Volume 40.3 of the journal Textiles Progress, this book describes advanced technical textiles products according to the application fields of the fiber materials.

Dr. T. Matsuo is at SCI-TEX, 12-15 Hanazono-cho, Ohtsu 520-0222, Japan

1. Introduction, 2. Textile products contributing to resources and environmental issues, 3. Textiles products for automobiles, 4. Textile products for medical and hygienic use, 5. Textile products for protection and safety, 6. Textile products for electric and information technologies, 7. Textiles for construction and civil engineering, 8. Electronic textiles, 9. Concluding remarks