Medical Textiles and Biomaterials for Healthcare

Herausgegeben:Anand, Subhash C.; Kennedy, J F; Miraftab, M; Rajendran, S.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Medical textiles are a major growth area within the technical textiles industry and the range of applications continues to grow and increase in diversity with every new development. Recent innovations include novel chitosan-alginate fibres for advanced wound dressings, ultrasonic energy for bleaching cotton medical textiles, durable and rechargeable biocidal textiles, spider silk supportive matrix for cartilage regeneration, barbed bi-directional surgical sutures and intelligent textiles for medical applications.

Medical textiles and biomaterials for healthcare is a culmination of the worldwide research into medical textiles and biomaterials. It is divided into eight parts covering the main areas of basic biomaterials, healthcare and hygiene products, infection control and barrier materials, bandaging and pressure garments, woundcare materials, implantable and medical devices and smart technologies. Each part contains a comprehensive overview written by leading experts in the area. The overviews are then followed by a selection of the best papers from the 2003 MEDTEX Conference, hosted by the University of Bolton. It has been extensively edited to produce what is expected to be the leading reference on this subject.

Produktdetails

• Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology / Woodhead Publishing
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2013-0-17830-0
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 163mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 900g
• ISBN-13: 9781855736832
• ISBN-10: 1855736837
• Artikelnr.: 36154378

Autorenporträt

Professor Subhash Anand MBE is Professor of Technical Textiles at the University of Bolton, UK. He was awarded Member of Order of British Empire (MBE) for services to higher education and textile industry in 2008. Professor John Frederick Kennedy is Director of Chembiotech Laboratories, Advanced Science and Technology Institute, Bromsgrove, UK. His principle research lies in the applications of carbohydrates and proteins. Dr. Mohsen Miraftab is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Medical Textiles at University of Bolton, UK. Dr. Subbiyan 'Raj' Rajendran is a Distinguished Research Scientist at the Centre for Materials Research and Innovation at the University of Bolton, UK. He has earned worldwide recognition in healthcare and medical textiles research.

Inhaltsangabe

Basic biomaterials; Healthcare and hygiene products; Infection control and barrier materials; Bandaging and pressure garments; Woundcare materials; Implantable devices; Medical devices; Smart technologies.