Research at FAST

Institute of Textiles & Clothing Institute of Textiles & Clothing 145 Qualification MA (NTU, UK) PhD (PolyU) ORCID ID 0000-0001-8617-1537 Dr HO Chu Po Associate Professor Research Overview Dr Ho has published various journal and conference articles, technical manuals and other non-traditional publications related to the design and application of functional garments. His studies have involved thermal comfort, design of athletic wear, pattern engineering for workwear and material development for functional clothing. He had experience of designing functional uniform for Hong Kong sport team and adaptive clothing for health care centres. Representative Publications • Li, N., Ho, C. , Yick, K. & Zhou, J. 2020 . Development of laid-in knitted fabric for buoyant swimwear. Industrial Textiles, 0(0), 1-15 • Ho, C. , Fan, J., Newton, E. & Au, R. 2017 . Development and trial of athletic T-shirt using spacer blocks to enhance ventilation. International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 29(5), 706-715 • Ho, C. and Au, Y. 2016 . Development of functional racing singlet for professional rowers. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 10(2), 137-145 • Ho, C. , Fan, J., Newton, E. & Au, R. 2016 . Effect of athletic T-shirt designs on natural ventilation. Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 20(2), 112-123 • Ho, C. , Fan, J., Newton, E. & Au, R. 2011 . The effect of added fullness and ventilation holes in T-shirt design on thermal comfort, Ergonomics, 54(4), 403-410 Design of anti-strip jumpsuit for TWGHs (Picture from Innovation and Technology Commission)