Functional Finishes for Textiles: Improving Comfort, Performance and Protection

Paul, Roshan (Editor)

ISBN 10: 085709839X / ISBN 13: 9780857098399

Published by Woodhead Pub Ltd, 2014

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1st edition. 678 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Functional Finishes for Textiles: Improving Comfort, Performance and Protection
• Publisher: Woodhead Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085709839X
• ISBN 13: 9780857098399
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.09 kilograms

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Synopsis

Functional finishes for textiles reviews the most important fabric finishes in the textile industry. It discusses finishes designed to improve the comfort and other properties of fabrics, as well as finishes which protect the fabric or the wearer. Each chapter reviews the role of a finish, the mechanisms and chemistry behind the finish, types of finish and their methods of application, application to particular textiles, testing and future trends.

• Describes finishes to improve comfort, performance, and protection of fabric or the wearer
• Examines the mechanisms and chemistry behind different types of finishes and their methods of application, testing and future trends
• Considers environmental issues concerning functional finishes

About the Author

Roshan Paul is associated with the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He is also a Professor in the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. He has previously worked in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain, Clariant, India, LEITAT Technological Center, Spain and Hohenstein Institute, Germany. He is a Chartered Textile Technologist and a Fellow of The Textile Institute (CText FTI), a Chartered Colourist and a Fellow of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (CCol FSDC), a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) (CEng FIE), a Fellow of the Textile Association (India) (FTA), and a Senior Life Member of American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.

Contact e-mail: paulrosh@yahoo.com