Biologically Inspired Textiles

Biologically inspired textiles are those that take ideas from nature and implement them in new fibres and fabrics. Biomimetics are increasingly being applied to new textile technologies. This collection will draw together the research to explain how biologically inspired technologies can meet the needs of industry for cutting edge textile designs and products. Written by a distinguished team of international authors, topics encompass biomimetic principles, the production of biomimetic textiles from proteins and how textile processing methods can adopt biomimetic principles. It concludes with a review of how biomimetics can be applied to a range of applications, such as smart clothing and medical textiles.