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Annotation In today's climate there is an ever increasing requirement for protective textiles. Whether it is for personal protection, protection against the elements, chemical, nuclear or ballistic attack, textiles that aid in protecting the wearer are a major requirement. This comprehensive new book brings together the leading protective textiles experts throughout the world. It covers a wide variety of areas from materials and design, through to protection from specific hazards and finally concluding with specific application case studies. It is the first book of its kind to give a complete coverage of textiles for protection. CONTENTS Part 1 Materials and design: Overview of protective clothing; Standards for protective textiles; Fashion and function - factors affecting the design and use of protective clothing; Steps in the selection of protective clothing materials; Fibres and fabrics for protective textiles; Technical textiles for protection; Intelligent textiles for protection; Surface treatments for protective textiles; Evaluation of protective clothing systems using manikins; Interactions between protection and thermal comfort; Modelling thermal burn injury protection. Part 2 General protection requirements and applications: Civilian protection and protection of industrial workers from chemicals; Textiles for UV protection; Textiles for protection against cold; Thermal (Heat and fire) protection; Microorganism protection; Textiles for respiratory protection; Electrostatic protection; Ballistic protection; Chemical and biological protection. Part 3 Case studies: Military protection; Fire fighters protective clothing; Protection against knives and other weapons; Flight suits for military aviators; Protection for workers in the oil and gas industry; Motorcyclists.

Contents; Contributor contact details; Introduction; 1 Overview of protective clothing; 2 Standards for protective textiles; 3 Fashion and function -- factors affecting the design and use of protective clothing; 4 Steps in the selection of protective clothing materials; 5 Fibres and fabrics for protective textiles; 6 Technical textiles for protection; 7 Intelligent textiles for protection; 8 Surface treatments for protective textiles; 9 Evaluation of protective clothing systems using manikins; 10 Interactions between protection and thermal comfort; 11 Modeling thermal burn injury protection.

12 Civilian protection and protection of industrial workers from chemicals13 Textiles for UV protection; 14 Textiles for protection against cold; 15 Thermal (heat and fire) protection; 16 Microorganism protection; 17 Textiles for respiratory protection; 18 Electrostatic protection; 19 Ballistic protection; 20 Chemical and biological protection; 21 Military protection; 22 Firefighters' protective clothing; 23 Protection a.

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