TY - BOOK AU - Jayaraman Sundaresan AU - Kiekens Paul AU - Grancaric Ana Marija ED - NATO Public Diplomacy Division ED - NATO Programme for Security through Science ED - NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety TI - Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety SN - 1586035991 AV - T55.3.P75 PY - 2006/// CY - Amsterdam, Washington, D.C. PB - IOS Press KW - Protective clothing KW - Congresses KW - Smart materials N1 - Proceedings from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety, Zadar, Croatia, 7-10 September 2005; "Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."; "This publication is supported by: The NATO Programme for Security through Science"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references and author index N2 - Technology is the key to combating terrorism and protecting ordinary citizens, first responders and soldiers, among others, from danger. The area of intelligent textiles has a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. Each chapter in the book provides an in-depth assessment of one particular facet of this emerging discipline - from analysis of the threats and sensing technologies to ergonomics of protecting clothing - presented by leading international experts ER -