Advanced Textile Engineering Materials

Download or read book Advanced Textile Engineering Materials written by Shahid Ul-Islam and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Textile Engineering Materials is written to educate readers about the use of advanced materials in various textile applications. In the first part, the book addresses recent advances in chemical finishing, and also highlights environmental issues in textile sectors. In the second part, the book provides a compilation of innovative fabrication strategies frequently adopted for the mechanical finishing of textiles. The key topics are • Smart textiles • Functional modifications • Protective textiles • Conductive textiles • Coated/laminated textiles • Antimicrobial textiles • Environmental aspects in textiles • Textile materials in composites • 3-D woven preforms for composite reinforcement • Evolution of soft body armor