Nanostructured Polymer Blends and Composites in Textiles

This new volume reviews recent academic and technological developments behind new engineered modified nanotextile materials. The developments in textiles using nanotechnology give ordinary materials improved properties, such as better water resistance, enhanced moisture and odor reduction, increased strength and elasticity, and resistance to bacteria, among other improvements. The research reported in this book presents state-of-the-art technology in modern materials with an emphasis on the rapidly growing technologies in textile engineering. Several innovative applications for different materials are described in considerable detail with emphasis on the experimental data that supports these new applications. From nano-fibers to chemical materials, creative modifications concerning new nanocomposites are described that could one day become commonplace. The book covers a host of topics in this area, including the design of new textile products, moisture and heat transfer in clothing, developments in electrospinning, new applications, nanotextile and tissue engineering from a biological perspective, and more.

The book is intended for researchers and those interested in future developments in mechanical and physicochemical characteristics of modified nanotextile materials and polymer blends. The book will also be a useful tool for students and researchers, providing helpful insights into new evolving research areas in nanostructured polymer blends and composites in textiles.

Mihai Ciocoiu, PhD, is a professor of textiles-leather and industrial management at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Romania. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Romanian Textile and Leather Journal. He is currently a senior consultant, editor, and member of the academic board of the Polymers Research Journal and the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering.

Seghir Maamir, PhD, is currently associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Engineer Sciences at the University of Boumerdes in Algeria, where he was also an examiner of master theses in polymers and composites at the University of Boumerdes, Algeria. His fields of interests are fluid mechanics and heat transfer and mechanical vibrations. He holds a PhD from the University of Franche Comte, France.