Medical and healthcare textiles / edited by S.C. Anand [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anand, Subhash.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles

Woodhead publishing in textiles ; no. 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biomedical materials--Congresses.

Biomedical materials.

Medical supplies--Congresses.

Medical supplies.

Textile fabrics--Congresses.

Textile fabrics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (558 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medical textiles remain one of the most dynamic areas of research in textiles. Medical and healthcare textiles is the fourth in a series of conferences held at the University of Bolton. Like its predecessors, it has attracted papers from some of the leading international centres of expertise in the field. Contributors cover a range of topics including emerging textile-based biomaterials, hygienic textiles, the use of textiles in infection control and as barrier materials, bandaging and pressure garments for managing chronic infections such as ulcers, the role of textiles in the management of b

Contents:

INCORPORATION OF COPPER OXIDE INTO NATURAL AND SYNTHETICFIBERSBIOCIDAL PROPERTIES OF FABRICS CONTAINING COPPER OXIDE; CLINICAL STUDIES; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; A REVIEW OF TBE ROLE OF MICROWAVES IN THEDESTRUCTION OF PATHOGENIC BACTERIA; ABSTRACT; MICROWAVE INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS; FIXED FREQUENCY MICROWAVE INTERACTIONS WITH BACTERIA; WORK CARRIED OUT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON; FLOW CYTOMETRY; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; ANTIMICROBIAL BIOACTLVE BAND-AIDS WITH PROLONGED AND CONTROLLED ACTION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION

REFERENCESCOMPARISON OF ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILE TREATMENTS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; EVALUATION OF PLASMA-DEPOSITED ANTI-ADHESIVE ANDANTI-BACTERIAL COATINGS ON MEDICAL TEXTILES; ABSTRACT; PLASMA TREATMENT OF TEXTILES; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY (XPS); TIME-OF-FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY (ToFSIMS); REFERENCES; CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF INFECTIONS IN HOSPITAL WARDS BY THE USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS ON MEDICAL TEXTILES AND SURFACES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MICROORGANISMS; ANTIMICROBLALS

ORGANOFUNCTIONAL SILANE ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGYVERIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND SAFETY PROFILE; POTENTIAL USES; HOSPITAL BLANKETS; NONWOVEN SURGICAL DRAPES; WOUND CARE SILK DRESSINGS; CARPETING; UNIFORMS; SILICONE RUBBER IMPLANTS; CASE STUDY: THE ARTHUR G. JAMES CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; INHERENTLY ANTIMICROBIAL ALCHITE FIBRES DEVELOPEDFOR WOUND CARE APPLICATIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; PRODUCTION METHODOLOGY; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILES FOR HEALTH AND HYGIENEAPPLICATIONS BASED ON ECO-FRIENDLYNATURAL PRODUCTS

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION; NATURAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS FOR TEXTILE SUBSTRATES; ANTIMICROBIAL FINISHING OF TEXTILES BASED ON NEEM EXTRACT; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INVESTIGATION OF THE FILTRATION PROPERTIES OFMEDICAL MASKS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHOD; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; LINT RELEASE CHARACTERISTICS OF NONWOVEN WIPES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DESIGN OF MEASUREMENT APPARATUS; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL POLYESTER USINGNEEM EXTRACT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS; METHODS; RESULT AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-85709-034-8

OCLC:

867318421