Handbook of Fibrous Materials, 2 Volumes

Edited by a leading expert in the field with contributions from experienced researchers in fibers and textiles, this handbook reviews the current state of fibrous materials and provides a broad overview of their use in research and development. Volume One focuses on the classes of fibers, their production and characterization, while the second volume concentrates on their applications, including emerging ones in the areas of energy, environmental science and healthcare.
Unparalleled knowledge of high relevance to academia and industry.

Jinlian Hu is Professor in The Institute of Textiles and Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. She obtained her PhD from The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (now University of Manchester), UK. She has published more than 300 publications and has received numerous scientific awards, including the 2001 Award for Distinguished Achievement from the US Fiber Society. She is a Fellow of the Textile Institute and of the Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel and Editor-in-Chief for Research Journal of Textiles and Apparel.

Dr. Bipin Kumar is currently an assistant Professor in The Department of Textile Technology at IIT Delhi, India. He graduated from The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, with a PhD in Textile Engineering in 2013. He has benn awarded an ACP outstanding material scientist from the American College of Phlebology in the field of Phlebology. His main research focuses on smart fibrous/polymeric materials and related fabric structures. Currently, he is engaged in research and development of functional textiles for several engineering and medical applications.

Volume 1

Preface xix

1 Fundamentals of the Fibrous Materials 1
Jinlian Hu, Md A. Jahid, Narayana Harish Kumar, and Venkatesan Harun

2 Animal Fibers:Wool 37
Xiao Xueliang

3 Animal Fibers: Silk 75
K. Murugesh Babu

4 Cellulose Fibers 95
Feng Jiang

5 Chitosan Fibers 125
Seema Sakkara,Mysore Sridhar Santosh, and Narendra Reddy

6 Collagen Fibers 157
Jinlian Hu and Yanting Han

7 Electrospun Fibers for Filtration 175
Xia Yin, Jianyong Yu, and Bin Ding

8 Aramid Fibers 207
Manjeet Jassal, Ashwini K. Agrawal, Deepika Gupta, and Kamlesh Panwar

9 Conductive Fibers 233
Tung Pham and Thomas Bechtold

10 Phase Change Fibers 263
Subrata Mondal

11 Bicomponent Fibers 281
Rudolf Hufenus, Yurong Yan, Martin Dauner, Donggang Yao, and Takeshi Kikutani

12 Superabsorbent Fibers 315
Nuray Ucar and Burçak K. Kayaoğlu

13 Elastic Fibers 335
Lu Jing

14 Smart Fibers 361
Dong Wang, Weibing Zhong, Wen Wang, Qing Zhu, and Mu Fang Li

15 Optical Fibers 391
Hiroaki Ishizawa

16 Memory Fibers 411
Harishkumar Narayana, Jinlian Hu, and Bipin Kumar

17 Textile Mechanics: Fibers and Yarns 435
Zubair Khaliq and Adeel Zulifqar

18 Textile Mechanics: Woven Fabrics 455
Adeel Zulifqar, Zubair Khaliq, and Hong Hu

19 Fabric Making Technologies 477
Tao Hua

Volume 2

Preface xv

20 Chemical Characterization of Fibrous Materials 499
Chi-wai Kan and Ka-po Maggie Tang

21 Soft Computing in Fibrous Materials 529
Abhijit Majumdar, Piyali Hatua, and Mirela Blaga

22 Fiber-Shaped Electronic Devices 557
Yang Zhou, Jian Fang, Yan Zhao, and Tong Lin

23 Fibers for Optical Textiles 593
Dana Křemenáková, Jiri Militky, and Rajesh Mishra

24 Fibers as Energy Materials 649
Jiadeng Zhu, Esra Serife Pampal, Yeqian Ge, Jennifer D. Leary, and Xiangwu Zhang

25 Fiber-Based Sensors and Actuators 681
Xiaomeng Fang, Kony Chatterjee, Ashish Kapoor, and Tushar Ghosh

26 Textile-Based Electronics: Polymer-Assisted Metal Deposition (PAMD) 721
Casey Yan and Zijian Zheng

27 Fibers for Medical Compression 749
Bipin Kumar, Harishkumar Narayana, and Jinlian Hu

28 Electrospun Nanofibers for Environmental Protection: Water Purification 773
Hongyang Ma, Christian Burger, Benjamin Chu, and Benjamin S. Hsiao

29 Fibers for Filtration 807
Govindharajan Thilagavathi and Siddhan Periyasamy

30 Fibrous Materials for Thermal Protection 831
Gouwen Song and Yun Su

31 Comfort Management of Fibrous Materials 857
Chengjiao Zhang and FamingWang

32 Fibers for Radiation Protection 889
Boris Mahltig

33 Fibrous Materials for Antimicrobial Applications 927
Yue Deng, Yang Si, and Gang Sun

34 Fibers for Auxetic Applications 953
Hong Hu and Adeel Zulifqar

Index 973

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Handbook of Fibrous Materials, 2 Volumes Volume 1: Production and Characterization / Volume 2: Applications in Energy, Environmental Science and Healthcare

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