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Upama nasrin haqLecturer Dept. of textile EngineeringBUBT

Presented by Md. Shahid Hossain Id: 11122107051 Sharmin Rima Id: 11122107051

Textile use in medical sector

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

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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Monofilament & Multifilament Yarn. Woven. Knitted. Nonwoven Fabrics. Composite structures.

Material used

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

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

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

8 Elastomeric Surgical hosiery

Reference : 1.http://www.slideshare.net/ttkbal/medical-textiles-214279122. http://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2012/02/introduction-of-medical-textiles.html3. 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&biw=1366&bih=665

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.

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