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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven George Hayes , Praburaj VenkatramanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: CRC Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.650kg ISBN: 9781482220506ISBN 10: 1482220504 Pages: 370 Publication Date: 18 December 2015 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAn Overview of the Sportswear Market. Fibres for Sportswear. Fabric Properties and Their Characteristics. Fabrics for Performance Clothing. Composite Fabrics for Functional Clothing. Smart Materials for Sportswear. Applications of Compression Sportswear. Impact-Resistant Materials and Their Potential. Seamless Knitting and Its Application. Garment Fit and Consumer Perception of Sportswear. Evaluating the Performance of Fabrics for Sportswear. Application of Pressure Sensors in Monitoring Pressure. Body Scanning and Its Influence in Garment Development. Eco-Considerations for Sportswear Design.Reviews"""Reading this book will help students understand the sportswear industry, so important for today’s student. … A must have book for any student going in the sportswear industry."" —Catherine Black, Washington State University, Pullman, USA ""The contents and topics chosen for this book are appropriate and have covered a wide range of areas, and reflected the authors’ research strength and expertise… useful for both students and industrial readers, I believe that such materials will raise a lot of interests from both academics and industries, for both teaching and product development purposes."" —Ningtao Mao, School of Design, University of Leeds, UK" Reading this book will help students understand the sportswear industry, so important for today's student. ... A must have book for any student going in the sportswear industry. -Catherine Black, Washington State University, Pullman, USA The contents and topics chosen for this book are appropriate and have covered a wide range of areas, and reflected the authors' research strength and expertise... useful for both students and industrial readers, I believe that such materials will raise a lot of interests from both academics and industries, for both teaching and product development purposes. -Ningtao Mao, School of Design, University of Leeds, UK The contents and topics chosen for this book are appropriate and have covered a wide range of areas, and reflected the authors' research strength and expertise... useful for both students and industrial readers, I believe that such materials will raise a lot of interests from both academics and industries, for both teaching and product development purposes. -Ningtao Mao, School of Design, University of Leeds, UK Reading this book will help students understand the sportswear industry, so important for today's student. ... A must have book for any student going in the sportswear industry. -Catherine Black, Washington State University, Pullman, USA The contents and topics chosen for this book are appropriate and have covered a wide range of areas, and reflected the authors' research strength and expertise... useful for both students and industrial readers, I believe that such materials will raise a lot of interests from both academics and industries, for both teaching and product development purposes. -Ningtao Mao, School of Design, University of Leeds, UK Author InformationSteven George Hayes is principal lecturer for technology in the Department of Apparel at the Hollings Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, where he is responsible for the management and development of their technology provision for all aspects of learning and teaching, research and enterprise. In 1997 he took up the post of senior lecturer (manufacturing technology) within the Department of Clothing Design and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University. As principal lecturer for technology since 2008 he has been responsible for the management and development of technology provision for all aspects of learning and teaching, research and enterprise. Praburaj Venkatraman is a textile technologist and a chartered member of the Textile Institute, a senior member at AATCC (American Association for Textile Colorists and Chemists) and a professional member of ITAA (International Textile Apparel Association) US. He earned a BTech (Textile Technology) from KCT (Kumaraguru College of Technology), Coimbatore, India, an MSc in Technical Textiles (2001) and his PhD in Medical Textiles (2005) both from the University of Bolton. Venkatraman has been a senior lecturer in textile technology at the Department of Apparel, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), UK, since 2010 and he has led the BSc (Hons) fashion materials and technology program since 2012. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |