Surface Modification of Textiles

Q Wei (Edited by)

9781845694197, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 26 August 2009

352 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.68 kg

The surface of textiles offers an important platform for functional modifications in order to meet special requirements for a variety of applications. The surface modification of textiles may be achieved by various techniques ranging from traditional solution treatment to biological approaches. This book reviews fundamental issues relating to textile surfaces and their characterisation and explores the exciting opportunities for surface modification of a range of different textiles.Introductory chapters review some important surface modification techniques employed for improved functional behaviour of textiles and the various surface characterisation methods available. Further chapters examine the different types of surface modification suitable for textiles, ranging from the use of plasma treatments and physical vapour deposition to the use of nanoparticles. Concluding chapters discuss surface modification strategies for various applications of textiles.Surface modification of textiles is a valuable resource for chemists, surface scientists, textile technologists, fibre scientists, textile engineers and textile students.

Surface modification and preparation techniques for textile materials
Textile surface characterization methods
Textile surface functionalization by physical vapour deposition (PVD)
Surface grafting
Modification of textile surfaces using electroless deposition
Textile surface functionalization by chemical vapour deposition (CVD)
Enzyme surface modification of textiles
Modification of textile surfaces using nanoparticles
Modification of textile surfaces using sol-gel technique
Nano-modification of textile surfaces using layer-by-layer deposition methods
Surface modification of textiles for composite and filtration applications
Surface modification of textiles by aqueous solutions
Surface modification of textiles by plasma treatments
Emerging approaches to the surface modification of textiles.

Subject Areas: Textile & fibre technology [TDH]