Open AccessTextile Application in Technical Fields
Author(s) -
Sang-kyoung Bai
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
mapana journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-3303
DOI - 10.12723/mjs.5.10
Subject(s) - clothing , weaving , textile , civilization , textile design , field (mathematics) , visual arts , art , engineering , mechanical engineering , history , political science , law , archaeology , mathematics , pure mathematics
Textile is generally referred as spinning and weaving and the layman does not hove idea of textiles in transportation, filtration, protective clothing, military application a nd in the medical field. The use cf textiles for clothing was to mankind from primitive age and was extended to household and domestic applications with progressive civilization. Amit Dayal 1999) states that the technological advancement of textile science has Seen tc such cn extent that no area seem fo be untouched by textiles. David Rigby (1997) defined Technicol textik materials products manufactured primarily for their technical performance and functional properties rather thon their aesthetic or decorative characteristics.