Textiles have emerged as a promising class of materials for develo** wearable robots that
move and feel like everyday clothing. Textiles represent a favorable material platform for …

Reinforcing the HFMs provides appropriate mechanical and shear strengths and improves
break at elongation. This comprehensive review paper first discusses the fundamental …

Geometrical modelling for tubular braids of different structures is studied and a simple
versatile three-dimensional model is proposed after considering the crimp of the braiding …

Braiding is a highly versatile and cost-effective method of producing structures that has been
successfully used for numerous applications ranging from ropes, composites, biomedical …

The tensile behaviour of braid reinforcement is classically described by the behaviour of
composite elaborated from these reinforcements. Few studies concern the tensile behaviour …

Bioresorbable ureteral stents have the advantage of eliminating the need for a second
removal surgery and hence avoiding certain complications. However the inadequate …

Sutures are the materials primarily used for closing wounds, and their performance is
significantly dependent on their mechanical characteristics. Thus, their tensile property is a …

The success of a suture is generally linked to its mechanical performance such as tensile
strength and knot slippage. The measurement of the tensile properties of sutures suffers …

Braiding is a versatile and cost‐effective approach to generating various composite
structures for mechanical, sports, and biomedical engineering applications, which are …

This book presents recent developments in the area of narrow and smart textiles, presented
during the “International Week of Narrow and Smart Textiles 19–23.02. 2018” in …