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Understanding and Improving the Durability of Textiles (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) - Hardcover
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The ability of a fabric to resist wear is an essential aspect of its performance. Understanding and improving the durability of textiles provides a comprehensive guide to the factors affecting the durability of a range of different textiles.
Part one addresses the different factors that affect textile durability, including the influence of fabric construction and fibre type, as well as properties affecting strength and dimensional stability. Colour fastness and the effects of light are discussed, along with methods for testing and improving wrinkle-resistance and textile durability. Part two goes on to explore the durability of particular types of textile including antimicrobial textiles, protective clothing, historic textiles, silk and geotextiles.
With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Understanding and improving the durability of textiles is an indispensable book for textile scientists, technologists, engineers and those designing, testing and manufacturing textiles. It also provides a comprehensive guide to textile durability for researchers and academics of all levels in this sector.
- Provides a comprehensive guide to the factors affecting the durability of a range of different textiles
- Discusses colour fastness and the effects of light, and methods for testing and improving wrinkle-resistance and textile durability
- Explores the durability of particular types of textile
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Dr Patricia Annis is Associate Professor in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors at the University of Georgia, USA. She has taught and published extensively on varied aspects of textile design, production and analysis.
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- PublisherWoodhead Publishing
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0857090879
- ISBN 13 9780857090874
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages296
- EditorAnnis Patricia A
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