This book explores the application of latest technologies such as nanotechnology, composite technology, biotechnology in textile materials for health-related applications. It further discusses different types of textiles and their application in the areas of health, safety and well-being. Various topics covered in this book are, medical textiles, filtration textiles, protective textiles, thermal protective wear, intelligent textiles and many more. The book also deals with air and water filtration textiles and textile-based personal protective equipments. This book will be of interest for students, researchers and professionals working in the area of textile engineering, materials, biomedical engineering, defense, healthcare and other allied fields.

Presents potential use of textile materials for health, safety and well-being Reviews rapidly expanding field of technical textiles and its application for health and well-being Discusses potential use of textile materials for health, safety and well-being

Autorentext

Dr. S Subramanian completed his M.Tech. Textile Engineering in the year 1997 at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and his Ph.D in the area of textile technology in the year 2005 at Anna University. He did his Postdoctoral fellowship at PTFE, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. Presently he is working as the Professor at Department of Textile Technology, Anna University, Chennai. His research area includes yarn spinning, technical textiles and management of textile industry. He has published more than 30 research articles in the international journals, 10 research articles in international conferences and has 5 Indian patents. He has completed research projects and consultancy worth of Rs.3 Million.

Dr. S. Kubera Sampath Kumar, completed his Ph.D. in medical Textiles at Anna University. He is working as Associate Professor at Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Andhra Pradesh, India, and has published 32 research articles. He has 2 patents, in the field of medical Textiles and new spinning technology; his research interest is technical textiles, medical textiles, clothing comfort and yarn engineering.

Dr. Md. Vaseem Chavhan completed his Ph.D. recently in 2022 in the domain of Textile Technology from VFSTR University, India. He is an Assistant professor at the National Institute of Fashion Technology Hyderabad. He is involved in the teaching of technical textiles, performance fabrics and wearable technology subjects. His research interest is textile modeling, natural fibres, nonwovens, and fibrous filtration. He published more than 20 research papers in indexed peer-revived journals and presented 10 conference papers. Also, contribute book chapters to the edited books from international publishers.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Textile materials and structures for health and well-being An Overview.- Chapter 2: Antimicrobial Textiles.- Chapter 3: Health and hygiene care textiles.- Chapter 4: Masks and respirators for nonmedical applications.- Chapter 5: Masks and respirators for medical applications.- Chapter 6: Textile Materials for Air-Purifiers and Cleanroom.- Chapter 7: Textile Materials for Water Purification.- Chapter 8: Textile material based coveralls.- Chapter 9: Personal protective gloves.- Chapter 10: Bandages.- Chapter 11: Textile based wound dressings.- Chapter 12: Surgical Sutures.- Chapter 13: Advancements in implantable medical textile materials.- Chapter 14: Extracorporeal Devices: Artificial Kidney.- Chapter 15: Weaving the Future: Exploring Electromagnetic Shielding Textiles.- Chapter 16: Thermal protective wear.- Chapter 17: E- Textiles and Wearables for Healthcare.- Chapter 18: Herbal Infusions: Weaving Nature's Pharmacy into Textiles.- Chapter 19: Scope of sustainable materials in medical textiles.