Textiles in sport
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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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Cambridge, England : Boca Raton, FL :
Woodhead Pub. in association with the Textile Institute ; CRC,
2005.
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| Series | Woodhead publishing in textiles.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781601190246 9781855739222 9781845690885 9780849334863 9781280361692 |
| Physical Description | 1 online zdroj (xiii, 364 pages) : illustrations. |
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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. Holmér
- 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.