Technical Textiles: Definition and Scope, Applications, Classification of technical textiles. Agro Textiles – Need for Agro Textiles, Properties Required, Types of Agrotech products and their application, Fibres used, types, properties and functions Build tech: Fabrics used - applications of coated fabrics in building structures, awnings and canopies, textiles for roofing materials. Cloth tech- Fibres used, types, properties and functions
Geotextiles & Home tech: Classification, Functions, Design, Properties, Raw materials, and Applications. Indu tech -Theory of dust collection, cleaning systems, fabric selection for dust collection, finishing treatments; solid, liquid separation, fabric selection - filtration, requirements, yarn and fabric construction for filter fabrics, finishing treatments
Medi tech: Classification – Hygiene Textiles – Wound care products – Surgical Textiles. Antibacterial Textiles – Antimicrobial wound dressings. Mobil tech - Fibre requirements – fibre, plastic composites; textiles applications in all kinds of road transport vehicles, rail, aircrafts, marine. oeko tech-purpose, application, standards.
Pack tech, pro tech- Sports and Recreation Textiles: Introduction, fibers used, Types, functions and properties, Characteristics and Applications.
Military and Defence Textiles: Protective clothing, Textiles used in defense systems, other applications. Smart Textiles - Components, Classification - Active smart, passive smart and very smart textiles. Intelligent Textiles - Phase change materials, shape memory polymers, chromic and conductive Materials and its applications in various fields.
Reference Book:
A. R. Horrocks and S. C. Anand, Hand book of Technical textiles, Wood head publishing ltd, England (2000)
Text Book:
R Senthil Kumar, ―Textiles for Industrial Applications‖ CRC Press (2013)