Advances in 3D Textiles

Advances in 3D Textiles presents the most recent advances in the production of three-dimensional fibrous structures and how their use has resulted in the creation of novel fabrics and applications. The text covers a wide range of fabric types, including their structures, properties, and uses in the textiles industry.

Beginning with the various types of woven three-dimensional fabrics, the text then examines 3-D knitted, braided, and non-woven textiles, and the main applications and uses of three-dimensional textiles.

Presents the most recent advances in the production of three-dimensional fibrous structures and how their use has resulted in the creation of novel fabrics and applicationsExamines many types of 3-D textiles, including knitted, braided, and non-woven textiles, and the main uses of three-dimensional textilesCovers their structures, properties, and uses within the textiles industry

1 Introduction: Advances in 3D textiles John Hearle, Emeritus Professor of Textile Technology, University of Manchester, UK

Part One 3D Woven textiles 2 Solid 3D woven textiles and composites A. Bogdanovich, NCSU, USA 3 Hollow 3D woven textiles X. Chen, University of Manchester, UK 4 Shell 3D woven textiles A. Busgen, HochschuleNiederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany 5 Nodal 3D woven textiles L. Taylor, University of Manchester, UK

Part Two 3D knitted, braided and nonwoven textiles 6 3D knitted textiles H. Hu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 7 3D braided textiles F. Ko, UBC, Canada 8 Developments in 3D nonwoven textiles H. Gong, University of Manchester, UK

Part Three 3D textiles for industrial applications 9 3D fibre preforms for composite reinforcement A. Islam, Bally Ribbon Mills, USA 10 3D textiles in the automotive industry F. Boussu, University of Lille, France 11 3D textiles in the aerospace industry A. Prichard, Prichard Consulting LLC, USA 12 3D fabrics as medical textiles S. Eriksson and L. Sandsjo, University of Boras and MedTech West, Sweden 13 3D textiles for protective clothing D. Sun, University of Manchester, UK 14 3D textiles for sports and recreational clothing Y.-S. Gloy, RWTH Aachen, Germany