Editorial: Customised biomedical textiles are replacing traditional medical implants
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.
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
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