Editorial: Customised biomedical textiles are replacing traditional medical implants

January 2018 | 11 pages | ID: EF3132C9F15EN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

Medical implants made from rigid materials such as metals are being replaced increasingly by biomedical textiles with customised structures as surgeons embrace minimally invasive procedures and therefore require materials which are smaller, stronger and more flexible. The development of biomedical textiles is the subject of intensive research and development and, as a result, textile-based implants are being used in new applications which would have been inconceivable a few years ago. These applications include: artificial ligaments, heart valves, life-saving grafts and spinal stabilisation. In this report, Robin Anson explores the latest innovations in biomedical textiles, including implants made from embroidered nickel titanium shape memory alloy, textile-based tumour endoprosthetic implants, wound dressings made from collagens and viscose fibres, and implants made from three-dimensional (3D) nanospun collagen.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

US court ruling against Johnson & Johnson
Technologies used in the manufacture of textile materials for medical devices
New applications

EMBROIDERED NICKEL TITANIUM MEDICAL IMPLANTS FOR

TREATING FRACTURES TO THE ORBITAL FLOOR BONE OF THE

EYE

TEXTILE-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO RIGID MEDICAL IMPLANTS

FOR HIP OPERATIONS

NET SHAPE NONWOVEN TECHNOLOGY FOR TISSUE

ENGINEERING

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WOUND DRESSINGS USING COLLAGENS

3D NANOSPUN COLLAGEN PRODUCTS FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS

BIOPOLYMERS

FIBRE-BASED MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR TREATING HERNIAS

HERNIA MESHES COMBINING A BASE PATTERN AND GRADED

EMBROIDERY PATTERNS FOR ADJUSTABLE STIFFNESS