Medical textiles classification

There is a huge variety of medical devices. The range and depth of medical devices (and medical textiles) can be appreciated from Table 12.1, where the FDA classificafimi of medical devices into speciality Device Classification Panels such as Cardiovascular... 

Classification of medical textiles and application of textile structures... 

Scheme 6.1 Classification of various medical textiles (Rajendran and Anand, 2002b, 2012 Islam Kiron, 2015 Buschmann et al, 2015 Anand et al., 2005 Meena et al., 2013).

Since the characterization of odor is critical to the technical development of medical textile materials for odor control, it is important to have a quantitative assessment method that can offer a detailed classification of body odor. In this respect, many attempts have been made to establish qualitative description and quantitative grading of body odor. For example, six descriptive terms can be used to describe axillary sweat extracts acid, chicken broth, onion, sweat (acrid), butter, and floral. The intensity of the different types of smells can be graded on an 11-point intensity scale from 0 (none) to 10 (very strong), using which a highly trained panel of assessors can carry out a reasonably accurate assessment of body odors. 

This book chapter evaluates the definition, classification, and scope of POCs in different applications. POCs represent one of the most widely used polymeric materials. Synergistic reactions between the polymer matrix and filler materials (particulate, fiber, and structural fillers) result in modified properties. This book chapter contributes a brief introduction followed by a definition of processing and an extensive illustration of the different applications of POCs in a variety of fields (consumer, medical, agricultural, packaging, transportation, electrical, construction, and textile). POCs with natural wood fiber are widely used in consumer applications. They result in wood-like texture and properties with the cost of plastic. 

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