Textiles are crucial to the medical profession, with uses ranging from simple suture threads to composite materials in aortic valve replacement. In 2020, the global textiles market was valued at US$24.7 billion, with an expected growth rate of 4.5 from 2021 to 2028. 1 Part of this growth is driven by increased demand in the production of body enhancement products such as artificial blood vessels, hernia patches, and engineered tissues.1 Medical textiles are classified into several categories:2 1.Implantable materials (e.g., sutures,vgrafts, scaffolds) 2.Non-implantable materials (e.g., wound dressings, pressure garments) 3.Healthcare/hygiene roles (e.g., clothing, disposable products such as wipes) 4.Extracorporeal devices, (e.g., artificial kidney, liver, pancreas) 5.Intelligent medical and healthcare textiles 6.Furnishing fabrics and textiles in fixtures and fittings in healthcare establishments 7.Components of devices for environmental hygiene control.
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