• Medical textiles and biomaterials for healthcare 

      Edited by Anand, S C...[et a.] (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 ...
    • Biofunctional textiles and the skin; Volume 33 

      Edited by Hipler, U. -C.; Elsner, P. (Karger, 2006)
      In recent years the development of new technologies has permitted the production of 'functional' or 'smart' textiles. These fabrics are capable of sensing changes in environmental conditions or body functions and are ...
    • Thermal and moisture transport in fibrous materials 

      Edited by Pan, N.; Gibson, P. (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 ...
    • Ecotextiles: the way forward for sustainable development in textiles 

      Edited by Miraftab, M.; Horrocks, A. R. (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 ...
    • Nanofibers and nanotechnology in textiles 

      Edited by Brown, P. J.; Stevens, K. (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 

      Edited by Long, A. C. (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 ...
    • T-shirts and suits: a guide to the business of creativity 

      Parrish, David (Merseyside ACME, 2007)
      Successful creative enterprises integrate creativity and business. T-Shirts and Suits offers an approach which brings together both creative passion and business best practice. Written in an engaging and jargon-free style, ...
    • Environmental aspects of textile dyeing 

      Edited by Christie, R. M. (CRC Press, 2007)
      Written by an international team of contributors and soon to be a standard in the field, Environmental Aspects of Textile Dyeing reviews current legislation and key technologies which make textile dyeing more efficient and ...
    • Dynamics of fibre formation and processing: modelling and application in fibre and textile industry 

      Beyreuther, Ronald; Brunig, Harald (Springer, 2007)
      This practice-oriented book deals with the modelling of steady state and non-steady state basic processes of fibre formation and fibre processing. Focal points are melt spinning processes, spun yarn spinning processes and ...
    • Polymer structure characterization: from nano to macro organization 

      Pethrick, Richard A. (The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2007)
      Polymer Structure Characterization: From Nano to Macro Organization discusses in a systematic fashion the way in which molecular interactions influence observed morphologies. This textbook is primarily aimed at polymer and ...
    • Modern organic synthesis in the laboratory: a collection of standard experimental procedures 

      Li, Jie Jack; Limberakis, Chris; Pflum, Derek A. (Oxford University Press, 2007)
      Searching for reaction in organic synthesis has been made much easier in the current age of computer databases. However, the dilemma now is which procedure one selects among the ocean of choices. Especially for novices in ...
    • Fluid mechanics and machineary 

      Kothandraman, C. P.; Rudramoorthy, R. (New Age International, 2007)
      The text provides the following: Guidance in building of physical and mathematical models. Numerical examples for each of the equations derived numbering more than 100. Sketches and illustrations numbering more than 200. ...
    • Physical properties of polymers handbook 

      Edited by Mark, James E. (Springer (Science + Business Media), 2007)
      This book offers concise information on the properties of polymeric materials, particularly those most relevant to physical chemistry and chemical physics. Extensive updates and revisions to each chapter include eleven new ...
    • Cotton: science and technology 

      Edited by Gordon, S.; Hsieh, Y-L (Woodhead Publishing, 2007)
      Despite the increased variety of manufactured fibres available to the textile industry, demand for cotton remains high because of its suitability on the basis of price, quality and comfort across a wide range of textile ...
    • Luxury fashion branding: trends, tacticts, techniques 

      Okonkwo, Uche (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)
      This groundbreaking fashion branding and management text brings an analytical business dimension to the marketing and corporate techniques of the luxury fashion goods industry. It will make engaging reading for anyone who ...
    • Physics for chemists 

      Ozerov, Ruslan P.; Borobyev, Anatoli A. (Elsevier, 2007)
      In general, this book is a textbook on physics, but takes the above circumstances into account. It is aimed at students and scientists in the field of technology (chemical, biological and other branches of sciences), who ...
    • Plasma technologies for textiles 

      Edited by Shishoo, R. (Woodhead and CRC Press, 2007)
      Plasma technologies present an environmentally-friendly and versatile way of treating textile materials in order to enhance a variety of properties such as wettability, liquid repellency, dyeability and coating adhesion. ...
    • Geosynthetics in civil engineering 

      Edited by Sarsby, R. W. (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 ...
    • Fashion brands: branding style from Armani to Zara 

      Tungate, Mark (Kogan Page, 2008)
      Once a luxury that only the elite could afford, fashion is now widely accessible. While brands such as Zara and H&M have made fashion an affordable choice for the mass market, sports brands such as Nike and Adidas have ...
    • 3-D fibrous assemblies: properties, applications and modelling of three-dimensional textile structures 

      Hu, Jinlian (Woodhead Publishing, 2008)
      There have been important recent developments in the production and application of three dimensional fabrics. These 3D textile structures have great potential for new fabrics and textile applications. 3D fibrous assemblies ...