Biotextiles As Medical Implants

Download or read book Biotextiles as Medical Implants written by M W King and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textiles play a vital role in the manufacture of various medical devices, including the replacement of diseased, injured or non-functioning organs within the body. Biotextiles as medical implants provides an invaluable single source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants. The first part of the book focuses on polymers, fibers and textile technologies, and these chapters discuss the manufacture, sterilization, properties and types of biotextiles used for medical applications, including nanofibers, resorbable polymers and shaped biotextiles. The chapters in part two provide a comprehensive discussion of a range of different clinical applications of biotextiles, including surgical sutures, arterial prostheses, stent grafts, percutaneous heart valves and drug delivery systems.This book provides a concise review of the technologies, properties and types of biotextiles used as medical devices. In addition, it addresses the biological dimension of how to design devices for different clinical applications, providing an invaluable reference for biomedical engineers of medical textiles, quality control and risk assessment specialists, as well as managers of regulatory affairs. The subject matter will also be of interest to professionals within the healthcare system including surgeons, nurses, therapists, sourcing and purchasing agents, researchers and students in different disciplines. - Provides an invaluable single source of information on the main types of textile materials and products used for medical implants - Addresses the technologies used and discusses the manufacture, properties and types of biotextiles - Examines applications of biotextiles as medical implants, including drug delivery systems and stent grafts and percutaneous heart valves

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by L.-M. Zhu and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing novel drug delivery systems (DDSs) from drugloaded fibers is a useful and attractive medical applications of biotextiles. This chapter reviews relevant textile technologies, types of polymers and active pharmaceutical ingredients for preparing drug-loaded fibers. Different types of DDS derived from novel drug-loaded fibers are summarized. Future trends and areas for intensive biotextiles research with reference to DDSs are discussed.

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by C.R. Gajjar and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biocompatibility, biofunctionality and biostability of a prosthesis, its degradation and the host response are determined through an implant retrieval study. This chapter focuses on various aspects of analyzing retrieved biotextile implants. Sample preparation techniques, analytical test methods and different test standards are reviewed. Some precautions and the limitations of implant retrieval studies are also discussed.

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by S.H. Kim and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapter discusses the characteristics of resorbable polymers used for medical applications, in particular in cardiovascular systems, in terms of their biocompatibility, resorbability, mechanical and degradation properties, manufacturing feasibility, sterilizability and shelf life. Polymers currently in use for biotextile applications are surveyed, together with recent advances in mechano-active engineering of tissues, especially for blood vessel regeneration, using fibrous elastic degradable polymer scaffolds.

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by E. Duncan and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapter describes the regulatory framework applicable to medical devices, and specifically to biotextiles, principally in the United States, but also in the European Union. With the emergence of new technologies and materials, new forms of regulation have become necessary, and some of the traditional classifications no longer match present-day applications. Problems encountered by manufacturers with regard to premarket approval clearance and material supply quality standards assurance are discussed, as well as issues increasingly arising when one biotextile-based medical device is evolved into another for a different use.

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by H.-I. Yoon and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implantation of a permanent or retrievable filter in the inferior vena cava (IVC) is becoming an increasingly popular option for patients at risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This chapter discusses the size and shaping parameters for IVC filters, and considers materials that are suitable. Complications and adverse incidents are also reviewed. The chapter concludes with specifications for an ‘ideal’ IVC filter and a look at a recent new design that has recently completed clinical trials.

Download or read book Biotextiles as medical implants written by C.C. Chu and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catgut and collagen are the two most well-known natural materials for absorbable sutures; however collagen-based absorbable sutures have largely been replaced by synthetic materials made from one of five basic building blocks. The chemical structures of a variety of commercial absorbable sutures are reviewed. The characteristics, chemistry and manufacture of some nonabsorbable equivalents are also considered. A number of newly available materials, in particular the group of amino-acid based biodegradable poly(ester amide) fibers, are considered, together with the results of trials.