High-Performance Apparel

High-performance apparel encompasses functional garments and textile-based wearable technology for applications including protection, medicine, sportswear, and cold-weather and waterproof clothing. High-performance apparel covers the materials and techniques used in creating high-performance apparel, technical aspects of developing high-performance garments, and an array of applications for high-performance clothing and wearable technology. Part I covers fabric construction for high-performance garments, from fiber types and spinning methods to weaving, knitting, finishing and joining techniques. Development of high-performance apparel is covered in Part II, with particular emphasis on design and product development for function and wearer comfort. Part III covers a range of applications and wearable technology that make use of high-performance apparel, including chapters on sportswear, protective clothing, and medical, military and intelligent textiles. High-performance apparel provides an excellent resource for all those engaged in garment development and production, and for academics engaged in research into apparel technology and textile science. Offers a range of perspectives on high-performance apparel from an international team of authors with diverse expertise in academic research, and apparel development and manufacture.Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of the topic from fabric construction, through apparel design and development, to the range of current and potential applications that exploit high-performance apparel technology.