Prof (Dr.) G. Thilagavathi has been involved in teaching and research in the field of textiles for more than 28 years. She is Professor and Head of the Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. She completed her Ph.D in 2003 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Based on her research publications, Prof Thilagavathi holds a h-index of 24 and an i-10 index of 52 with 1932 citations. Dr. R. Rathinamoorthy is Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He has a google H index of 11 and a Scopus H index of 7 with more than 300+ citations. He completed his Ph.D. on “Studies on odour formation characteristics of Textiles” in 2016. He received the “Young Achiever Award” for 2019 from the Institute of Engineers India (IEI), Coimbatore chapter and received “Young Engineer Award" for 2016-17 from Institute of Engineers India (IEI), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has published 19 national and 51 international research articles in various refereed and non-refereed journals as well as 5 books and 18 book chapters with various international publishers.

• Chapter 1 The Consumer Perception of OdourIngun Grimstad Klepp, Kirsi Laitala, and R. RathinamoorthyChapter 2 Human Odor: An Overview of Current Knowledge and Experimental DesignsPaola A. Prada-TiedemannChapter 3 Sources and Characterization Approaches of Odour and Odour-Causing Bodily Compounds in Worn ClothingMourad Krifa and Mathilda SavocchiaChapter 4 Axillary Odour Formation and Retentio: Role of Textiles Fibers and Fabric StructureR. Rathinamoorthy and G. ThilagavathiChapter 5 Textile Odour Control by AdsorptionAyşegül Çetmeli Bakadur and Ahmet ÇayChapter 6 Odour Control or Inhibition Using Antimicrobial Finishing Rosie Broadhead, Laure Craeye, and Chris CallewaertChapter 7 Herbal Antibacterial Agents as Odour Control Finish in Textiles R. Rathinamoorthy and G. ThilagavathiChapter 8 Fragrance Finishing on Textile Substrate for Odour Control Hemamalini Thillaipandian and Giri Dev Venkateshwarapuram RengaswamiChapter 9 Textile and Other Odours: Focus on Third-Hand Smoke and Laundry OdourR. Rathinamoorthy and G. ThilagavathiChapter 10 Textile Cleaning and Odour Removal Kirsi Laitala, Ingun Grimstad Klepp, and Vilde HaugrønningChapter 11 Odour Evaluation Techniques in Textiles Area: Introduction of E-nose as a Potential Alternative ToolSima Shakoorjavan, Somaye Akbari, and Dawid StawskiChapter 12 Odour Testing Methods and Regulatory NormsAnton P. van Harreveld, Rajal Shinkre, Carmen Villatoro, Charlotte Tournier, and Saisha Naik