Textiles in Sport

The technical developments in the sports clothing industry has resulted in the use of functional textiles for highly-specialised performances in different sports.

Developments include thermal and functional properties and coated and laminated clothes.

With bio- and smart materials providing such a strong focus in the textile industry generally, companies are going for ‘value-added’ textiles, such as in-built sensors which monitor performance.

In-built wear comfort is a growing market trend and includes clothing which improves the skin’s performance.

Written by a distinguished editor and a team of authors from the cutting edge of textile research, Textiles in sport discusses high-performance, high-function and intelligent textiles for sportswear.