Covering everything from traditional solution treatment to biological approaches, this book reviews fundamental issues relating to textile surfaces and their characterization. It explores the exciting opportunities for surface modification in a range of different textiles to meet special requirements for various applications. Introductory chapters review some important surface modification techniques employed for improved functional behavior of textiles and the various surface characterization methods available. Further chapters examine the different types of surface modification suitable for textiles, ranging from the use of plasma treatments and physical vapor deposition, to the use of nanoparticles. The book concludes by discussing surface modification strategies for various applications of textiles.
Table of Contents:
Surface modification and preparation techniques for textile materials, M. J. John and R. D. Anandjiwala, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
Textile surface characterization methods, Q. Wei, F. Huang and Y. Cai, Jiangnan University, China
Textile surface functionalization by physical vapour deposition (PVD), Q. Wei, Y. Wang and Y. Xu, Jiangnan University, China
Surface grafting of textiles, N. Abidi, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
Modification of textile surfaces using electroless deposition, S. Q. Jiang and R. H. Guo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Textile surface functionalization by chemical vapour deposition (CVD), J. I. B. Wilson, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Enzyme surface modification of textiles, V. A. Nierstrasz, Ghent University, Belgium
Modification of textile surfaces using nanoparticles, N. Vigneshwaran, Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, India
Modification of textile surfaces using sol-gel technique, T. Textor, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West e.V., Germany
Nano-modification of textile surfaces using layer-by-layer deposition methods, P. Lu, University of California, USA, and B. Ding, Donghua University, China
Surface modification of textiles for composite and filtration applications, A. S. Hockenberger, Uludag University, Turkey
Surface modification of textiles by aqueous solutions, J. Wang, Procter and Gamble Company, USA and J Liu, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Surface modification of textiles by plasma treatments, R. R. Mather, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Emerging approaches to the surface modification of textiles, Q. Wei, Jiangnan University, China
