Unit1
Unit 1
6 hrsDefinition of functional clothing, Classification of functional clothing, Functional finishes, ways to apply functional finishes on textile surfaces, Functional clothing market review.
Syllabus
5 units · 36 lecture hoursUnit2
Unit 2
7 hrsFunctional Protective clothing: Nuclear biological Chemical protective clothing, extreme cold clothing; design, mechanism and applications, Fire retardant clothing, approaches to achieve fire retardancy in clothing, mechanism of fire retardancy, Soft and hard body armour , super thickening fluids for body armour, water proof breathable fabrics, ways to achieve waterproof textiles and breathability in textiles.
Unit3
Unit 3
7 hrsMedical functional clothing: therapeutic and rehabilitative clothing, bio sensing clothing, wound healing promoting dressings, antimicrobial sutures.
Unit4
Unit 4
7 hrsSportswear clothing: moisture management in sportswear, compression textiles, Aerodynamics, Spacesuit design and development, woven and knitted sportswear.
Unit5
Unit 5
9 hrs- Cosmetic-textiles: definition, classification, mechanism to develop various cosmetic effects in textiles, various cosmetoin gradients, worldwide scene of cosmeto-textiles, Smart Textiles, classification of smart textiles, Intelligent textiles, mechanism of various types of smart textiles, Wearable electronics.
- Grand total of lectures required = 36
Course Outcomes (COs)
After completion of the course student will be able to:
- CO1Classification of functional clothing, Functional finishes, etc
- CO2Nuclear biological Chemical protective clothing, extreme cold clothing; design, mechanism and applications,
- CO3Medical functional clothing: therapeutic and rehabilitative clothing,
- CO4Sportswear clothing and moisture management in sportswear,
- CO5Smart Textiles, classification of smart textiles, Intelligent textiles, mechanism of various types of smart textiles.
Reference Books
- Functional Finishes for Textiles: Improving Comfort, Performance and Protection
- Functional Textiles and Clothing, G. Thilagavathi., M. Parthiban, S. Viju
- Electronics in Textiles and Clothing: Design, Products and Applications L. Ashok Kumar, C. Vigneswaran, CRC Press
- Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, J. McCann (Editor), David Bryson Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles 6th Semester Lab Syllabus
Official AKTU syllabus
This subject is on page 19, 20 of the original AKTU PDF.