Woodhead Publishing Nanofibers and nanotechnology in textiles (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

Nanotechnology is revolutionising the world of materials. This important book reviews its wide-ranging potential in textiles. The first part of the book examines methods of nanofiber production such as electrospinning and their impact in such areas as yarn production. The second part of the book discusses the nanofabrication of carbon nanotubes and nanocomposites for particular high performance applications. The final part of the book analyses nanocoatings and surface modification techniques using nanotechnology. Key Features: nanotechnology is revolutionising the world of materials; learn about a new generation of textile fibers that have a wide range of applications; examines how to improve polymer properties. Contents: Part 1 Nanofiber production: Electrospinning of nanofibers; Producing nanofibre structures by electrospinning for tissue engineering; Continuous yarns from electrospun nanofibers; Producing polyamide nanofibers by electrospinning; Controlling the morphologies of electrospun nanofibers. Part 2 Carbon nanotubes and nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterisation and applications of carbon nanotubes: The case of aerospace engineering; Carbon nanotube and nanofibre reinforced polymer fibres; Structure and properties of carbon nanotube polymer nanofibers using melt spinning; Multifunctional polymer nanocomposites for industrial applications; Nanofilled polypropylene (PP) fibers. Part 3 Improving polymer functionality: Nanostructuring polymers with cyclodextrins; Dyeable polypropylene (PP) via nanotechnology; Polypropylene (PP)/clay nanocomposites; Multi-wall carbon nanotube-nylon 6 nanocomposites from polymerisation. Part 4 Nanocoatings and surface modification techniques: Nanotechnologies for coating and structuring of textiles; Electrostatic self-assembled nanolayer films for cotton fibers; Nanofabrication of thin polymer films; Hybrid polymer nanolayers for surface modification of fibers; Structure-property relationships of polypropylene nanocomposite fibres.