Wool performance apparel for sport
RIS ID
91262
Abstract
Although initially slow to capitalise on the explosive growth in the sports apparel sector and hampered by an 'old-fashioned' image, wool's complex morphological structure means that it is uniquely positioned for tailoring into high-performance products suitable for a wide range of sports applications. Indeed wool can be considered as one of the most high-tech of all apparel fibres. In this chapter the benefits of wool in relation to apparel for active sports will be examined against a background of the physiological and sensory processes that create the environment in which wearer comfort must be achieved.
Publication Details
Holcombe, B. (2009). Wool performance apparel for sport. Advances in Wool Technology (pp. 265-283). United States: Woodhead Publishing Limited.