Surface Modification of Textiles (Woodhead Publishing in Textiles)

Covering everything from traditional solution treatment to biological approaches, this book reviews fundamental issues relating to textile surfaces and their characterization. It explores the exciting opportunities for surface modification in a range of different textiles to meet special requirements for various applications. Introductory chapters review some important surface modification techniques employed for improved functional behavior of textiles and the various surface characterization methods available. Further chapters examine the different types of surface modification suitable for textiles, ranging from the use of plasma treatments and physical vapor deposition, to the use of nanoparticles. The book concludes by discussing surface modification strategies for various applications of textiles.

Dr Qufu Wei is Professor of Textiles Science and Engineering at Jiangnan University in China. He is the recipient of the 2006 Award for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities from the Chinese Ministry of Education. Professor Wei has published over 100 articles on functional textiles. He is currently director of the Key Laboratory of Eco-textiles within the Chinese Ministry of Education.