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Fibers for Technical Textiles

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This chapter is focused on the application of textile fibres in medical field. The fibre properties which are required to classify them as medical fibre are explained in detail. A number of different textile fibres including natural, synthetic as well as application-based textile materials are explained with the requisite properties. The fibre properties, advantages and disadvantage of the fibres and biocompatibility for medical purposes for various textile materials are explained in detail. The chapter is beneficial for basic as well as detailed review of materials for medical applications.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Ali Afzal

  2. National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Usman Zubair

  3. Govt. Vocational Training Institute for Women, Samundri, Pakistan

    Muddasara Saeed

  4. Cordillera Laboratories, Lahore, Pakistan

    Munazza Afzal

  5. Department of Orthodontics, de’Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan

    Arusha Azeem

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Afzal, A., Zubair, U., Saeed, M., Afzal, M., Azeem, A. (2020). Fibres for Medical Textiles. In: Ahmad, S., Rasheed, A., Nawab, Y. (eds) Fibers for Technical Textiles. Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49224-3_9

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