Book description
Textiles for Sportswear is an important book that systematically covers key trends in design and materials, the use of novel and smart fabrics, and a range of specific applications. The book begins by surveying the principles of textile applications in sport, including design, materials, and production technology.
The uses of smart textiles in sportswear are then examined, from intelligent materials to wearable technology. Final sections of the text explore comfort in sportswear, sportswear for protection, and recent advances in sportswear technology that are currently being applied to particular sports.
- Reviews the principles of textile applications in sport, including design, materials and production technology
- Examines the uses of smart textiles in sportswear
- Discusses how recent advances in sportswear technology are being applied to particular sports
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
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Part One: Materials and production technology
- 1: Introduction to textiles in sport
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2: Environmentally conscious fabric selection in sportswear design
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Performance requirements of fabrics for sportswear
- 2.3 Natural and regenerated fibres
- 2.4 Synthetic fibres
- 2.5 Waterproof fabrics and finishes
- 2.6 Wearable electronics
- 2.7 New approaches in corporate social responsibility
- 2.8 Conclusion—the need for clear certification
- 2.9 Sources of further information and advice
- 3: Recent developments in elastic fibers and yarns for sportswear
- 4: Biomimetic approach to the design of textiles for sportswear applications
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5: Knitting technology for seamless sportswear
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 The manufacturing pipeline of sport garments
- 5.3 Requirements for sport garments and their engineering
- 5.4 Methods of manufacturing knitted sport garments
- 5.5 Application of seamless technologies in sportswear
- 5.6 Conclusions and future trends
- 5.7 Sources of further information
- 6: Joining techniques for sportswear
- Part Two: Sportswear for performance and protection
- Index
Product information
- Title: Textiles for Sportswear
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2015
- Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
- ISBN: 9781782422365
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