Functional Textiles and Clothing 2023


Book Description

This volume contains selected papers presented during the Functional Textiles and Clothing Conference 2023 held at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The volume focuses on Design of Adaptive clothing for special populations such as people with visual impairment or motor disabilities and the elderly. Design of protective clothing for fire fighters, chemical protective clothing and comfort of protective clothing is discussed. Other topics include recent advancements in the field of sustainable dyeing and finishing, dyeing of natural fibres and use of natural dyes and surface functionalisation of textiles. New and emerging fibres from plant and animal sources, development of novel blends and their characterisation are other topics included in this volume. The book will serve as a good reference for researchers working in the emerging area of Functional clothing and Textiles.




Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing


Book Description

This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and Clothing sector. The chapters to be covered in three volumes of this series title cover all the distinctive areas earmarked for achieving sustainable development in textiles and the clothing industry. This second volume deals with the measurement of environmental and societal impacts across the textiles and clothing supply chain. It addresses this important aspect in a comprehensive way including the overall picture of environmental and societal impacts of textiles and clothing supply chain, environmentally sustainable clothing consumption, emerging green technologies and eco-friendly products for sustainable textiles, etc. This volume has a dedicated place to deal with the consumer phase impacts in the life cycle of clothing products, biodegradation of textile products, sustainable business development and its implications in textile sector.




Textiles for Functional Applications


Book Description

This book offers a detailed understanding of the principles, procedures, equipment, and operation of selected technologies used to manufacture and evaluate intelligent multifunctional textiles and apparel goods. Leading experts from different domains of polymers, fiber production, nanotechnology, and textile chemical finishing address the entire production process by delving into crucial concepts and topics such as the development, characterization, and potential applications of functional materials. Textiles for Functional Applications is an excellent resource for researchers, designers, and academics who want to learn more about designing feasible functional textiles.




Functional and Technical Textiles


Book Description

Functional and Technical Textiles covers recent advances in technology, properties and performance of high-tech yarns and structures and their applications in different sectors of the smart and technical textile fields. Applications, including many that go beyond apparel, where high tech and functional structural fabrics are used as reinforcements for composites, medical implants and geotextiles are covered. The book also describes the latest technologies for producing versatile products for these diversified applications. Finally, the book makes a survey of the latest research in technical textiles and its various structures, properties and applications in composites, medical textiles, geotextiles, industrial textiles, and more. - Draws on the latest industry innovations for the production of new smart and technical textile functionality - Explains best practice for testing and for the quality control of technical textiles - Provides definitions of key terminologies used in the field and explains the differences between smart and technical textiles




Advances in Colorimetry


Book Description

Advances in Colorimetry covers the fundamentals of the science of the measurement of color. It is organized into six sections: “Advanced Methods and Tools for Color Measuring and Matching”, “Fundamentals and Applications of Colorimetric Analysis”, “Applications of Colorimetric Analysis for Forensic and Defence Industry”, “Applications of Colorimetric Analysis for Food Industry”, “Applications of Colorimetric Analysis for Agriculture, Environmental, Medical and Pharmaceutical Industries”, and “Applications of Colorimetric Analysis for Textiles and Apparel Industry”. Chapters in these sections address colorimetric-related topics such as advances in colorimetric evaluation techniques for color measuring and matching, spectrophotometric color analysis, forensic analysis of bloodstain color, colorimetric characterization of natural dyes, and much more.




Textiles and Clothing Sustainability


Book Description

This is the first book to introduce and explain the concept of sustainable consumption with reference to the clothing sector. It uses various case studies to detail sustainable consumption behavior in the industry. Consumption is a key issue and is a major driver when it comes to sustainability in any industry, including clothing sector. Several studies which have highlighted the need for sustainable consumption in the clothing sector are discussed in this book.







Smart and Functional Textiles


Book Description

Smart and Functional Textiles is an application-oriented book covering a wide range of areas from multifunctional nanofinished textiles, coated and laminated textiles, wearable e-textiles, textile-based sensors and actuators, thermoregulating textiles, to smart medical textiles and stimuli-responsive textiles. It also includes chapters on 3D printed smart textiles, automotive smart textiles, smart textiles in military and defense, as well as functional textiles used in care and diagnosis of Covid-19.




Sustainability in the Textile Industry


Book Description

This book examines in detail key aspects of sustainability in the textile industry, especially environmental, social and economic sustainability in the textiles and clothing sector. It highlights the various faces and facets of sustainability and their implications for textiles and the clothing sector.




Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Sciences and Engineering (ICASE 2023)


Book Description

This is an open access book. We kindly welcome to all academicians, researchers, scientists, engineers and graduate students in the related fields to submit their original research papers. Applications in engineering science that require expertise in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Its mission is to become a voice of the applied science community, addressing researchers and practitioners in different areas ranging from mathematics, physics, and chemistry to all related braches of the engineering, presenting verifiable computational methods, findings, and solutions. The Conference provided a setting for discussing recent developments in various engineering and applied science topics, including Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Computational science, Material science, Environmental Science and Chemical engineering. The submitted conference papers will be subjected to stringent peer review and carefully evaluated based on originality and clarity of exposition. All the accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The conference provides opportunities for the attendants to share new ideas, experiences in Applied Sciences and Engineering and to establish collaboration for the future.