Biologically Inspired Textiles (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) - Hardcover

A. Abbott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845692470 ISBN 13: 9781845692476

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Biologically inspired textiles are those that take ideas from nature and implement them in new fibres and fabrics. Biomimetics are increasingly being applied to new textile technologies. This collection draws together research to explain how biologically inspired technologies can meet the needs of industry for cutting edge textile designs and products. Written by a distinguished team of international authors, topics encompass biomimetic principles, the production of biomimetic textiles from proteins and how textile processing methods can adopt biomimetic principles. It concludes with a review of how biomimetics can be applied to a range of applications, such as smart clothing and medical textiles.

Key Features: discusses the principles, production and properties of biomimetics; reviews the application of biomimetics to a range of textile disciplines; chapters explore recombinant DNA technologies, spinning of fibres and structure/function relationships in spider silk.

Contents: Part 1 Biomimetic principles, production and properties: Recombinant DNA methods applied to the production of protein-based fibers as biomaterials; Purification of protein solutions; Spinning of fibers from protein solutions; Biomimetic principles of spider silk for high-performance fibres; A Biomimetic approach to the production of sustainable structural composites using plant fibres. Part 2 Biomimetic applications in textiles: Biomimetic principles in clothing technology; Self-cleaning textiles using the lotus effect; Analysing the thermal properties of animal furs for the production of artificial furs; The role of plant stems in providing biomimetic solutions for innovative textiles in composites; Bionic developments based on textile materials for technical applications.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Ellison is a Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson University, USA. He has established a large international research program in biomimetic advanced materials.

Albert Abbott is renowned molecular geneticist and a Professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry at Clemson University.

From the Back Cover

Biomimetic materials are those inspired from nature and implemented into new fibre and fabric technologies. Biologically-inspired textiles explores the current state of the art in this research arena and examines how biomimetics are increasingly applied to new textile technologies.

Part one discusses the principles, production and properties of biomimetics. Chapters include recombinant DNA technologies and their application for protein production, spinning of fibres from protein solutions and structure/function relationships in spider silk. The second part of the book provides a review of the application of biomimetics to a range of textile applications, including the design of clothing and self cleaning textiles.

Written by a distinguished team of international authors, Biologically-inspired textiles is a valuable reference for textile technologists, fibre scientists, textile manufacturers and others in academia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845692470
• ISBN 13: 9781845692476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244
• Editor: A. Abbott, M. Ellison