Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles

Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles addresses technologies that have had a major impact in industry for decades, but which are currently attracting unprecedented attention due to their applications in the fight against the Coronavirus epidemic. Recent advances in textile technology have opened new possibilities for textile researchers and scientists in antiviral textiles, flame-retardant textiles, antimicrobial textiles, insect repellent textiles, breathable medical textiles, aroma-protective textiles, high tech-textiles, smart textiles, nano textiles, and more. This book provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research and developments on material design, methodologies, characterizations, processes, properties and applications of medical healthcare and protective textiles.

1. Medical and Healthcare Textiles: An Overview2. Polymeric Materials for Medical Applications3. Textile Structures for Medical Applications4. Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers5. Standards and Requirements for Medical Clothing6. Antimicrobial Textiles in Health Care System7. Structure, Mechanism of Aroma Compounds and Application in the Development of Healthcare Textiles8. Antioxidant Activity Imparted to Textiles and Fibers for Medical Use9. Textile Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems10. Textiles for Orthopedic and Surgical Applications11. Biomedical Applications of Healthcare Textiles12. Textile-Based Medical Implantable Devices13. Standards and Specifications for Medical Clothing14. Protective Textiles: An Overview15. High-Performance Fibres for Protective Applications16. Advanced Technologies for Protective Textiles17. Materials, Design and Technology of Body Armour18. Fire Protective Textiles