Medical Textiles

Teachers in charge

Assoc. Prof. Maja Somogyi Škoc, Ph.D.

Study, Module

Textile Technology and Engineering - graduate, Module Textile Chemistry, Materials and Ecology

Course summary

2 (1+1+0)

ECTS

3

Knowledge verification

preliminary exam

Precondition for testing

laboratory practice, preliminary exam

Lecture type

lectures, practice

Exercise type

laboratory practice

Subject content

The importance of medical textiles in the domain of technical textiles. Application in the medical and related healthcare and hygiene sector. Classification: materials for external applications to provide protection against infection, absorb blood and exudate, apply medication to the wound (wound dressings, bandages, plasters); materials for extracorporeal devices – the artificial kidney, the artificial liver and the mechanical lung; implantable materials – sutures, implants (vascular grafts, artificial joints, ligaments, skin); healthcare and hygiene products (surgical gowns, bedding). Fibres properties for medical applications: absorption, strength, biodegradation, resistance to chemical substance and microorganisms, feasibility of sterilization. Specific constructions and forms. Development trend.

Aim of course

Depending on specific knowledge about medical textiles students are qualified for textile products application in medicine.

Literature necessary for course

A.R.Horrocks, S.C.Anand: Handbook of Technical Textiles, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, 2000 Selection of technical literature

Supplement literature

W.Albrecht, H.Fuchs, W.Kittelmann: Nonwoven Fabrics, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2003