Silk: Processing, Properties and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) - Hardcover

K. Murugesh Babu

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782421556 ISBN 13: 9781782421559

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Silk is a natural, environmentally-friendly fibre with a remarkable range of properties which make it ideal for use in apparel and many other applications. Silk: Processing, properties and applications provides an authoritative reference on sericulture, silk fabric processing, silk properties and its applications.

Key Features: provides an in-depth summary of silk production, properties and structure-property relationships; examines the future of silk, including its application in the textile, biomedical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.

Contents: Introduction to silk and sericulture; Silk reeling and silk fabric manufacture; Structural aspects of silk; Mechanical and thermal properties of silk; The dyeing of silk; Developments in the processing and applications of silk; Spider silks and their applications.

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About the Author

Dr K. Muguresh Babu is Professor in and Head of the Department of Textile Technology at the Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Davangere, India. Professor Babu has published over 50 journal articles and has written chapters in a number of books. He has conducted research on silk-based biomaterials for Oxford Biomaterials Limited, a spin-off company from research at Oxford University. Professor Babu's research interests include silk-based biomaterials, structure-property relationships in natural fibres, organic processing of natural fibres and their applications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782421556
• ISBN 13: 9781782421559
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192