Technical Textiles

Paper Code: 
MTX-423
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To understand the Definition & Scope of Technical Textiles
  2. To understand the types of Technical Textiles.
     
9.00
Unit I: 
  • Technical Textiles: Introduction, Definition & Scope
  • Classification of Technical Textiles.
10.00
Unit II: 
  • Medical Textiles: Material used in bio-textiles
  • Textiles for implantations; Non-implantations textiles; textiles for extra-corporeal devices; Healthcare and hygiene textiles; Surgical Textile, Suture threads, Vascular textiles, Knitted cardiac biological valves, Dialyste textiles, hollow fibres as dialysis membrane, hospital textile, sanitary applications.

 

9.00
Unit III: 
  • Geo Textile: Textiles in filtration, civil engineering, road construction
  • Agro Textiles: agriculture

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
  • Sport Textiles: Sports and recreation textiles, fabrics in defence system and weapons; other applications
  • Smart Textiles: protective clothing
7.00
Unit V: 
  • Industrial Textiles :Textiles in miscellaneous industrial applications: introduction, paper makers felt, bearing and sealing materials, sound insulation, battery separators, electrical insulation, automotive application, structural applications
  • Textiles in electronics, Banners and flags, textiles re-inforced products, transports bags and sheets
  • Fabrics to control oil spills, Canvas cover and tarpaulins
Essential Readings: 

1. Jarmila Svedova ,” Industrial Textiles”, Elsevier Science Publishing Co in, ISBN – 0444- 98754-1, New york, 1990

2. Harrison. P.W., "The Design of Textiles for Industrial Applications", Textile Institute, Manchester, 1998.          

3. Pushpa,B., and  Sengupta,A.K., "Industrial Application of  Textiles for Filteration  and Coated fabrics", Textile progress,Vol.14, 1992

References: 

1.Sabit Adanur, “ Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles”, Technomic publishing company Inc., USA, 1995

2. Horrocks., A. R & Anand..S. C, “Handbook of Technical Textiles”, Woodhead Publishing and Textile Institute, 2000

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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