Medical and healthcare textiles /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge : Boca Raton :
Woodhead Publishing in association with the Textile Institute ; CRC Press,
2010.
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Colección: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
no. 75. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Medical andhealthcare textiles; Copyright; CONTENTS; WOODHEAD PUBLISHING SERIES IN TEXTILES; PREFACE; PART IINFECTION CONTROL ANDBARRIER MATERIALS; INFECTION CONTROL AND BARRIER MATERIALS- AN OVERVIEW; INTRODUCTION; WOUND INFECTION; HOSPITAL PROTECTIVE MATERIALS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF SILVER-CONTAININGCEUTOSAN FIBERS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; COPPER-IMPREGNATED ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILES; ANINNOVATIVE WEAPON TO FIGHT INFECTION; ABSTRACT; COPPER AS A BIOCIDE.
- Incorporation of copper oxide into natural and syntheticfibersbiocidal properties of fabrics containing copper oxide; clinical studies; discussion; references; a review of tbe role of microwaves in thedestruction of pathogenic bacteria; abstract; microwave interactions with materials; fixed frequency microwave interactions with bacteria; work carried out at the university of bolton; flow cytometry; concluding remarks; references; antimicrobial bioactlve band-aids with prolonged and controlled action; abstract; introduction; experimental; experimental results and discussion; conclusion.
- Organofunctional silane antimicrobial technologyverification techniques and safety profile; potential uses; hospital blankets; nonwoven surgical drapes; wound care silk dressings; carpeting; uniforms; silicone rubber implants; case study: the arthur g. james cancer center hospital and research institute; summary; references; inherently antimicrobial alchite fibres developedfor wound care applications; abstract; introduction; production methodology; results and discussion; conclusion; references; antimicrobial textiles for health and hygieneapplications based on eco-friendlynatural products.
- Abstractintroduction; natural antimicrobial agents for textile substrates; antimicrobial finishing of textiles based on neem extract; conclusion; references; investigation of the filtration properties ofmedical masks; abstract; introduction; materials and method; results; conclusion; references; lint release characteristics of nonwoven wipes; abstract; introduction; design of measurement apparatus; materials and methods; results and discussion; conclusions; development of antimicrobial polyester usingneem extract; abstract; introduction; materials; methods; result and discussion; conclusion.