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The technical developments in the sports clothing industry has resulted in the use of functional textiles for highly-specialised performances in different sports. Developments include thermal and functional properties and coated and laminated clothes. With bio- and smart materials providing such a s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Shishoo, Roshan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, England : Boca Raton, FL : Woodhead Pub. in association with the Textile Institute ; CRC, 2005.
Series:Woodhead publishing in textiles.
Subjects:
Sport clothes.
Sporting goods > Materials > Research.
Textile fabrics > Technological innovations.
V�etements de sport.
Articles de sport > Mat�eriel > Recherche.
Textiles et tissus > Innovations.
Articles de sport > Mat�eriaux > Recherche.
sports clothing.
DESIGN > Fashion.
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts.
Arts & Crafts.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / R. Shishoo
  • Market overview / D. Buirski
  • Key trends in sportswear design / S. Bramel
  • Material requirements for the design of performance sportswear / J. McCann
  • Functional sport footwear / M. Nebo
  • High-performance and high-functional fibres and textiles / T. Stegmaier, J. Mavely and P. Schneider
  • Smart and intelligent textiles and fibres / H. Meinander
  • Coated and laminated textiles in sportswear / W. Fung
  • Physiological comfort of sportswear / V.T. Bartels
  • Elastic textiles / J. Voyce, P. Dafniotis and S. Towlson
  • Is protection part of the game? Protection against impact using clothing and personal equipment / R.M. Laing and D.J. Carr
  • Protection against cold / I. Holm�er
  • Water resistance and water vapour transfer / J.E. Ruckman
  • Textile composites in sports products / K. Van de Velde
  • Textiles in sailing / R. Buckley
  • Textile use in sport shoes / E.C. Frederick and C. Wojcieszak.

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