Medical textiles scaffolds

S L Edwards, S J Russell, E Ingham et al, Nonwoven scaffolds of improved design for the tissue en neering of file anterior cruciate ligament , S C Anand, J F Kennedy, M Miraftab and S Rajendran (Eds), Medical Textiles and Biomaterials for Healthcare, Woodhead Publishing Limit Cambridge, CRC Press LLC, Florida, 2006. 

In spite of progress achieved, serious challenges remain to acquire a clear and full understanding of potential fiber implications in the field of implantable medical textiles. The product stmcture—property relationship is an important research field. We must be able to mimic native mechanical and stmctural parameters to best suit our devices. We can thus adapt the mechanical parameters to specific applications. Regarding tissue engineering, it remains to develop efficient manufacturing processes for the preparation of fibrous scaffolding. 

Aibibu, D., Houis, S., Harwoko, M. S., Gries, T. (2010). Textile scaffolds for tissue engineering-near future or just vision. In S. C. Anand, J. F. Kennedy, M. Miraftab, S. Rajendran (Eds.), Medical and healthcare textiles (pp. 353—356). Cambridge Wood-head Publishing Limited. 

The 1976 amendment sought to define medical devices. These definitions are worth considering because they have created challenges for developers of biotextiles today. At the time of their crafting, the authors of the definitions did not anticipate the advent of devices such as tissue scaffolds, bio-absorbable materials or textiles with biologically modified surfaces ... 

Technical textiles have a wide range of medical applications, from wound dressings and sutures to implants and tissue scaffolds. This book offers a systematic review of the manufacture, properties, and applications of these technical textiles. 

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