Main description:

Healthcare and hygiene textiles and products remains one of the most dynamic areas in textile technology research. An increasingly intimate combination of textile technology and medical sciences has made healthcare and hygiene textiles an emerging multidisciplinary field with tremendous potential. With issues such as rising population and increased concern over the hygienic environment and infection prevention, the need to understand and improve hygiene and healthcare products has become increasingly important. Healthcare and hygiene textiles and products outlines the complexity of applications and developments in the manufacture of various hygiene and healthcare textile products, such as wound dressings; scaffolds for tissue management; medical gowns; bed linens; wipes and sanitary products; and implants, including the replacement of diseased or non-functioning parts of the body. Design specification, application and evaluation of nonwoven products in the area of healthcare and hygiene textiles are also addressed in this book.

Contents:

Healthcare and hygiene textile products; Value added functional finishing and barrier materials; Bandaging and shapewear garments; Wound dressing; Biomaterials; Intelligent textiles for medical application.