Polymeric Protective Technical Textiles

The book Polymeric Protective Technical Textiles deals with the area of protective functional textiles, including those with application in medicine, engineering, and electronics. The current size of the personal protective clothing and equipment market in the EU alone is estimated at EUR 9.5 – 10 billion, with around 200,000 jobs directly or indirectly related to these products and services.

The fast growth forecasted in certain parts of the world suggests that EU exports could grow by about 50 % over the next 5 – 10 years. Global textile fibre usage grew to 82 million t in 2011 and is estimated to grow to 101 million t in 2017. There were record purchases of textile manufacturing machinery in 2012 - with increased use and processing of natural and synthetic polymer fibres. The book provides useful, up-to-date and expert opinion and information on this branch of engineering.

It contains chapters addressing issues ranging from anti-microbial textiles through to textiles for aircraft ejector seats. Body armour is considered in this volume, in which the impact of weave on inter-yarn friction and performance in ballistic tests is discussed. Electrically conductive textiles for protection form the basis of another chapter, the applications are as diverse as radar shielding and the detection of pressure points in hospital beds.