Developments in medical textiles

December 2013 | 35 pages | ID: D3FED585AD2EN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

Textiles and fibres have long played a vital role in the medical and healthcare sector. In recent years, however, the role played by fibre-based materials has advanced dramatically. For example, silicon fibres are now used to produce textiles for use in the manufacture of biodegradable implantable devices, and nonwoven textiles are being used to manufacture implants for use in tissue engineering. Textile-based stents are helping to support and keep veins and arteries open, and many of these devices are complex structures which require the use of sophisticated manufacturing technologies. Also, fibres are being used to reinforce medical balloons which assist surgeons in the repair of spinal injuries and collapsed arteries. Furthermore, devices made from textile fibres can be implanted to release therapeutic drugs at controlled rates and over controlled lengths of time. The report contains insight and analysis of a wide range of developments from companies, developers and other organisations involved in the sector, including: Abdul Barr and Al-Fakhouri Hani; Bard Peripheral Vascular; BASF; Bio Med Sciences (BMS); Centre de Coop?ration Technique et P?dagogique (CECOTEPE); Dale R Peterson; Deutschen Institute f?r Textil- und Faserforschung (DITF-German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research); Ethicon; Med Institute; Quick-Med Technologies; Precision Fabrics; PSI Medica; Ronald Rakos and Krzysztof Sowinski; Tepha; Textronics; University of Delaware; and Zeus Industrial Products.

Contents

SUMMARY

STENTS, GRAFTS AND STENT GRAFTS

Stents
Grafts
Stent grafts
Innovations in stents, grafts and stent grafts

MEDICAL BALLOONS

Innovations in medical balloons

ABSORBABLE MEDICAL TEXTILES

Innovations in absorbable medical textiles

TEXTILE REINFORCEMENTS FOR SUTURES

Innovations in textile reinforcements for sutures

MEDICAL TEXTILES FOR THE REPAIR OF HERNIAS

Innovations in medical textiles for the repair of hernias

MEDICAL TEXTILES FOR THE CONTROL OF BLEEDING

Innovations in medical textiles for the control of bleeding

MEDICAL TEXTILES FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING SKIN


CONDITIONS

Innovations in medical textiles for preventing and treating skin conditions

MEDICAL TEXTILES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SCARS

Innovations in medical textiles for the treatment of scars

MULTIFUNCTIONAL MEDICAL TEXTILES

Innovations in multifunctional textiles

ANTIMICROBIAL MEDICAL TEXTILES

Innovations in antimicrobial treatments for medical textiles
Antimicrobial composites
Innovations in antimicrobial composites

MEDICAL TEXTILES MADE FROM SILICON FIBRES WHICH

DELIVER DRUGS

Innovations in silicon fibres for use in medical textiles

PUNCTURE-RESISTANT SURGICAL GLOVES

Innovations in puncture-resistant surgical gloves

DIAPERS AND SANITARY TOWELS

Innovations in diapers and sanitary towels

METHODS FOR STERILISING MEDICAL TEXTILES USING OZONE

Innovations in methods for sterilising medical textiles using ozone

TEXTILE ELECTRODES FOR MONITORING A PATIENT’S VITAL SIGNS

Innovations in textile electrodes for monitoring a patient’s vital signs