edited by Christopher M. Pastore and Paul Kiekens
This up-to-date reference reveals expanding opportunities for fibers in a large range of industrial applications, including biomaterials, aerospace, and automotive manufacturing—emphasizing how fiber surface affects permeability, stiffness, strength, dyeing, wrinkling, and other performance characteristics to optimize production.
Illustrates new methods for developing wrinkle-resistant finishes on fiber surfaces using environmentally friendly techniques!
Containing novel data on the frictional behavior of textiles, the use of ceramic fibers for high-temperature applications, and the fiber–resin interface, Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles addresses:
- the functionality of fibers within composite materials
- the features of infrared absorption in fabrics
- the use of fibers as electrochemical sensors in bleaching operations
- biomedical functions such as bone plating techniques for mineral-filled polypropylene fibers
- and much more!
Illustrating unique manufacturing processes and methods for distinctive surface performance, Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles is an state-of-the-art volume for physical, surface, colloid, textile, materials, polymer, plastics, and fiber chemists; industrial, manufacturing, textile, fiber, and composite engineers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
Contents
- Formaldehyde-Free Durable Press Finishing
- Surface Characteristics of Polyester Fibers
- Frictional Properties of Textile Materials
- Infrared Absorption Characteristics of Fabrics
- Electrochemical Sensors for the Control of the Concentration of Bleaching Agent to Optimize the Quality of Bleached and Dyed Textile Products
- Surface Features of Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Filaments
- Inorganic Fibers
- Surface Modification of Textiles by Plasma Treatments
- Measuring Interface Strength in Composite Materials
- The Effect of Fiber Surface on the Thermal Properties of Fibrous Composites
- Design and Permeability Analysis of Porous Textile Composites Formed by Surface Encapsulation
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