Woodhead Publishing Technical Textile Yarns (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

Technical yarns are produced for the manufacture of technical textiles. As the range of technical textiles is rapidly increasing, an understanding of the range of yarns available and their properties is important, in order to be able to meet the requirements of the intended end-use. Part one reviews the advances in yarn production. Topics examine the advances in textile yarn spinning, modification of textile yarn structures, yarn hairiness and its reduction. The second group of chapters describes the range of technical yarns, such as electro-conductive and biodegradable textile yarns. Key Features: provides a comprehensive overview of the variety of technical textile yarns available along with individual characteristics and production methods; documents advances in textile yarn spinning and texturising featuring compact, rotor and friction spinning; assesses different types of technical yarns including plasma-treated yarns for biomedical applications and hybrid yarns for thermoplastic composites. Contents: Part 1 Advances in textile yarn production: Introduction: types of technical textile yarn; Advances in yarn spinning and texturising; Modification of textile yarn structures for functional applications; Yarn hairiness and its reduction; Part 2 Types of technical yarns: Novel technical textile yarns; Coatings for technical textile yarns; Engineering finer and softer textile yarns; Electro-conductive textile yarns; High modulus, high tenacity yarns; Shape memory polymer yarns; Plasma-treated yarns for biomedical applications; Technical sewing threads; Sustainable textile yarns; Yarn and fancy yarn design using three-dimensional computer graphics and visualization techniques.