The collection of peer reviewed papers presents some of the latest research and technology on all aspects of textiles and materials. The topics addressed in this publication span the entire spectrum of research to applications for textile technology and textile materials. This book contains the accepted manuscripts from the areas of Textile Materials, Technology in Textile Industry, Textile Equipment, Apparel Design, Future Trends in Textile and Apparel Industry, Engineering Materials and Functional Materials, Engineering Education and Management.Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The 184 papers in this collection originally were presented during the Second International Conference on Textile Engineering and Materials held in Changsha, China in November 2012. The authors address a variety of topics relevant to the latest textile materials and technologies, such as textile equipment, apparel design, future trends in the textile and apparel industries, engineering materials and functional materials, and engineering education and management. Editors are Liu and Zhong (Tianjin Polytechnic U., China), Yang (Central Res. Inst. of Building and Construction Co., China), Shen (Beijing Forestry U., China), Zheng (Dalian Polytechnic U., China), and Feng, for whom no background is given.

The collection of peer reviewed papers presents some of the latest research and technology on all aspects of textiles and materials. The topics addressed in this publication span the entire spectrum of research to applications for textile technology and textile materials. This book contains the accepted manuscripts from the areas of Textile Materials, Technology in Textile Industry, Textile Equipment, Apparel Design, Future Trends in Textile and Apparel Industry, Engineering Materials and Functional Materials, Engineering Education and Management.Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The 184 papers in this collection originally were presented during the Second International Conference on Textile Engineering and Materials held in Changsha, China in November 2012. The authors address a variety of topics relevant to the latest textile materials and technologies, such as textile equipment, apparel design, future trends in the textile and apparel industries, engineering materials and functional materials, and engineering education and management. Editors are Liu and Zhong (Tianjin Polytechnic U., China), Yang (Central Res. Inst. of Building and Construction Co., China), Shen (Beijing Forestry U., China), Zheng (Dalian Polytechnic U., China), and Feng, for whom no background is given.