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Description
Mind Map by Nicola Lees, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Nicola Lees
about 9 years ago
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Science &Textiles
- New Fibres & Fabrics
- examples
- Kevlar
- Nomex
- Tencel
- Fastskin
- Kevlar
- examples
- Microfibres
- synthetic
- Polyester
- Polyamide
- Polyester
- 100 times thinner than human hair
- woven, knitted or bonded
- Woven tightly to stop water
droplets penetrating but let
vapour escape
- Woven tightly to stop water
droplets penetrating but let
vapour escape
- expensive
- synthetic
- Micro - encapsulation
- chemicals in fibres
- antibacterial socks
- scented lingerie
- antibacterial socks
- tiny
droplet of
chemical
coated in
a shell
- chemicals in fibres
- Laminated Fabrics
- two or more different layers
- improve fabric properties
- Goretex
- Waterproof & breathable
- outdoor clothing
- made by laminating this
membrane between an inner
& outer layer.
- Waterproof & breathable
- two or more different layers
- Conductive Fabrics
- integrated electronics
- Conduct through;
fibres or coatings
- washable switches
- control phones
- control phones
- integrated electronics
- Smart Fabrics
- Thermochromic
- Photochromic
- Hydrochromic
- Thermochromic
- Nanomaterials
- The future
- Fibres that have
been modified
using
nanotechnology
- Carbon or
synthetic
firbres
- Currently used for
antibacterial fabrics
- The future
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