COATED TEXTILES (principles and applications)

Аннотация

THE use of coated textiles for protective clothing, shelters, covers, liquidcon- tainers, etc., dates back to antiquity. Historically, the earliest recorded use of a coated textile was by the natives of Central and South America, who applied latex to a fabric to render it water proof. Other materials such as tar,rosin, and wax emulsions have been used over the years to prepare water-resistant fabrics. Due to their vastly superior properties ,rubber and other polymeric materials have become the preferred coatings. Today, coated fabrics are essentially polymer-coated textiles.