Textiles for Sportswear (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782422293 ISBN 13: 9781782422297

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Professor Roshan Shishoo is Director of Shishoo Consulting, Sweden, and former Director of the Swedish Institute for Polymers and Fibres (IFP). A Honorary Fellow of the Textile Institute, he has over 40 years' experience in textile research and development, and is an active member of many scientific organisations and committees.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782422293
• ISBN 13: 9781782422297
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290
• Editor: Shishoo Roshan