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Textile advances in the automotive industry
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2008)Automotive textiles represent one of the most valuable international markets for technical textiles. Textile advances in the automotive industry provides an in-depth review of the design and development of automotive ... -
Nanofibers and nanotechnology in textiles
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2007)Nanotechnology is revolutionising the world of materials. This important book reviews its impact in developing a new generation of textile fibers with enhanced functionality and a wide range of applications. The first part ... -
Composites forming technologies
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2007)Composite materials are available in many forms and are produced using a variety of manufacturing methods. A range of fibre types is used ± primarily carbon and glass ± and these can be combined with a variety of ... -
Ecotextiles: the way forward for sustainable development in textiles
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2007)This book includes a carefully-chosen and edited selection of 23 papers from the Ecotextile 2004 Conference held at the University of Bolton. Ecotextiles is divided into five main parts. Part one deals with recycling and ... -
Geosynthetics in civil engineering
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2007)Geosynthetics are man-made polymer-based materials which facilitate cost effective building, environmental, transportation and other construction projects. Given their versatility, geosynthetics are a vital material in all ... -
Thermal and moisture transport in fibrous materials
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2006)The transfer of heat and moisture through textiles is vital to the manufacture and design of clothing, technical and protective textiles. Continued advances in textile processing technology, the growth of manufactured ... -
Intelligent textiles and clothing
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2006)The use of intelligent textiles in clothing is an exciting new field with wide-ranging applications. Intelligent textiles and clothing summarises some of the main types of intelligent textiles and their uses. Part one of ... -
Digital printing of textiles
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2006)At present the textile industry produces the majority of its 34 billion square yards of printed textile fabric by screen printing. However as we move into the digital age developments in digital printing of paper are being ... -
Total colour management in textiles
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2006)Managing colour from the design stage to the finished product can be a difficult activity as colour perception is subjective and can therefore be inconsistent. Total colour management in textiles covers all aspects of ... -
Medical textiles and biomaterials for healthcare
(Woodhead and CRC Press, 2006)Medical textiles are a major growth area within the technical textiles industry and the range of applications continues to grow and increase in diversity with every new development. Recent innovations include novel ... -
Biodegradable and sustainable fibres
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2005)Biodegradable and sustainable fibres is a comprehensive monograph providing essential reference for anyone interested in the area and environmental issues relating to textiles including fibre and textile scientists and ... -
Wearable electronics and phonotics
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2005)This book is made up of contributions from a panel of international experts in wearable electronics and photonics and covers many aspects of cutting edge research and development. This book provides a window through which ... -
Textiles in sport
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2005)The technical developments in the sports clothing industry has resulted in the use of functional textiles for highly-specialized performances in different sports. Developments include thermal and functional properties and ... -
New millennium fibers
(Woodhead, 2005)New millennium fibers describes and identifies the scope of high-tech fibers. The present status and prospects of the fiber/textile technology are discussed and the high performance fibers are reviewed from origin to future ... -
Effect of mechanical and physical properties on fabric hand
(Woodhead and The Textile Institute, 2005)It is a consumer’s instinct to use the sense of touch when choosing a garment; to describe and assess the fabric quality and its suitability for a specific end use. The way that the fabric feels is described as its handle ... -
Bast and other plant fibres
(Woodhead and CRC Press, 2005)Bast and Other Plant Fibres, a title in Woodhead Publishing’s series on fibres published in association with The Textile Institute, UK, is the first book in over 50 years to cover the most interesting plant fibres and those ... -
Woollen and worsted woven fabric design
(Woodhead, 2004)Today it is as essential as ever to design, develop and produce saleable and commercially sound woven fabrics within considerable financial restraints. However, in teaching woven fabric design, emphasis appears to have ... -
Synthetic fibres: nylon, polyester, acrylic, polyolefin
(Woodhead, 2005)Synthetic fibres account for about half of all fibre usage, with applications in every field of fibre and textile technology. Although many classes of fibre based on synthetic polymers have been evaluated as potentially ... -
Clothing appearance and fit: science and technology
(Woodhead, 2004)Fashion and beauty have helped shape history and today more than ever, we find ourselves under increasing pressure to think about what we wear, what we look good in and how best to enhance our body shape and size. Behind ... -
The World Trade Organization and International Denim Trading
(Woodhead, 2003)The World Trade Organization and international denim trading is the first market report that focuses on analyzing the international denim trading market and its key players. It discusses the important implications of China's ...
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