This handbook offers comprehensive coverage of the manufacture, processing, and applications of nonwovens, versatile textiles which can be tailored to widely varying technical specifications for a variety of products, many with demading end-use requirements. The book discusses the development of the industry, the various classes of nonwovens, methods of manufacture, bonding processes, finishing techniques, and methods of characterizing, testing, and modeling nonwoven materials.

Target Audience: Any professional involved in the development, manufacture, or use of nonwoven products in a variety of fields, including medicine, filtration, construction, hygiene, and others.

Table of Contents:

Development of the Nonwovens Industry

Dry-Laid Web Formation

Wet-Laid Web Formation

Polymer-Laid Web Formation

Mechanical Bonding

Thermal Bonding

Chemical Bonding

Nonwoven Fabric Finishing

Characterisation, Testing and Modelling of Nonwoven Fabrics

Index