High Performance Textiles and Their Applications

C. Lawrence

ISBN 10: 1845691806 / ISBN 13: 9781845691806

Published by Woodhead Publishing, 2014

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -High performance textiles represent one of the most dynamic sectors of the international textile and clothing industry. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book provides an important overview of key developments in the field. Chapters cover the use of high performance textiles in such areas as protective clothing, heat and fire protection, medicine, civil engineering and the energy sector. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: High Performance Textiles and Their Applications
• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845691806
• ISBN 13: 9781845691806
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 242W x 159H x 28D millimeters 242 millimeters width by 159 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 806 grams

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Synopsis

High performance textiles represent one of the most dynamic sectors of the international textile and clothing industry. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book provides an important overview of key developments in the field. Chapters cover the use of high performance textiles in such areas as protective clothing, heat and fire protection, medicine, civil engineering and the energy sector.

• Reviews various approaches to modelling the geometry, structure and mechanical and physical properties of advanced textile materials
• Evaluates novel surface treatments involving plasma and laser technologies for a range of high performance textiles
• Focuses on textiles for specific purposes, with chapters devoted to textiles for heat and fire protection, wound care, industrial filtration, geotextiles, civil engineering and sustainable energy applications

About the Author

Carl Lawrence, formerly University of Leeds, UK