Functional Finishes for Textiles: Improving Comfort, Performance and Protection

Functional finishes for textiles reviews the most important fabric finishes in the textile industry. It discusses finishes designed to improve the comfort and other properties of fabrics, as well as finishes which protect the fabric or the wearer. Each chapter reviews the role of a finish, the mechanisms and chemistry behind the finish, types of finish and their methods of application, application to particular textiles, testing and future trends. Describes finishes to improve comfort, performance, and protection of fabric or the wearerExamines the mechanisms and chemistry behind different types of finishes and their methods of application, testing and future trendsConsiders environmental issues concerning functional finishes INDICE: 1 Functional finishes for textiles: an overview R. Paul, Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH, Germany Part I Improving comfort and performance 2 Thermal regulation finishes for textiles E. Onder, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey and N. Sarier, Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey 3 Moisture management and soil release finishes for textiles S. Pavlidou, MIRTEC S.A., Greece and R. Paul, Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH, Germany 4 Softening finishes for textiles and clothing M. D. Teli, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), India 5 Enzymatic bio-finishes for synthetic textiles C. Silva and A. M. Cavaco-Paulo, CEB - Universidade do Minho, Portugal and J. J. Fu, Jiangnan University, People's Republic of China 6 Commercial shrink-resist finishes for wool R. Kettlewell, A. De Boos and J. Jackson, Australian Wool Innovation Limited, Australia 7 Easy care finishes for textiles M. Vanneste, Centexbel, Belgium 8 Self cleaning finishes for textiles D. Gupta and M. L. Gulrajani, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 9 Superabsorbent finishes for textiles P. Glampedaki, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland and V. Dutschk, University of Twente, The Netherlands 10 Medical, cosmetic and odour resistant finishes for textiles H.-J. Buschmann and V. A. Dehabadi, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH, Germany and C. Wiegand, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Germany Part II Protecting wearers and textiles 11 Insect repellent finishes for textiles L. Van Langenhove, Ghent University, Belgium and R. Paul, Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH, Germany 12 Antimicrobial finishes for textiles R. Nayak and R. Padhye, RMIT University, Australia 13 Hydrophobic and oleophobic finishes for textiles B. Mahltig, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany 14 Flame retardant finishes for textiles T. Stelzig, M. Neisius, S. Liang and S. Gaan, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology, Switzerland 15 Ultraviolet protection finishes for textiles Y. K. Kim, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA 16 Radiation protection finishes for textiles G. Rosace, University of Bergamo, Italy 17 Antistatic and electrically conductive finishes for textiles A.-F. M. Seyam, W. Oxenham and T. Theyson, North Carolina State University, USA 18 Biological and chemical protection finishes for textiles U. Turaga, V. Singh and S. Ramkumar, Texas Tech University, USA 19 Ballistic and impact protection finishes for textiles L. Bautista, LEITAT Technological Center, Spain 20 Environmental and safety issues regarding functional finishes L. Almeida, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

• ISBN: 978-0-85709-839-9
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 570
• Fecha Publicación: 24/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés