Medical textiles testing and quality assurance

Azam AH, A. Shavandi University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 

Implantable materials include molecularly engineered or bioengineered textiles that react with biological media and are aimed at assisting in tissue healing and repairing 

Performance Testing of Textiles. hUp //dx.dol.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100570-5.00007-4 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 

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Medical textiles are classified in Scheme 6.1. This scheme detailing constituents of various polymeric substances (eg, natural or synthetic) and their construction processes as outlined in the previous section is important in defining medical textiles aptly. Similarly, testing the properties and performance of medical textiles with suitable methods under accredited standards is essential. Thus, it is worthwhile to adequately describe all test methods, performance testing features, results analysis, and presentation guidelines of test results prior to marketing and commercialization of a device or product. This is done so that care and quality assurance of medical textiles will be documented appropriately, which benefits users. 

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