Woodhead Publishing Colour Measurement: Principles, Advances and Industrial Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)

The measurement of colour is important in many commercial operations and in various professions, such as the textile, paint and food industries. This book discusses colour measurement theories, the latest technological and scientific developments of measuring colour and the applications of colour measurement. Part one reviews the underlying theories, principles and methods of how to measure colour. It includes topics such as expressing colours numerically, camera based colour measurement, colour shade sorting and determining and improving the accuracy of colour measurement. Part two presents a selection of industrial applications illustrating the use of colour measurement in textiles, paint, teeth, hair and food. Key Features: discusses colour measurement theories and the latest technological and scientific developments of measuring colour; case studies illustrate camera based colour measurement and review visual and instrumental evaluation of whiteness and yellowness applications in industries including cosmetics and dentistry. Contents: Part 1 Theories, principles and methods of measuring colour: Colour vision: theories and principles; Scales for communicating colour; Expressing colours numerically; Visual and instrumental evaluation of whiteness and yellowness; Use of artificial neural networks (ANN s) in colour measurement; Camera based colour measurement; Colour shade sorting; Determining and improving the accuracy of colour measurement; Colour measurement and fastness assessment. Part 2 Colour measurement and its applications: Colour measurement methods for textiles; Grading of cotton by colour measurement; Colour measurement of paint films and coatings; Colour measurement of food; Colorimetric evaluation of tooth colour; Hair colour measurement.