Textiles in Sport - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1855739224 ISBN 13 : 9781855739222

Editeur : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

The technical developments in the sports clothing industry has resulted in the use of functional textiles for highly-specialised performances in different sports. Developments include thermal and functional properties and coated and laminated clothes. With bio- and smart materials providing such a strong focus in the textile industry generally, companies are going for value-added textiles, such as in-built sensors which monitor performance. In-built wear comfort is a growing market trend and includes clothing which improves the skin s performance. Written by a distinguished editor and a team of authors from the cutting edge of textile research, Textiles in sport discusses high-performance, high-function and intelligent textiles for sportswear.

Key Features: invaluable for a broad range of readers; discusses high-performance, high-function and intelligent textiles for sportswear.

Contents: Part 1 Current sportswear market: Market overview; Key trends in sportswear design; Material requirements for the design of performance sportswear; Functional sport footwear. Part 2 Innovative fibres and fabrics in sport: High performance and high functional fibres and textiles; Smart and intelligent textiles and fibres; Coated and laminated textiles in sportswear. Part 3 Sportswear and comfort: Physiological comfort of sportswear; Elastic textiles. Part 4 Protection: Is protection part of the game? Protection against impact using clothing and personal equipment; Protection against cold; Water resistance and water vapour transfer. Part 5 Specific applications: Textile composites in sports products; Textiles in sailing; Textile use in sport shoes.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Roshan Shishoo PhD, Professor in Fibre Technology, formerly Director of Research and Managing Director of TEFO and IFP Research institutes in Sweden, now runs his own consultancy business in the area of company strategies in research and business growth. He has published nearly 200 papers in the fields of textile & clothing technology, technical textiles and textile composites. He has been an invited speaker at more than 150 international conferences worldwide. Professor Shishoo was awarded the honorary fellowship of The Textile Institute in 1999 which is the highest honour the TI gives to an individual.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1855739224
• ISBN 13: 9781855739222
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Shishoo Roshan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible