Recent Advances in Textiles and Fibers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 14610
Special Issue Editor
Interests: textile & apparel science; textile engineering & technology; protective textiles & clothing; thermal protective clothing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Textiles and fiber sectors employs millions of people worldwide. Recent technological advancement have also added new dimensions in these sectors. The newly developed technical textile and fiber materials have a wide range of applications – ranging from the clothes in your closet to parachutes.
This special issue on “Recent Advances in Textiles and Fibers” focuses on state-of-the-art research on fibers, yarn, and fabrics in different technical textiles fields including agro-textiles, and construction textiles. This also includes clothing and footwear applications on or for textiles such as zipper and fasteners, geotextiles, interior textiles, industrial textiles, medical textiles, automotive and aerospace textiles, ecological protection textiles, packaging textiles, sports textiles, and protective textiles. We invite you to submit your research articles or reviews in these areas with special emphasis on multidisciplinary applications of science, engineering and technology.
Dr. Sumit Mandal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced textile science
- advanced textile technology
- advanced textile engineering
- functional textiles
- technical textiles
- smart textiles
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