illustrate the ran
illustrate the range of textile materials employed with this category ,with the type of materials and method of manufacture
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Implantable Materials |
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Application |
Material |
Yarn structure |
Fabric structure |
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Arteries |
Polyester Dacron 56 Teflon |
Textured |
Weft/warp knit straight tube bifurcation plain woven straight tube, non woven |
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Tendon |
Polyester Dacron 56 kevlar |
Low, twist filment |
Plain woven narrow tape coated with silicon rubber |
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Hernia repair |
Polypropylene |
Monofilament |
Tricot jersey knit |
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Heart valve |
Polyester Dacron 56 |
Multifilament |
Plain weave knit |
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Patches |
Polyester Dacron 56 |
Textured |
Knitted velour |
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Suture |
Polyester Nylon Regenerated, collagen silk |
Monofilament Multifilament |
Braid woven tapes |
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Ligament |
Polyester Teflon polyethylene |
Multifilament |
Braid |
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Bone and joints |
Carbon in thermoset or thermoplastic matrix |
Multifilament |
Woven braid |
The Implantable material must meet mechanical requirements for the particular application biocompatibility for examples requires that the biotextiles must interact, with the host in a controlled and predictable way. In addition to these blood cells cause formation of destructive blood cloth. Application of textiles as implant include abdominal wall, artery , biohybrid organs , bone , heart valve and wall, vein, hip, joint ,ligament , tendon , trachea …etc
