Medical Textiles
Proceedings of the 2nd international Conference, 24th and 25th August 1999, Bolton Institute, UK
Published on 28. February 2001
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-85573-494-4 (ISBN)
Description
Medical textiles is one of the major growth areas within technical textiles and the use of textile materials for medical and healthcare products ranges from simple gauze or bandage materials to scaffolds for tissue culturing and a large variety of prostheses for permanent body implants.Recent advances include:The development of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid fibres as structures for cell growthTemporary bioresorbable textile supports for growing human organic tissueThe development of smart fibres - based on naturally-occurring polymers and also on non-animal-based protein fibres and structures - for the treatment of wounds and ulcersThese are a few examples of the wide range of textile-based non-implantable and implantable products used in medicine and surgery and covered in this cutting-edge collection of the latest research in this fascinating area.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85573-494-4 (9781855734944)
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Subhash C. Anand
Medical Textiles
Proceedings of the 2nd international Conference, 24th and 25th August 1999, Bolton Institute, UK
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02/2001
Woodhead Publishing
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Person
Professor Subhash C. Anand MBE is Professor of Technical Textiles at the University of Bolton, UK. He has published over 200 textile research papers and holds six patents in technical textiles. He was awarded Member of Order of British Empire (MBE) for services to higher education and textile industry in 2008.
Content
Papers are presented under the following headings: Modern materials and processes; Compression and bandaging; Healthcare and hygiene; Woundcare; Implantable devices; Test methods.