Functional Textiles and Clothing 2023 : Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Functional Textiles & Clothing 2023

This volume contains selected papers presented during the Functional Textiles and Clothing Conference 2023 held at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

The volume focuses on Design of Adaptive clothing for special populations such as people with visual impairment or motor disabilities and the elderly.

Design of protective clothing for fire fighters, chemical protective clothing and comfort of protective clothing is discussed.

Other topics include recent advancements in the field of sustainable dyeing and finishing, dyeing of natural fibres and use of natural dyes and surface functionalisation of textiles.

New and emerging fibres from plant and animal sources, development of novel blends and their characterisation are other topics included in this volume.

The book will serve as a good reference for researchers working in the emerging area of Functional clothing and Textiles.