Study of functional materials for the development of textile structures through coating and finishing for impact resistant and thermoregulation applications

Abstract

In the present scenario of technological advancement the use of functional materials with special properties for various engineering and commercial applications is gaining importance Textile being one of the most newlinewidely used material next to food it is not only used mere for clothing newlineapplications but expands in its technical applications widely Hence to newlinecontribute the development of technical applications of the textiles in this newlinework three functional materials such as the natural corn starch CS as shear newlinethickening material for impact resistant textile structure development phase newlinechange material PCM nOctadecane for the thermal regulation textile newlineapplications and the silver nanoparticles for the purpose of developing newlineantimicrobial structure developments have been studied each with a specific newlineemphasis as described One of the important technical applications of the textile materials is newlinethe impact resistant textiles Impact energy absorption of textile structures newlineinvolves spreading of the energy over the large surface area This requires the newlineability of the structure not only having the stress bearing capacity but also the newlineability to elongate in order to dissipate the energy newline newline