Textiles for Sportswear

Professor Roshan Shishoo is Director of Shishoo Consulting, Sweden, and former Director of the Swedish Institute for Polymers and Fibres (IFP). A Honorary Fellow of the Textile Institute, he has over 40 years' experience in textile research and development, and is an active member of many scientific organisations and committees.

• Part 1 Materials and production technology1 Introduction to textiles in sport R. Shishoo, Shishoo Consulting, Sweden2 Environmentally conscious fabric selection in sportswear designJ. McCann, University of South Wales, UK3 Recent developments in elastic fibres and yarns for sportswearJ. Hu and J. Lu, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, PR of China4 Biomimetic approach to the design of textiles for sportswear applicationsV. Kapsali, Northumbria University, UK5 Knitting technology for seamless sportswear O. Troynikov and C. Watson, RMIT University, Australia6 Joining techniques for sportswearJ. McLoughlin and S. Hayes, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKPart 2 Sportswear for performance and protection7 Physiological strain and comfort in sports clothingH. Daanen, TNO, The Netherlands8 Wearable sensors for sports performanceS. Lam Po Tang, Consultant, UK 9 Cold weather sports clothing R. Rossi, Empa Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland10 Protective headgear for sports T.E. Gould, S.G. Piland, D.E. Krzeminski and J.W. Rawlins, University of Southern Mississippi, USA11 Sportswear for snow sportsT. Bechtold, B. Caven and T. Wright, University of Innsbruck, Austria

"...covers key trends in sportswear design and materials, the use of novel and smart fabrics, and the range of applications of sportswear technology."--Asian Technical Textiles