Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles

Shahid Ul Islam · Abhijit Majumdar · Bhupendra Singh Butola

2023년 2월 · Elsevier

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Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles addresses technologies that have had a major impact in industry for decades, but which are currently attracting unprecedented attention due to their applications in the fight against the Coronavirus epidemic. Recent advances in textile technology have opened new possibilities for textile researchers and scientists in antiviral textiles, flame-retardant textiles, antimicrobial textiles, insect repellent textiles, breathable medical textiles, aroma-protective textiles, high tech-textiles, smart textiles, nano textiles, and more. This book provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research and developments on material design, methodologies, characterizations, processes, properties and applications of medical healthcare and protective textiles. In addition, sections pay special attention to advanced fabrication methodologies and materials used in apparel engineering. - Provides a thorough review of recent advances in personal protective equipment (PPE) design and manufacture in response to the requirements of the fight against Coronavirus - Gives advice on improving sustainability through the use of reusable and recyclable medical textiles - Explores innovative materials like biopolymers and their applications in medical textiles

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Shahid Ul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He works at the interface of materials science and textile engineering, with an emphasis on the functionalization of textile and polymeric materials for use in different applications.

Abhijit Majumdar is currently holding the position of R. Jaikumar Chair Professor for DecisionSciences in the Textile and Fibre Engineering department at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India(IIT Delhi). He has published 145 research papers in international refereed journals. His researchareas include protective fibrous materials, operations management, and sustainable supply chains.management. He has authored two textbooks, edited four books, and two monographs. He is theassociate editor of the Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) Series E (Chemical and TextileEngineering) and OPSEARCH.

B. S. Butola is a Professor at the Department of Textiles & Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi, India. His research interests include functionalization of textiles with metal oxides, use of shear thickening fluids for improving the impact performance of ballistic textiles, polymeric nanocomposites and smart colorants. He has edited 7 books.