A volume in Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
2015, Pages 329–359
19 – What textile fibres are applicable for the layering system for the active ageing?
Abstract
While
the various stages along the textile production chain all contribute to
final performance and character, it is the fibre choice and selection
of the applicable raw material that are essential ingredients in
enabling the wearer to experience difference in the product. This
chapter will examine the role played by appropriate fibre choice, both
traditional and innovative, and the options available for the creation
of sports apparel applicable for an older demographic. Paramount issues
of sustainability are included, with considerations of innovative
developments in intelligent, adaptive and interactive materials as part
of the creation of functional active sports clothing.
Keywords
- Functionality;
- Intelligent adaptive and interactive materials;
- Natural fibres;
- Sustainability;
- Synthetic cellulose fibres;
- Synthetic fibres
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