An introduction to healthcare and medical textiles

Content: pt. 1. Materials for healthcare and medical textiles --
Applications of healthcare and medical textiles --
pt. 2. Textile materials and structures --
Materials and structures used for healthcare and medical textile products --
Polymers --
Fibers --
Yarns --
Fabrics and 3D structures --
Fiber --
Reinforced composites --
Finishing for textile products --
pt. 3. Medical and healthcare nanofibers --
Fabrication of nanofibers --
Biopolymers used for nanofibers --
Modification of nanofibers --
Biomedical applications of nanofibers --
pt. 4. Textiles as a source of comfort and healthcare problems --
Microclimate and thermophysiological comfort --
Textile/skin interaction and sensorial comfort --
Types of fiber as related to comfort --
Textile --
Related healthcare problems --
pt. 5. Biocompatibility, bioresorbability, and biostability: solutions and beyond --
Biocompatibility --
Bioresorbability and biostability --
pt. 6. Disposable hygiene textiles --
Diaper --
Other disposable hygiene textiles --
Environmental issues --
pt. 7. Healthcare protective textiles --
Textiles for infection control --
Flame retardant (FR) textiles --
Antistatic textile --
pt. 8. Textiles for wound care --
Human skin and skin wounds --
Wound dressing and wound dressing materials --
Pressure garment --
pt. 9. Biotextiles --
Sutures --
Vascular grafts --
Ligament prosthesis --
Hernia repair mesh grafts --
Extracorporeal devices: artificial kidney --
pt. 10. Tissue engineering --
Bioengineered skin grafts --
Bioengineered vascular grafts --
Bioengineered extracorporeal devices --
pt. 11. Intelligent medical and healthcare textiles --
Intelligent materials --
Intelligent textile products.