Applications of Mathematics in Technical Textiles - Extensive report on the proceedings of a workshop about mathematics in technical textiles, organized by the Scottish Industrial Networking Initiative in Mathematical Sciences (SINIMS) on January 16, 2002. - http://www.icms.org.uk/archive/sinims/reports/textiles.pdf
Investigation of End-Use Properies of Fabrics From Metaaramid Yarns - Technical paper presenting the results of an investigation of the end-use mechanical properties of textile fabrics of various weaves for protective apparel, made from meta-aramid yarns. Authors: L. Valaseviciute and others. - http://internet.ktu.lt/lt/mokslas/zurnalai/medz/pdf/medz0-75/18%20Valaseviciutes%20391-394.pdf
The Scope of Medical Textiles in India - Extensive reports on the current state and growth potential of the medical textiles industry in India, including a list of medical textile manufacturing companies. - http://www.txcindia.com/html/Technical%20Textiles/Report%20on%20Medical%20Textiles.pdf
Chemical Resistance of Coated Fabrics - Extensive information about the effects of chemicals on the surface of PVC, polyethylene and related resin coated industrial fabrics. From A and B Canvas Australia. - http://www.canvasaustralia.com.au/chem/col.html
What are Tech Textiles - Short article explaining technical textiles, their scope in applications, economic importance, and upcoming technological developments. Technitex Faraday Partnership. - http://www.technitex.org/about.asp
Deformation Analysis of Woven Fabrics for Chair Seat Surface - Technical paper, presenting a numerical model to evaluate the construction and deformation behaviour of textile fabrics for seating applications. Authors: Sakakibara Kazuhiro and Yokoyama Atsushi. - http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jte/52/1/29/_pdf
Textile Materials for Technical Uses - Collection of articles about the materials, processes, products and applications of technical textiles and nonwovens. From Tecnitex Ingenieros SL. - http://www.technicaltextilesguide.com/documentacion.html
Medical Textiles: Application of an Absorbable Barbed Bi-directional Surgical Suture - This review paper introduces an absorbable bi-directional barbed surgical suture that does not require surgical knots for wound closure. Authors: Philip P. Dattilo, Jr. and others. - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume2issue2/articles/dattilo/dattilo%20full.pdf
Carbon Nanotubes for Smart, Light and Strong Yarns - This technical report introduces a novel nanotube yarn developed by the researchers in CSIRO (Australia). Authors: Ken Atkinson and Bill Humphries - http://www.csiro.au/files/files/p55a.pdf
Technical Textiles - The Future is Being Woven in France - Information article about French technical textile industry, covering technical textile production chains, research and educational institutions, products and their industrial applications. Authors: France Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry - http://www.industrie.gouv.fr/biblioth/docu/dossiers/sect/textileGB.pdf
Yarn and Fabric Design and Analysis System in 3D Virtual Reality - Technical paper introducing a 3D virtual reality fabric design system whereby yarn structural parameters are used to realistically model a fabric’s structure and predict its performance before it is made. Authors: Sabit Adanur and others. - http://www.eng.auburn.edu/department/te/ntc/2000/adanur/I00A06.pdf
Computation of Permeability of Textile Reinforcements - Technical paper presenting a numerical method to predict the permeability of textile reinforcements and the experiment results to validate the theoretical prediction. Authors: Bart Verleye and others. [PDF] - http://wissrech.ins.uni-bonn.de/research/pub/croce/imacs200507.pdf
Engineering the Performance and Functional Properties of Technical Textiles. Part IIII - Appendix 3 to the final report of the Faraday Partnership's TechniTex research and development project about the present and future applications of high-performance technical textiles, describing the effect of manufacturing parameters on the performance o - http://www.technitex.org/Appendix%20III%20HWU.pdf
Engineering the Performance and Functional Properties of Technical Textiles. Part III - Appendix 2 to the final report of the Faraday Partnership's TechniTex research and development project about the present and future applications of high-performance technical textiles, investigating the porosity of fluid flow through fabrics under differe - http://www.technitex.org/Appendix%20II%20UoL.pdf
Engineering the Performance and Functional Properties of Technical Textiles. Part II - Appendix 1 to the final report of the Faraday Partnership's TechniTex research and development project about the present and future applications of high-performance technical textiles, describing the geometrical and mechanical modelling of woven fabrics. - http://www.technitex.org/Appendix%20I%20UoM.pdf
Engineering the Performance and Functional Properties of Technical Textiles. Part I - Final report of the Faraday Partnership's TechniTex research and development project about the present and future applications of high-performance technical textiles. Authors: Dr. X. Chen, Prof. C.A. Lawrence and Prof. G.K. Stylios. - http://www.technitex.org/Final%20Report.pdf
Modelling Blood Flow Through Vascular Crafts - Technical paper describing the development of an analytical model based on fabric construction parameters, aiming to predict the permeability of a porous textile substrate with specific application to vascular graft materials. Authors: E. Skott Greenhalgh - http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp98/c98-p01.pdf
Knitting Shells in the Third Dimension - Technical paper, discussing some of the issues related to the controlled knitting of carbon yarns into three-dimensional shell shapes, and the effect on the structural geometry. Author: J. Power. - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume3issue4/Articles/Power/power_full_79_03.pdf
Developing Fibrous Multifunctional Structures for Technical Applications - Technical paper describing a quick prototyping unit for fibrous multifunctional structures for technical textile and composites applications. Author: Mario de Araujo and others. - http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2005/Pdf/0120.pdf
Analysis of Transverse Deformability of Spacer Products - Technical paper, presenting a model for transverse deformation in a textile product consisting of two external layers combined with deformed elements in the middle layer. Author: Marek Musiol. - http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2005/Pdf/0107.pdf
Non-Linear Elastic Fabrics - Technical paper describing a research project focused on identifying the materials, the production process, and the behaviour modelling of non-linear elastic braided fabrics and structures for industrial applications. Authors: Christophere Pastore, Eileen - http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp01/F00-P05-A1.pdf
The US Market for Technical Textiles - Comprehensive May 2002 report on the state of the US technical textiles industry, prepared on behalf of the Small Business and Technology Development Center by W. Chang and P. Kilduff. - http://www.sbtdc.org/pdf/textiles.pdf
The Technical Textiles Industry in North America - Article about the state of the technical textiles industry in North America. Production statistics and market volume. Future developments and trends. Author: William C. Smith. - http://www.intexa.com/downloads/techtextiles_talk.pdf
Reinforcement of Timber Joints with Load-Adapted Textile Structures - Technical report on the development of two- and three-dimensional textile stitchbond structures for the reinforcement of load-adapted timber joints. Authors: P. Haller and others. - http://www.vtt.fi/rte/bss/cooperation/paneuro/haller-germany.pdf
Numerical Investigations for Cutting of Wires and Threads - Report on the development of methods for ascertaining the maximum cutter strengths, and the proof of the existence of a span optimum of monofilament reinforcement wires incorporated into technical textiles. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: V. Ulbrich - http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2003/0045.pdf
Calculation of the Pore Size Distribution of PBI Membranes - Determination of pore size and pore size distribution on the surface of membranes manufactured with polybenzimidazole (PBI) fibers, obtained by thermal shrinkage on the basis of the surface force-pore flow (SFPF) model for reverse osmosis transport. From - http://www.osmonics.com/products/Page734.htm