2. INTRODUCTION
Textile has always been a part of healthcare.
Combination of Textile Technology and Medical
Sciences has resulted into MEDICAL TEXTILES.
Medical Textiles are one of the faster growing sectors
of the global Technical Textile industry.
Latest innovation ie., wide variety of woven, non
woven, knitted forms of textile increasingly finding
their way into a variety of surgical procedures.
4. The textile materials for medical products can
be classified into following
Barrier material (for infection control)
Bandaging & pressure garment
Wound care material
Hygiene material
Implantable material (sutures, art. Joints etc)
Extra Corporal devices (like art. Kidney etc)
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6. Requirements of textile material for
medical applications
Biocompatible
Good resistance to alkalis, acids and micro-
organisms
Good dimensional stability
Elasticity Free from contamination or impurities
Absorption / Repellency
Air permeability
7. Textile Fibre’s Applications & Functions
Hollow polyester fiber, hollow viscose
Application: Artificial kidney
Function: Remove waste products from patient s blood
Hollow viscose
Application: Artificial liver
Function: Separate and dispose of patients' plasma and supply fresh
plasma
Hollow polypropylene fiber, hollow silicone membrane
Application: Mechanical lung
Function: Remove carbon dioxide from patients' blood and supply fresh
oxygen
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9. Medical Textile Products
1. Bandages & Wound Care
2. Sutures
3. Vascular prostheses (grafts)
4. Casts / Plasters
5. Anti microbial fabrics
6. Cartilage and bone regeneration
7. Stents
8. Cell growth technology
9. Ortho joints
10. Nerve reconnection and regeneration
11. breathing masks
12. bedding and covers
13. artificial liver/kidney/lungs
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11. Conclusion
Medical Textiles are one of the dynamically expanding
sectors and development of same is to convert pain full
days of patients into comfortable days.
As medical procedures continue and transform, the
demand for textile materials is bound to grow and grow.
