Technical Textile Yarns - Industrial and Medical Applications

Description

Technical yarns are produced for the manufacture of technical textiles. As the range of technical textiles is rapidly increasing, an understanding of the range of yarns available and their properties is important, in order to be able to meet the requirements of the intended end-use. This book provides essential reading for yarn and fabric manufacturers, textile scientists, technicians, engineers, technologists, and students covering a wide range of areas within textile yarn applications. Part One of the book begins by reviewing the advances in yarn production. Topics examine the advances in textile yarn spinning, modification of textile yarn structures, yarn hairiness and its reduction and coatings for technical textile yarns. The second group of chapters describes the range of technical yarns, such as electro-conductive textile yarns, novel yarns and plasma treated yarns for biomedical applications. Technical sewing threads and biodegradable textile yarns are also discussed. Content: Front Matter • Table of Contents •Part I. Advances in Textile Yarn Production 1. Introduction: Types of Technical Textile Yarn 2. Advances in Yarn Spinning and Texturising 3. Modification of Textile Yarn Structures for Functional Applications 4. Yarn Hairiness and its Reduction 5. Coatings for Technical Textile Yarns 6. Engineering Finer and Softer Textile Yarns 7. Assessing the Weavability of Technical Yarns 8. Yarn Imaging and Advances in Measuring Yarn Characteristics •Part II. Types of Technical Yarns 9. Novel Technical Textile Yarns 10. Electro-Conductive Textile Yarns 11. High Modulus, High Tenacity Yarns 12. Hybrid Yarns for Thermoplastic Composites 13. Shape Memory Polymer Yarns 14. Plasma-Treated Yarns for Biomedical Applications 15. Technical Sewing Threads 16. Biodegradable Textile Yarns 17. Yarn and Fancy Yarn Design Using Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics and Visualisation Techniques Index • Color Plates