Can I read Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing: Fundamentals and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) on EtoBox?

Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing: Fundamentals and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) by Xiaoming Tao; Textile Institute (Manchester, England) is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing: Fundamentals and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) about?

This important book provides a guide to the fundamentals and latest developments in smart technology for textiles and clothing. The contributors represent a distinguished international panel of experts and the book covers many aspects of cutting edge research and development.<br><br>Smart fibres, fabrics and clothing starts with a review of the background to smart technology and goes on to cover a wide range of the material science and fibre science aspects of the technology including: Electrically active polymeric materials and the applications of nonionic polymer gel and elastomers for artificial muscles; Thermally sensitive fibres and fabrics; Cross-linked polyol fibrous substrates stimuli-responsive interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel; Permeation control through stimuli-responsive polymer membranes; optical fibre sensors, hollow fibre membranes for gas separation; integrating fibre-formed components into textile structures; Wearable electronic and photonic technologies; Adaptive and responsive textile structures (ARTS); Biomedical applications including the applications of scaffolds in tissue engineering<br><br>It is essential reading for academics in textile and material

Author

Xiaoming Tao; Textile Institute (Manchester, England)

Publisher

Woodhead Publishing Ltd

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781855735460

Subjects

Engineering, Science, Technology