Textile Surface Engineering

Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-40499-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Textiles possess an enormous range of diverse applications. The diversity of these applications requires an astonishing range of textile properties, and it is widely recognised that the structure and geometry of textile fibres and the types of fabric constructed from them are key factors. Important additional factors, however, are the nature of the fibre surface and the nature of the surface of the constructed fabric. These surfaces can often be modified to provide much improved performance in the application for which the fabric is intended. Textile Surface Engineering: Techniques, Applications, and Future Directions highlights the wide range of approaches available for modifying textile surfaces (Part 1). It then considers textile surface modification strategies for a variety of textile applications and discusses the actual practical benefits arising from these strategies (Part 2). The book concludes with outline discussions of emerging trends and potential future developments in the field of surface modified textiles (Part 3). The purpose of 'Textile Surface Engineering' is to provide readers with an updated critique of the practical benefits of textile surface modifications and the improvements that they can bestow on textile products.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mather, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Surface Modification Methods

1. Introduction to Surface Modification Techniques

2. Plasma Treatments

3. Laser Treatments

4. Vapour Deposition Methods

5. Enhancing Surface Electrical Conductivity

6. Treatments with Nanoparticles

7. Use of Sol-Gel Technique

8. Enzyme Treatments

9. Grafting Onto Textile Fibre Surfaces

10. Emerging Surface Modification Approaches

Part 2: Applications of Surface Modified Textiles

11. Introduction to Applications of Surface Modified Textiles

12. Functional Properties: Antibacterial, Water Repellency, Flame Retardancy, etc.

13. Biomedical Applications of Surface Modified Textiles

14. Outdoor and Recreational Uses

15. Textiles in Fire Services

16. Textiles in Military

17. Industrial Utilisation of Surface Modified Textiles

18. Textiles in Sports and Performance Enhancement

19. Textiles in Communications and Technology

20. Textiles in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure

21. Fibre Surface Modifications for Aesthetic Purposes

22. Additional Chapter on Surface Modifications for Smart Textiles

Part 3: Future Trends and Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Mather, Robert
Robert Mather became involved with textiles when he joined the staff at The Scottish College of Textiles (SCOT) in Galashiels in 1983 (SCOT was subsequently subsumed into Heriot-Watt University, based in Edinburgh). There he acquired an interest in technical textiles. He has established profiles in the processing of polypropylene fibres, the gas plasma treatments of textiles and the integration of photovoltaic (solar) cells on textiles.

He is the author of more than 90 technical papers and over the past 20 years has contributed chapters to ten edited books on textiles. He co-authored a book on textile chemistry for the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2011. Second and third editions were published in 2015 and 2024, respectively. He has also co-authored a book on photovoltaic textiles, published in 2023.
His professional memberships include Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, CChem, and Fellow of the Textile Institute, CTex.