Navigation Links
Biotextile


biotextiles” are structures composed of textile fibers designed for use in specific biological environments where their performance depends on biocompatibility and biostability with cells and biological fluids. Biotextiles include implantible devices such as surgical sutures, hernia repair fabrics, arterial grafts, artificial skin and parts of artificial hearts. They were first created 30 years ago by a professor in NC State’s College of Textiles. Medical textiles are a broader group wich also include bandages, wound dressings, hospital linnen, preventive clothing etc. Antiseptic biotextiles are textiles used in fighting against cutaneous bacterial proliferation. Zeolite and triclosan are at the present time the most used molecules. This original property allows to fight the development of bad smells, bacterial proliferation in the diabetic foot etc.


New developments

In the new paradigm of tissue engineering, professionals are trying to develop new textiles so that the body can form new tissue around these devices so it’s not relying solely on synthetic foreign implanted material. One of Dr. Martin King's graduate students, Jessica Gluck, has demonstrated that viable and functioning liver cells can be grown on textile scaffolds.

External links


'"/>


(Date:5/24/2013)... FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Patients hospitalized for ... if they,re admitted on Mondays or in the morning, ... of stay are highest among heart failure patients admitted ... researchers, who are scheduled to present their findings Saturday ... Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 The Mirena ... by recent news that the FDA has received more than ... side effects from the intrauterine birth control device known as ... more complicated issues reported by the women “included ‘expulsion,’ where ... reports of that occurring,” according to an ABC News article. ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs commonly used ... side effects that can interfere with vision, according to ... analogues (PGAs), which are used to reduce eye pressure, ... and changes in eye color, the researchers said, suggesting ... for PGAs. Doctors should be conservative when ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... Amirsys today announces the release of ... instructors and students. Instructors can use the new features ... plan templates, targeted reading assignments, and customized instructions. For ... questions, 5,000 searchable anatomy glossary terms, and easier ways ... is the first gross anatomy resource to provide ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... BestSatelliteProviders.com the online satellite TV ... consumers compare the features and services offered by ... released the rankings of the best rural ... viewing on their website. , BestSatelliteProviders.com ... Adam Matthews, the spokesperson for BestSatelliteProviders.com, “When consumers ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Monday Best Time for Hospitalization With Heart Failure, Study Says 2Health News:Sufferers of Alleged Mirena IUD Side Effects Lodge More Than 59,000 Complaints With FDA, Rottenstein Law Group LLP Notes 2Health News:Common Glaucoma Drug May Cause Droopy Eyelids, Study Finds 2Health News:Amirsys AnatomyOne 2.0 Delivers Personalized Learning Plans 2Health News:Best Rural Internet Service Provider in 2013 by BestSatelliteProviders.com 2
... following is a,memorandum to editorial writers and columnists:, ... Communications,Director, SUBJECT: Katrina Storm Warning, On ... New Orleans,and the Gulf Coast are struggling to ... disasters in U.S. history. Disaster often strikes suddenly,and ...
... A new study released on,Monday, August 27, 2007 ... Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, held in,Boston, highlights ... both. Dr. Susan Buchanan, University of Illinois at,Chicago ... that raise,many questions as to why certain workers ...
... culprits behind the increase, , , THURSDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay ... sport early -- playing year-round, joining competitive club or ... believing they,ll put themselves on the fast track to ... , But for too many of these kids, that ...
... researchers say more study is needed to prove a link ... in damp, moldy homes may be prone to depression, a ... an analysis of mold and health conditions in several cities ... lead to the addition of emotional problems to the list ...
... The Mutter Museum will be taking its two Presidential ... the Arden Theater,s ASSASSINS on September 19., PHILADELPHIA, ... Arden Theater will display the actual remains of two,of ... opening,night of the Arden,s production of Assassins, Wednesday, September ...
... Calif., Aug. 30 Omnicell, Inc.,(Nasdaq: OMCL ) ... safety and operational efficiency in healthcare,facilities, today announced that ... vice president & CFO will present at the Thomas ... Boston, Mass.,on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Campaign for America's Future Memorandum: Katrina Storm Warning 2Health News:Campaign for America's Future Memorandum: Katrina Storm Warning 3Health News:Campaign for America's Future Memorandum: Katrina Storm Warning 4Health News:Campaign for America's Future Memorandum: Katrina Storm Warning 5Health News:New Study Reports High Injury Rates for Hotel Workers, Even Higher Rates for Women and Nonwhites 2Health News:New Study Reports High Injury Rates for Hotel Workers, Even Higher Rates for Women and Nonwhites 3Health News:More Kids Are Suffering Sports Injuries 2Health News:More Kids Are Suffering Sports Injuries 3Health News:Damp, Moldy Homes May Cause Depression 2Health News:Damp, Moldy Homes May Cause Depression 3Health News:Damp, Moldy Homes May Cause Depression 4Health News:The Mutter Assassins Go to the Theater! 2Health News:The Mutter Assassins Go to the Theater! 3Health News:Omnicell to Present at Thomas Weisel Healthcare Conference 2007 2
Other medicine definitionOther Tags