Textiles in Sport

Roshan Shishoo (Edited by)

9781855739222, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 29 August 2005

376 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm, 0.71 kg

"This book provides a well-balanced and extremely useful account of textiles in sport." --Textile Month

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 strong focus in the textile industry generally, companies are going for ‘value-added’ textiles, such as in-built sensors which monitor performance. In-built wear comfort is a growing market trend and includes clothing which improves the skin’s performance. Written by a distinguished editor and a team of authors from the cutting edge of textile research, Textiles in sport discusses high-performance, high-function and intelligent textiles for sportswear.

Part 1 Current sportswear market: Market overview
Key trends in sportswear design
Material requirements for the design of performance sportswear
Functional sport footwear. Part 2 Innovative fibres and fabrics in sport: High performance and high functional fibres and textiles
Smart and intelligent textiles and fibres
Coated and laminated textiles in sportswear. Part 3 Sportswear and comfort: Physiological comfort of sportswear
Elastic textiles. Part 4 Protection: Is protection part of the game? Protection against impact using clothing and personal equipment
Protection against cold
Water resistance and water vapour transfer. Part 5 Specific applications: Textile composites in sports products
Textiles in sailing
Textile use in sport shoes.

Subject Areas: Textile & fibre technology [TDH]