Table 2.

Overview of presented textile technologies with qualitative information on key mechanical properties and production speed.

Textile Technology	Structure	Binding element	Mech. strength	Mechanical stretch	Drapability	Fiber Diameter	Production speed
Weaving	Flat, Tubular, Voluminous	Interlaces	High	Low	Medium	μm to mm	High (up to 1000 wefts/min2)
Braiding	Flat, Tubular	Interlacing	High	Low	High	μm to mm	High (up to 58 rounds/min of carrier3)
Weft-knitting	Flat, Tubular, Voluminous	Stitches	Low	High	High	μm to mm	High (up to 40 rounds/min4)
Warp-knitting	Flat, Tubular, Voluminous	Stitches	Medium	Highly variable	High	μm to mm	High (up to 4400 wales/min [170])
Electro-spinning	Flat, Tubular, Curved	–	Low	Low	Medium	nm to μm	Low (up to 5 m/min5)
Melt Electro Writing	Flat, Voluminous	–	Low	Low	Low	nm to μm	Low (not commercially available)