Medical textiles overview

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After a brief introduction to the human body, the book gives an overview of medical textile products and the processes used to manufacture them. Subsequent chapters cover superabsorbent textiles, functional wound dressings, bandages, sutures, implants, and other important medical textile technologies in detail. Biocompatibility testing and regulatory control are then addressed, and the book finishes with a review of research and development strategy for medical textile products. 

Table 12.1 An Overview of the number of medical devices in each of the FDA s panels and generic subgroups (left column), medical devices based, at least partly, on textiles (mid column), and medical devices based on 3D textiles (right column)...

This chapter has three main sections. The first section gives an overview of the current state of the art on textile electrodes and their working principles. Section 2.3 summarizes the advances in textile sensors. Finally, the third section concentrates on textile-based actuators for medical applications, including textiles used for heating, electroflierapy and artificial muscles. 

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