High Performance Textiles and Their Applications

- Contributor contact details - Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles - 1. Modelling structure-property relationships in advanced textile materials - Abstract: - 1.1 Introduction to textile modelling - 1.2 Approaches to modelling geometry, structure, properties and processes - 1.3 Experimental models - 1.4 Modelling the geometry of fibre, yarn and fabric - 1.5 Modelling the structure of textiles - 1.6 Modelling the mechanical properties of textiles - 1.7 Modelling the physical properties of textiles - 1.8 Modelling textile processes: continuous models - 1.9 Modelling textile processes: discrete models - 1.10 Optimization of performance characteristics: linear and non-linear methods - 1.11 Sources of further information and advice - 1.12 References - 2. Novel surface treatments for high performance textiles - Abstract: - 2.1 Introduction - 2.2 Plasma technologies for textiles - 2.3 Plasma treatments for high performance textiles - 2.4 Laser technologies for textiles - 2.5 Comparing plasma and laser treatments of textile surfaces - 2.6 Conclusions - 2.7 References - 3. High performance textiles for protective clothing - Abstract: - 3.1 Introduction - 3.2 Requirements for protective clothing - 3.3 High performance textile fibres - 3.4 Conventional and high performance fibre blends for protective clothing - 3.5 Cut resistant and energy absorption materials - 3.6 Clothing for firefighters - 3.7 Chemical protective clothing (CPC) - 3.8 Materials to improve thermo-physiological comfort of protective clothing - 3.9 References - 4. High performance textiles for heat and fire protection - Abstract: - 4.1 Introduction - 4.2 Principles of textile heat and fire protection - 4.3 Routes to achieving fire and heat protection - 4.4 Evolving technologies and future trends for heat and fire protection - 4.5 Applications of heat protective textiles - 4.6 Sources of further information and advice - 4.7 References - 5. High performance medical textiles: an overview - Abstract: - 5.1 Introduction - 5.2 Textiles for hygiene and infection control - 5.3 High performance implantable textiles - 5.4 Textiles for tissue engineering applications - 5.5 Textiles for healthcare monitoring - 5.6 Future trends - 5.7 References - 6. High performance textiles for wound care - Abstract: - 6.1 Introduction - 6.2 Wounds and wound management - 6.3 Wound dressings - 6.4 Hi-tech wound dressings: non-adherent, odour adsorbent, activated charcoal cloth (ACC), and antimicrobial dressings - 6.5 Treatment of venous leg ulcers - 6.6 Venous leg ulcer treatment using compression bandages - 6.7 Improving compression bandages: non-woven vari-stretch compression bandages (NVCB) and three-dimensional compression bandages - 6.8 Conclusions - 6.9 References - 7. High performance textiles for industrial filtration - Abstract: - 7.1 Introduction - 7.2 Dust collection - 7.3 Fibre selection for dust collection - 7.4 Fabric types for dust collection - 7.5 Fabric finishing techniques - 7.6 Solid-liquid filtration - 7.7 Filtration equipment - 7.8 Fabric selection for solid-liquid filtration - 7.9 Fabric constructions and yarn types for solid-liquid filtration - 7.10 Fabric finishing techniques - 7.11 Future trends - 7.12 Sources of further information and advice - 7.13 References - 8. High performance textiles for geotechnical engineering: geotextiles and related materials - Abstract: - 8.1 Introduction - 8.2 Classification of geosynthetics - 8.3 Functions of geosynthetics: filtration - 8.4 Functions of geosynthetics: drainage - 8.5 Functions of geosynthetics: separation - 8.6 Functions of geosynthetics: reinforcement - 8.7 Functions of geosynthetics: containment (fluid barrier) and protection - 8.8 Index and performance testing of geotextiles - 8.9 Geotextile materials: polymers and fibres - 8.10 Geotextile materials: non-woven geotextiles - 8.