Contents:

PREFACE CHAPTER1: TECHNICAL TEXTILES – A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Definition CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILE GLOBAL TRENDS: PRESENT AND FUTURE CHAPTER 2: MEDICAL TEXTILES Introduction Branches of Medical Textiles Functions of Medical Textiles CHAPTER 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF MEDICAL TEXTILE MARKET Principles of Medical Textile Applications Fibre Used Classification of Medical Textiles CHAPTER 4: NON-IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL TEXTILES Wound care Wound Dressing Concept Bandages CHAPTER 5: IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL TEXTILES Sutures and ligatures Soft-tissue implants Orthopedic implants Cardiovascular implants Hard tissue implants Heart valve design and placement Ligaments and tendons CHAPTER 6: EXTRACORPOREAL DEVICES Artificial kidney Organ function Hemodialysis Mechanical lung Artificial liver Figure 12 Artificial Liver CHAPTER 7: HEALTHCARE / HYGIENE MEDICAL TEXTILES Surgical gowns and drapes CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED MEDICAL TEXTILES X-ray Detectable yarn Diapers: Super absorbable wound dressing: Wound dressing: Hernia repair Nerve guidance channel Biomaterials in ophthalmology Dental biomaterials: Tissue engineering Indian Medical Textile Market Major Companies Supply Chain Swot Analysis Of Indian Medical Textile Industry Indian Medical Textile Companies CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT

Summary:

Technical Textiles also known as Industrial Textiles, High Performance Textiles, Engineered Textiles and Industrial Fabrics are specially designed and engineered structures that are generally used in processes /services of non-textile industries. They are materials and products manufactured primarily for their technical and performance properties rather than for aesthetic and decorative characteristics. Technical Textiles is the fastest growing branch of textile industries worldwide with bright prospects. The total global sale of Technical Textiles in 1995 was US$42 bn. It is estimated to be US$72 bn in 2005 and is expected to reach US$126 bn by 2010. Asia is the chief producer and consumer of Technical Textiles. Medical Textiles It is one of the most rapidly expanding sectors in the technical textile market. Medical Textiles are the products and constructions used for medical and biological applications and are used primarily for first aid, clinical and hygienic purposes. It consists of all those textile materials used in health and hygienic applications in both consumer and medical markets. In case of Medical Textiles the main requirement of the textile material is bioreceptivity and biocompatibility at the application site in human beings. Eg: antimicrobial sutures based on nylon and polypropylene mono filaments. Surgeons wear, wound dressings, bandages, artificial ligaments, sutures, artificial liver/kidney/lungs, nappies, sanitary towels, vascular grafts/heart valves, artificial joints/bones, eye contact lenses and artificial cornea and the like are some of the examples of medical textiles The consumption of Medical Textiles worldwide was 1.5 million tons in 2000 and is growing at an annual rate of 4.6%. The Indian market size of medical textiles was estimated to be INR 14.8 billion in 2003-04 and is expected to grow to INR 23.3 billion by 2007-08. Market is expected to grow by 8% p.a.