This reference discusses fibers in a large range of industrial applications, including biomaterials, aerospace, and automotive manufacturing. It emphasizes how fiber surface affects permeability, stiffness, strength, dyeing, wrinkling, and other performance characteristics, showing how these effects relate to production optimization. It illustrates new methods for developing wrinkle-resistant finishes on fiber surfaces using environmentally-friendly techniques. It also presents novel data on the frictional behavior of textiles, the use of ceramic fibers for high temperature applications, and the fiber—resin interface.

Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles addresses the functionality of fibers within composite materials, discusses the features of infrared adsorption in fabrics, covers the use of fibers as electrochemical sensors in bleaching operations, investigates biomedical functions such as bone plating techniques for mineral-filled polypropylene fibers, and more.

From the Preface: “..The topics addressed in the text range from commodity to innovation. The book begins with a discussion of the importance of fiber surface to the traditional textile industty. Following this, novel fibers and their applications are considered. The remainder of the book deals with the ability of fibers to function within composite materials...”

Target Audience: Physical, surface, colloid, textile, materials, polymer, plastics, and fiber chemists; industrial, manufacturing, textile, fiber, and composite engineers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.