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1. Welcome to our presentation
Presented To
Upama nasrin haq
Lecturer
Dept. of textile Engineering
BUBT
Presented by
 Md. Shahid Hossain
Id: 11122107051
 Sharmin Rima
Id: 11122107051

2. Textile use in medical sector

3.  Medical textiles also known as Healthcare Textiles.
Medical Textiles is one of the most rapidly expanding
sectors in the technical textile market.
 Advanced medical textiles are significantly developing
area because of their major expansion
 in such fields like wound healing and controlled release,
bandaging and pressure garments, implantable devices
as well as medical devices, and development of new
intelligent textile products.
Introduction of Medical Textile

4.  The consumption of Medical Textiles worldwide was 1.5
million tons in 2000 and is growing at an annual rate of
4.6%.
 The Indian market size of medical textiles was estimated
to be INR 14.8 billion in 2003-04 and is expected to
grow to INR 23.3 billion by 2007-08. Market is
expected to grow by 8% p.a.
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5.  Monofilament & Multifilament Yarn.
 Woven.
 Knitted.
 Nonwoven Fabrics.
 Composite structures.
Material used

6.  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)
The use of textile materials for medical and healthcare
products can be classified into following main areas

8.  Biocompatible
 Good resistance to alkalis, acids and micro-organisms
 Good dimensional stability
 Elasticity Free from contamination or impurities
 Absorption / Repellency
 Air permeability
Requirements of textile material for medical
applications

12. The various applications of different fibre in medical field are
shown as follows
Sr No. Fibre
1 Cotton Surgical clothing gowns, Beddings, Sheets, Pillow
cover, Uniforms, Surgical hosiery
2 Cotton Caps, Masks, Wipes
3 Polyester Gowns, Masks, Surgical cover drapes, Blankets,
Coverstock
4 Polyamide Surgical hosiery
5 Polypropylene Protective clothing
6 Polyethylene Surgical covers, Drapes
7 Glass Caps mask

14. Reference :
1.http://www.slideshare.net/ttkbal/medical-
textiles-21427912
2.
http://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2012/02/intro
duction-of-medical-textiles.html
3.
https://www.google.com.bd/search?q=textile+use+
in+medical+sector&client=firefox-
a&hs=B9V&rls=org.mozilla:en-
US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei
=udr0U_OeFIySuAT5n4HQDA&ved=0CFYQsAQ&

15.  Medical textiles are one of the dynamically
expanding sectors & development of same is to
convert painful days of patients into
comfortable days.
 As medical procedures continue & transform ,
the demand for textile materials is bound to
grow & grow.
Conclusion