Functional Textiles

Definition of functional clothing, Classification of functional clothing, Functional finishes, ways to apply functional finishes on textile surfaces, Functional clothing market review.

Functional Protective clothing: Nuclear biological Chemical protective clothing, extreme cold clothing; design, mechanism and applications, Fire retardant clothing, approaches to achieve fire retardancy in clothing, mechanism of fire retardancy, Soft and hard body armour , super thickening fluids for body armour, water proof breathable fabrics, ways to achieve waterproof textiles and breathability in textiles.

Medical functional clothing: therapeutic and rehabilitative clothing, bio sensing clothing, wound healing promoting dressings, antimicrobial sutures.

Sportswear clothing: moisture management in sportswear, compression textiles, Aerodynamics, Spacesuit design and development, woven and knitted sportswear.

• Cosmetic-textiles: definition, classification, mechanism to develop various cosmetic effects in textiles, various cosmetoin gradients, worldwide scene of cosmeto-textiles, Smart Textiles, classification of smart textiles, Intelligent textiles, mechanism of various types of smart textiles, Wearable electronics.
• Grand total of lectures required = 36