Includes index.

Front Cover -- Advances in Functional and Protective Textiles -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 Sol-gel technique for protective textile and clothing -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Fundamentals of the sol-gel technique -- 1.3 Sol-gel treatments on fabrics: fully inorganic coatings -- 1.4 Sol-gel treatments on fabrics: phosphorus-doped sol-gel coatings -- 1.5 Sol-gel treatments on fabrics: smoke suppressant formulations -- 1.6 Sol-gel treatments on fabrics: hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel coatings -- 1.7 Current limitations of the sol-gel technique

1.8 Conclusions and future perspectives -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further reading -- 2 Cold plasma coating for protective textiles and clothing -- 2.1 What is plasma? -- 2.2 Types of plasma -- 2.2.1 Atmospheric pressure plasmas -- 2.3 Surface modification of plasma -- 2.4 Plasma in textiles -- 2.5 Background -- 2.6 UV protective textiles -- 2.7 Flame retardant textiles -- 2.8 Antibacterial textiles -- 2.9 Outlook and the conclusion -- References -- 3 Thermoresponsive shape memory polymers for smart textiles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Thermoresponsive shape memory polymers

3.2.1 Classification of thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.3 Polymers for smart textiles -- 3.3.1 Polycaprolactone -- 3.3.2 Polyurethanes -- 3.3.3 Poly (l-lactide)/polylactic acid -- 3.3.4 Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) -- 3.4 Textiles structures developed from thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.4.1 Melt spinning of thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.4.2 Solution spinning of thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.4.3 Electrospinning of thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.4.4 Nonwoven thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.4.5 Knitted fabrics

3.4.6 Textile finishing with thermoresponsive shape memory polymers -- 3.5 Applications of thermoresponsive shape memory polymers in smart textiles -- 3.5.1 Breathable fabric -- 3.5.2 Microfluid device -- 3.5.3 Self-deployable boom -- 3.5.4 Shrink-proof fabric -- 3.5.5 Self-actuating fabric -- 3.5.6 Robotics -- 3.5.7 Filtration -- 3.5.8 Comfort fitting -- 3.5.9 Biomedical devices -- 3.6 Future perspective and conclusions -- References -- 4 Fire-resistant behavior of cellulosic textile material functionalized with biomolecules -- 4.1 Introduction

4.2 Flame retardancy of cellulosic textiles by plant-based bio-products -- 4.2.1 Flame retardancy by banana pseudostem sap and coconut shell extract -- 4.2.1.1 Mechanism behind the flame retardancy -- 4.2.1.2 Thermal kinetics of treated fabric -- 4.2.2 Fire retardancy of cotton textile by using waste pomegranate rind extract -- 4.2.2.1 Application of pomegranate rind extract on the cotton fabric -- 4.2.2.2 Effect of pomegranate rind extract on jute fabric -- 4.2.3 Self-extinguishment by combining plant extract with other phosphorous-based compound and inorganic material