Medical and Healthcare Textiles - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845692241 ISBN 13 : 9781845692247

Editeur : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

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, these include 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 burns and wounds, textile-based implantable devices such as tissue scaffolds and sutures, and intelligent textiles.

Key Features: provides a comprehensive overview of medical textiles from the risk of infection control and barrier materials through to directives, regulations and standards shaping the medical device industry; explores developments in healthcare and hygiene products including odor and pH control as well as protective and disposable fabrics; reviews development in the area of implantable materials featuring vascular grafts, knee implants and scaffolds.

Contents: Part 1 Infection control and barrier materials. Part 2 Healthcare and hygiene products. Part 3 Wound care materials. Part 4 Bandaging and pressure garments. Part 5 Implantable materials. Part 6 Medical devices. Part 7 Smart materials and technologies. Part 8 Industry standards and regulations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Subhash Anand MBE is Professor of Technical Textiles at the University of Bolton, UK. He has published over 200 textile research papers and holds six patents in technical textiles. He was awarded Member of Order of British Empire (MBE) for services to higher education and textile industry in 2008. Professor John Frederick Kennedy is Director of Chembiotech Laboratories, Advanced Science and Technology Institute, Bromsgrove, UK. His principle researches lie in the applications of carbohydrates and proteins and he has published over 500 papers and produced over 45 books. Dr Mohsen Miraftab is a Reader in Medical Textiles at University of Bolton, UK. He has over 60 publications in international scientific and technological journals and a number of patents to his name. Dr Subbiyan 'Raj' Rajendran is a distinguished research scientist and has earned worldwide recognition in healthcare and medical textiles research. He has published 121 research papers that include 9 books and 6 patents.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845692241
• ISBN 13: 9781845692247
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 560
• Éditeur: Anand Subhash C., Kennedy J F, Miraftab M, Rajendran S.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italie