Three Major Trends In Textile Technology Development

In the trend of technology development, medical and health care textile There are three trends: further integration of various process technologies, further integration of interdisciplinary fields, and integration and innovation of upstream and downstream industries.

Most of the textiles used for surgical implants and in vitro filtration depend on imports. The focus of product development is on special biomedical applications. fibre Development, forming technology and product development have resulted in significant achievements with independent intellectual property rights.

Medical protective, health care, sanitary textiles and non implanting textile categories for surgical purposes, with a large quantity and wide coverage, have basically been made domestically and can be exported in large quantities. The focus of product development lies in the development of functional and differential products for special purposes, and the improvement of product performance indicators.

In the future, the development of medical protective textiles will pay more attention to anti leakage technology, adsorption odor technology, anti-bacterial, anti blood penetration, anti-static, comfort and other functions.

In terms of biomedical materials, the basic technology research will continue to be strengthened in the future. Combined with the in-depth study of the natural composition, structure and function of different races, human bodies, tissues and organs, macroscopic and microscopic bionic design and manufacture will be carried out to study all kinds of organs and blood substitutes. Biomaterials for tissue engineering are the product technologies closely related to the textile industry in the field of biomedicine, including biomedical raw materials in the form of fibers, and scaffolds made of textile technology, which will be greatly developed in the future. Artificial kidney, artificial liver and artificial lung, substitute materials for soft tissue and interstitial tissue, and biomedical materials such as heart valves are important products.

In terms of high-end medical protective textiles, the development trend of this kind of materials is to develop and enhance the uniformity and stability of medical protective materials and reduce costs continuously. SMS nonwoven composites will become the focus of development. The spunbond layer ensures high strength and wear resistance. The intermediate melt blown layer improves the filtration efficiency, barrier property, particle penetration resistance, hydrostatic pressure, shielding and appearance uniformity of the products, thus achieving good filtration, liquid resistance and opacity.

In terms of new medical dressings, the high efficiency of materials, the high efficiency of products and the high efficiency of nursing represent the general direction of development of new medical dressings. Future products will pay more attention to biological activity and intelligence. The development of new medical dressings, including silver containing antimicrobial dressings, bioactive dressings and other products, requires strong plasticity, good adhesion, breathability and moisture permeability, bacteriostasis and recovery, and has the functions of hemostasis and analgesia. In addition, it also has the ability to promote the proliferation of epithelial cells, fibroblast and endothelial cells. It can effectively absorb wound exudates. After drying, it can form a physical barrier to prevent the invasion of foreign bacteria, and create a favorable environment for epithelial growth. Downstream applications include wound dressing, hemostatic sponge, medical absorbent cotton, medical absorbent gauze, gauze bandage, elastic bandage, plaster bandage, wound paste and so on.

In terms of new hygienic materials, more biodegradable, antibacterial and super absorbent functional fiber materials will be used to enhance the technical performance of disposable baby and elderly diapers, sanitary napkins, functional wipes and industrial wipes. In disposable sanitary materials, the surface material and diversion layer materials should be developed. The degradable properties of the materials should be researched and developed, the softness and functionality of the surface materials should be improved, and the fluffy and composite of the diversion layer should be made to enhance the sustainable differential conductivity.