- 608 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology
About this book
Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, Second Edition focuses on the design process, material selection, garment construction, and new production techniques for smart clothing. Building on the success of the previous edition, this book brings wearable technologies ever closer to market with its design-led approach to the integration of technologies into textiles. This design-led, cross-disciplinary approach to the development of hybrid processes ensures that results are both attractive and usable to wider audiences. The book will also help designers adapt their product development processes in response to novel textile and garment manufacturing technologies.
Case studies showing best practices and warning of pitfalls help the reader develop applications and products in the real world. The differences between testing and design for smart and traditional clothes are also discussed.
- Features new chapters on textile processes including knit, weave, print and embroidery for specialist Smart Clothing and footwear applications, as well as for personal protection
- Provides an update on current applications and investigates possible future developments in the integration of technology into clothing
- Raises important issues around end-of-life and disposal of smart clothing and wearable technologies
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Table of contents
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part One: Introduction: Past, present and future
- Part Two: Textiles and technologies
- Part Three: Smart garment development
- Part Four: Smart clothing production and applications
- Index
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Yes, you can access Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology by Jane McCann,David Bryson,J McCann,D Bryson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Materials Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.