Barcelona, Spain
• 2015. - ITMA Milano, Italy
• 2017. - Texprocess, Techtextil, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• 2021. - Field Research, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Teaching activity

Practice at the undergraduate study:

• Textile-Mechanical Processes
• Knitting I
• Knitted structure design

Practice/seminars at the graduate study:

• International Textile Market
• Technical Knitted Fabrics
• Knitting II

Research activity

• Area: Technical Science
• Field: Textile Technology
• Branch: Textile - Mechanical Engineering

Area of special research interest

• Engineering design and manufacturing of socks

List of key scientific papers

• Croatian Scientific Bibliography
• Salopek Čubrić, Ivana; Potočić Matković, Vesna Marija; Pavlović, Željka; Pavko Čuden, Alenka: Material and Structural Functionalization of Knitted Fabrics for Sportswear; Materials, 15 (2022), 9; 1-18
• Lozo Miloš; Lovričević Ivo; Pavlović Željka; Vrljičak Zlatko: Designing compression of preventive compression stockings; Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics 16 (2021), 1-12
• Rogina-Car Beti; Pavlović Željka; Skenderi Zenun: The Effectiveness of the Microbial Barrier Knitted Homemade Facemasks; Journal of natural fibers (2021)
• Pavlović Željka; Vrljičak Zlatko: Comparing double jersey knitted fabrics made of Tencel and modal yarns, spun by different spinning methods; Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics 15 (2020), 1-15, 69
• Šomođi Željko; Zdraveva Emilija; Pavlović Željka: Compression of limbs by tight bandages: a theoretical model; The Journal Leather & Footwear 68 (2019), 4-7
• Pavlović Željka; Lozančić Matej; Vrljičak Zlatko: Study on structure and tensile properties of double knit fabrics made of yarns of different ... ; Tekstil 66 (2017), 11-12; 279-296
• Vrljičak Zlatko; Krstović Katarina; Pavlović Željka: Production testing of a nonindustrial double bed flat knitting machine; Tekstil 63 (2014), 11-12; 347-361
• Vrljičak Zlatko; Pavlović Željka: Dimensional instability of socks; Tekstil 63 (2014), 1-2; 41-48

Projects (collaborator)

• 2017. - Comfort and antimicrobial properties of textiles and footwear (HRZZ, IP-2016- 06-5278),
  main researcher: Prof. Zenun Skenderi, Ph.D. - http://www.cmtf-project.com
• 2021. - Development and implementation of professional practice at TTF - RAST (UP.03.1.1.04.0024),
  main researcher: Assoc. Prof. Goran Čubrić, Ph.D. - ttfunizg.wixsite.com/rast
• 2021. - Textile materials for increased comfort in sports (HRZZ, IP-2020-02-5041),
  main researcher: Assoc. Prof. Ivana Salopke Čubrić, Ph.D. - www.ttf.unizg.hr/tempo/972

Acknowledgments and rewards

• 2011. - Dean's Award for outstanding success