Description:
This book addresses advances in medical textiles to stimulate collaborative research and development in the field of medical textiles and to equip researchers with an understanding of the steps they need to take to improve effectiveness and enhance the prospects for their implementation.
Review Quotes:
"Holly Morris and Richard Murray have used their specialist and up to date knowledge, on their clearly well researched book entitled Medical Textiles. The book crosses many subject disciplines, including the History of Textiles, the Science/Chemistry and Engineering principles of Textiles, as well as focusing on emerging and innovative developments in the Textile World; including pathological resistance and materials sustainability. The Book has many potential cross application principles to other industry sectors, such as the Beauty/Leisure and Care Industries; where the principles applied in this book will assist in the research and development. Such technology will also benefit countries which are impacted by reduced water availability and assist with improved sustainability."
--Penelope Jane Dawson Malone, Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner-CMCIEH, Industry Fellow of Salford University and Public Health Lead for Keele University, Occupational Safety Health Registered Consultant(OSHRC)
"...the definitive and best available conclusive text on medical textiles. Textile use and deployment in the medical setting is often poorly understood by end users. The current battle to produce pathogen resistant materials, while offering a sustainable solution to the waste currently generated in healthcare will be strengthened by this textbook which offers a systematic review of the topic in a digestible format. This is a fantastic resource which those of us in the surgical community without a background in textiles will benefit from hugely."
--Rupert Wharton (BM, BSc, FRCS (Tr and Orth), Post CCT Fellow, Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington Hospital, UK
"This exclusive and up-to-date treatise on Medical Textiles is an extremely valuable resource for medical practitioners, textile professionals as well as healthcare policy makers. The book thoroughly illustrates the history as well as state of the art in the applications of textiles in medicine and healthcare environment. It has comprehensively covered different types of medical textiles, including implantable, non-implantable, extracorporeal, personal hygiene, protection, and the cutting-edge intelligent healthcare textiles. With deep insights into the raw materials and manufacturing technologies used for making medical textile, along with case studies of real-world applications, this book is an essential text for all those involved in research, development, manufacturing or application of medical textiles in the healthcare industry."
--Tanveer Hussain, PhD, Professor of Textile Engineering, Rector, National Textile University, Pakistan