Textiles in Sport

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-85573-922-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 689 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shishoo, Roshan

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Bekleidungstechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport, Sportwissenschaft: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Textilverarbeitung und Faserverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Shishoo, Roshan
Professor Roshan Shishoo is Director of Shishoo Consulting, Sweden, and former Director of the Swedish Institute for Polymers and Fibres (IFP). A Honorary Fellow of the Textile Institute, he has over 40 years' experience in textile research and development, and is an active member of many scientific organisations and committees.

Roshan Shishoo PhD, Professor in Fibre Technology, formerly Director of Research and Managing Director of TEFO and IFP Research institutes in Sweden, now runs his own consultancy business in the area of company strategies in research and business growth. He has published nearly 200 papers in the fields of textile & clothing technology, technical textiles and textile composites. He has been an invited speaker at more than 150 international conferences worldwide. Professor Shishoo was awarded the honorary fellowship of The Textile Institute in 1999 which is the highest honour the TI gives to an individual.