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Preface
Industrial textiles are the fastest growing and promising segments of the
textile industry. According to the end use of the product, the textile indus-
try can be simply classied into three categories—clothing, home textile,
and industrial textile—and the proportion of these categories may reect
the level of textile technology development. Industrial textiles, also known
as technical textiles, are textile products wherein functionality is the pri-
mary concern. The industrial textiles industry has immense potential in
the developing countries. Depending on the characteristics of the products,
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