Smart Textile Coatings and Laminates (Hardcover)

Part 1 Fundamentals of textile coatings and laminates: Overview of textile coating and lamination; Coating and laminating processes and techniques for textiles; Base fabrics and their interaction in coated fabrics; Testing heat and mass transfer through membranes and coatings for textiles. Part 2 Smart and intelligent coatings and laminates for textiles: Microencapsulation technology for coating and lamination of textiles; Conductive coatings for textiles; Intelligent breathable coatings and laminates for textile applications; Shape memory polymers in coatings and laminates for textiles; Phase change materials and their application in coatings and laminates for textiles; Nanotechnology-based advanced coatings and functional finishes for textiles; Smart flame retardant textile coatings and laminates.