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News Release from: Smithers Rapra | Subject: Polymer Enhancement of Technical Textiles
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 October 2003
New review examines Technical Textiles
A new review from Rapra Technology, Polymer Enhancement of Technical Textiles, examines these high performance speciality materials.
Technical textiles are high performance speciality materials Applications are found in inflatable structures, tents, as reinforcement in composites for construction, as body armour and vehicle protection, in filters, as a base for flexible printed circuits, hose, conveyor belts and tyres
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Critical factors include the compatibility of the polymer treatments with the textile and the openness of the textile structure, which will determine the surface area available for adhesion.
Major applications areas are then considered: protective apparel, armour materials, gas transmission resistance (e.g for environmental protection applications and inflatable products), construction and geotextiles, automotive and transportation.
Developmental projects include protective suits, where textiles are being treated with a polymer, which leaves an absorbent coating; when the suit is exposed to chemicals, the absorbent takes up the chemical thus protecting the wearer.
Textiles are also being made in adaptable forms, so that colours can be changed for camouflage purposes, insulation or conductivity.
Recyclability and green issues are driving the increased use of natural fibres, particularly in the automotive industry, also the use of similar fibre and matrix materials, e.g polypropylene, so that the structure is simpler to recycle.
The future for polymer enhanced technical textiles is exciting, with emerging technologies for fabric and polymer surface treatments and alternative application media.
Polymer Enhancement of Technical Textiles provides an overview of some of the key developments.
The review is accompanied by around 400 abstracts from papers and books in the Rapra Polymer Library database, to facilitate further reading on this subject.
A subject index and a company index are included.
The author, Roy Buckley, has worked on polymer treatment of technical textiles for several decades at John Heathcoat and Co Ltd., where he was Research and Development Manager for 15 years until his retirement in 2002.
He is currently an independent consultant, working across the globe to implement new developments.
Polymer Enhancement of Technical Textiles retails at ?85.
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