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High performance textiles and their applications

By Lawrence , C

Book information

Publisher
Woodhead Publishing
Year
2014
ISBN
1845691806, 978-1-84569-180-6, 978-0-85709-762-0, 978-1-84569-723-5, 978-0-08-100570-5, 978-0-08-100578-1, 9780857099075, 0857099078, 9781322076164, 1322076162
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (20441262 bytes)
Series
Woodhead publishing in textiles no. 153
Edition
1
Pages
460\264
Time added
2016-12-07 07:00:00
Textile fabrics.;Textile fibers.;Industrial fabric

Description

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 materialsEvaluates novel surface treatments involving plasma and laser technologies for a range of high performance textilesFocuses 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

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