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Textiles for Sportswear is an important book that systematically covers key trends in design and materials, the use of novel and smart fabrics, and a range of specific applications. The book begins by surveying the principles of textile applications in sport, including design, materials, and production technology. The uses of smart textiles in sportswear are then examined, from intelligent materials to wearable technology. Final sections of the text explore comfort in sportswear, sportswear for protection, and recent advances in sportswear technology that are currently being applied to par

Sport clothes. --- Sporting goods --- Textile fabrics --- Materials --- Research. --- Technological innovations. --- Cloth --- Fabrics --- Textile industry and fabrics --- Textiles --- Decorative arts --- Dry-goods --- Weaving --- Textile fibers --- Sporting equipment --- Sports --- Sports goods --- Recreation --- Athletics --- Sports clothes --- Sportswear --- Clothing and dress --- Equipment and supplies

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The technical developments in the sports clothing industry has resulted in the use of functional textiles for highly-specialised performances in different sports. Developments include thermal and functional properties and coated and laminated clothes. With bio- and smart materials providing such a strong focus in the textile industry generally, companies are going for 'value-added' textiles, such as in-built sensors which monitor performance. In-built wear comfort is a growing market trend and includes clothing which improves the skin's performance. Written by a distinguished editor and a team

Articles de sport --- Sport clothes. --- Sporting goods --- Textile fabrics --- Textiles et tissus --- Vêtements de sport. --- Matériel --- Recherche. --- Materials --- Research. --- Technological innovations. --- Innovations. --- Sporting goods. --- Textile fabrics. --- Sport clothes --- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts --- Arts & Crafts --- Cloth --- Fabrics --- Textile industry and fabrics --- Textiles --- Decorative arts --- Dry-goods --- Weaving --- Textile fibers --- Sporting equipment --- Sports --- Sports goods --- Recreation --- Athletics --- Sports clothes --- Sportswear --- Clothing and dress --- Research --- Technological innovations --- Equipment and supplies