Textiles for Sportswear
| By: | Shishoo, Roshan |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9781782422297 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781782422365 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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