Drug-releasing textiles applications

Spinning process previously was confined to textile industry for the production of fibers. Nowadays, it is extended to production of thin polymeric fibers. These thin fibers have enormous biomedical applications like tissue engineering, drug release, wound dressing, enzyme immobiUzalion,... 

Often drug-coated fabrics can release a significant amount of drug immediately following their employment and this makes these textiles unsuitable for applications where extended and prolonged dmg release is needed. In these situations it is also difficult to ensure that the coated microcapsules remain attached to the fabric surface. Therefore it is important to develop methods to overcome this problem and several approaches have been adopted to resolve this issue. For example, Ma et al. coated cotton fabrics with a paste formulation comprising dmg microcapsules and adhesives (Ma et al., 2009). This reduced the initial sudden release of the dmg and allowed release of the loaded dmg over a prolonged period of time. Studies have also been... 

PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL INTEREST High-cost items for commercialization, but this is less critical where they have potential applications as biomaterials such as soft denture liners, blood-compatible parts (prostheses), drug-related release agents and the like. Other more mundane uses encompass fire-resistant paint additives, agrichemicals, and herbicides, proofing of textiles of diverse kinds, lubricants, and fire-resistant fluids (as low molecular weight and cyclic compounds), and many more possibilities. 

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