Medical textiles nonimplantable materials

Medical textile products can be divided into four groups depending upon the usage healthcare and hygiene products, extracorporeal devices, implantable materials, and nonimplantable materials. 

Nonimplantable materials are used for external applications on the body and may or may not make contact with the skin. They include wound dressings, bandages, plasters, pressure garments, orthopedic belts, etc. Table 2.4 shows some examples of nonimplantable medical textile materials. 

Table 2.4 Examples of nonimplantable medical textile materials...

Surgical dressings are one of the main types of nonimplantable medical textile products, and are used to cover, protect, and support the injured or diseased body part, and to absorb fluid from wounds. There are five different types of materials. 

As the basic component of medical textile materials, the structures and properties of the constituent polymers have a significant effect on the biodegradability, biocompatibility, absorbency, antimicrobial property, and other functional performances of the final medical textile products. Functional modifications of polymers have far-reaching effects on the fibers, yams, fabrics, and textile materials that are processed in a series of downstream operations. In order to generate the desired product performance characteristics for their diverse applications such as hygiene, protection, therapeutic, nonimplantable or implantable materials, extracorporeal devices, etc., the chemical and physical structures of the relevant polymers should be engineered to suit their required specifications. 

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