Health care textiles!!
by Melvin Joe Blogger“Healthcare
Textiles” this term refers to the textiles which are fabricated for Medical
applications. Textile Industry is embedding Medical science into the fabrics to
design Medical textiles for the biological and health Industry. The consumption
volumes of medical textiles are increasing rapidly due to the wide range of
applications. As a result of that Health care textile manufacturing industries
focusing on producing simple wipes to high-end barrier garments.
Generally Healthcare
Textiles categorized into various types
depending upon the usage.
·
Non-Implanted Materials –
Wound dressings, Bandages & Plasters
·
Extracorporeal materials –
Artificial Organs
·
Implantable materials
– Textile used inside of the body
·
Healthcare Products –
Medical gowns, healthcare bed sheets
Characteristics
of Healthcare Materials:
Healthcare
materials have specific features that are very useful in the medical industry.
·
Non-Toxic material and
non-allergic materials
·
Could be sterilized
·
Strength &
Longevity
·
Should have diffusion
properties
·
Contain optical properties
to make use of optical field
·
Fluid resistance
·
Bio-degradability –
Disposable ( Natural & Synthetic )
·
Blood Compatibility
In this
blog am going to write about Healthcare products.
Healthcare
Products:
All health
care gowns, beddings, sheets are included in this healthcare products category.
We all know that “Medical
Gowns” are very important PPE- Personal
Protective Equipment in Healthcare settings. This is a very essential
protective element for both medical professionals and patients. Medical staff
should wear gowns at operation theatres and handling contagious diseases.
Medical gowns protect them from the invisible germs and infectious fluids.
Sometimes
harmful particles could be transferred from the medical staff to vulnerable
patients. By wearing medical gowns these contaminated circumstances could be
avoided in healthcare sites. In early days surgical gowns are made up of
cotton. Later manufacturers blended polyester with cotton to make high-quality
hospital gowns.
It’s the
art to produce surgical
gowns with various barrier features as
well as comfortable to wear. They should be fit to the wearer and allow them to
move without rubbing the body. These barrier gowns resist fluid but ventilate
enough to remove the body heat of the surgeons.
This The medical textile field is consistently growing to satisfy all medical industry
needs and turning every painful feel into a pleasant one. It’s estimated that
the demand for medical textiles would rise and rise in forthcoming days.
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