Textiles for Protection

Part 1 Materials and design: Overview of protective clothing Standards for protective textiles Fashion and function - factors affecting the design and use of protective clothing Steps in the selection of protective clothing materials Fibres and fabrics for protective textiles Technical textiles for protection Intelligent textiles for protection Surface treatments for protective textiles Evaluation of protective clothing systems using manikins Interactions between protection and thermal comfort Modelling thermal burn injury protection. Part 2 General protection requirements and applications: Civilian protection and protection of industrial workers from chemicals Textiles for UV protection Textiles for protection against cold Thermal (Heat and fire) protection Microorganism protection Textiles for respiratory protection Electrostatic protection Ballistic protection Chemical and biological protection. Part 3 Case studies: Military protection Fire fighters protective clothing Protection against knives and other weapons Flight suits for military aviators Protection for workers in the oil and gas industry Motorcyclists.