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Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles

  • 1st Edition - February 9, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Shahid Ul Islam, Abhijit Majumdar, Bhupendra Singh Butola
  • Language: English

Advances in Healthcare and Protective Textiles addresses technologies that have had a major impact in industry for decades, but which are currently attracting unprecede… Read more

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Description

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.

In addition, sections pay special attention to advanced fabrication methodologies and materials used in apparel engineering.

Key features

  • Provides a thorough review of recent advances in personal protective equipment (PPE) design and manufacture in response to the requirements of the fight against Coronavirus
  • Gives advice on improving sustainability through the use of reusable and recyclable medical textiles
  • Explores innovative materials like biopolymers and their applications in medical textiles

Readership

Researchers, engineers, and graduate students working on the development and manufacturing of medical textiles and protective clothing

Table of contents

1. Medical and Healthcare Textiles: An Overview

2. Polymeric Materials for Medical Applications

3. Textile Structures for Medical Applications

4. Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers

5. Standards and Requirements for Medical Clothing

6. Antimicrobial Textiles in Health Care System

7. Structure, Mechanism of Aroma Compounds and Application in the Development of Healthcare Textiles

8. Antioxidant Activity Imparted to Textiles and Fibers for Medical Use

9. Textile Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

10. Textiles for Orthopedic and Surgical Applications

11. Biomedical Applications of Healthcare Textiles

12. Textile-Based Medical Implantable Devices

13. Standards and Specifications for Medical Clothing

14. Protective Textiles: An Overview

15. High-Performance Fibres for Protective Applications

16. Advanced Technologies for Protective Textiles

17. Materials, Design and Technology of Body Armour

18. Fire Protective Textiles

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 9, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Shahid Ul Islam

Shahid Ul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Jamia, he was a Fulbright Scientist at the University of California Davis, United States. He works at the interface of materials science and textile engineering, with an emphasis on the functionalization of textile and polymeric materials for use in different applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India

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Abhijit Majumdar

Abhijit Majumdar is currently holding the position of R. Jaikumar Chair Professor for Decision Sciences in the Textile and Fibre Engineering department at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (IIT Delhi). He has published 145 research papers in international refereed journals. His research areas include protective fibrous materials, operations management, and sustainable supply chains. management. He has authored two textbooks, edited four books, and two monographs. He is the associate editor of the Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) Series E (Chemical and Textile Engineering) and OPSEARCH.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, IIT Delhi, India

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Bhupendra Singh Butola

B. S. Butola is a Professor at the Department of Textiles & Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi, India. His research interests include functionalization of textiles with metal oxides, use of shear thickening fluids for improving the impact performance of ballistic textiles, polymeric nanocomposites and smart colorants. He has edited 7 books.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, IIT Delhi, India

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