
Antimicrobial Textiles
Description
Key Features
- Reviews key issues and technologies in the creation of antimicrobial textile products
- Offered a detailed overview of by antimicrobial agents and a wide range of important applications
- Produced by an experienced editor and a distinguished and international team of contributors
Readership
R&D managers in the textile industry, postgraduate students and academic researchers in textile science
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: developing antimicrobial textiles
Part I - Key issues and technologies in creating antimicrobial textile products
2. Testing and regulation of antimicrobial textiles
3. Microencapsulation technologies for antimicrobial textiles
4. Sol-gel coating technology for antimicrobial textiles
5. Plasma technology for antimicrobial textiles
6. Nanotechnology for antimicrobial textiles
7. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of reusable hospital textiles with biocidal finish
Part II - Antimicrobial agents
8. N-halamines as antimicrobial textile finishes
9. Halogenated phenols and polybiguanides as antimicrobial textile finishes
10. Plant-based compounds for antimicrobial textiles
11. Photo-active chemicals for antimicrobial textiles
12. Barrier textiles for protection against microbes
Part III - Applications of antimicrobial textiles
13. Antimicrobial textiles for medical environments
14. Antimicrobial textiles for sutures, implants and scaffolds
15. Antimicrobial textiles for treating skin infections and atopic dermatitis
16. Antimicrobials for protective clothing
17. Antimicrobial finishes for improving the durability and longevity of fabric structures
Product details
- No. of pages: 372
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2016
- Published: April 8, 2016
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9780081005859
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780081005767