However, a limited research work has been performed to date and there is a significant gap between the high performance textile fabric and their use as reinforcement in fibre reinforced composite materials.
In this chapter, the characteristic physical properties of high performance textile materials are reviewed, and examples of their applications in the engineering design of protective clothing are given, together with a brief introduction to the legal requirements for protective clothing.
As a case study, the functions of high performance textile materials used in cut resistant products, firefighters' clothing, chemical protective clothing and materials for achieving thermophysiological comfort in protective clothing are discussed.
High-performance textiles cover a wide range of textiles directed by the breath of activities depending on the end use.
There has been a transition from the use of natural fibers to using more synthetic fibers for high-performance textiles.
"If you look at all the new high-performance textiles they are really rehashed versions of polyester," Founders Fund's Chief Scientist Aaron VanDevender points out.
With reference to new high-performance textile materials, we assume that the mechanical response of a fabric membrane can be accurately represented by regarding it as a two-state material.
The conventional methods are modified to incorporate high-performance textile materials like glass, carbon, and conductive materials into natural or synthetic material, principally for performance apparel and non-apparel applications; some methods have been especially developed to produce hybrid yarns for textile preforms used in thermoplastic composites for industrial applications.
Micro-/nanofibers have exhibited a lot of outstanding performance due to a very high specific surface-to-mass ratio and attracted much attention of various applications in the past two decades, such as filtration [1 3], biomedical science [4, 5], high-performance textile [6, 7], and catalysis [8].
