Biotextiles As Medical Implants

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...

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Main Authors King, M. W, Gupta, B. S, Guidoin, R
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Chantilly Elsevier Science & Technology 2013
Woodhead Publishing
Woodhead Pub
Edition1
SeriesWoodhead publishing series in textiles
Subjects
Biomedical materials
Implants, Artificial
Materials
Textile fabrics
Online AccessGet full text
ISBN1845694392
9781845694395
0857095609
9780857095602
DOI10.1533/9780857095602

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Table of Contents:
  • 4.3 Weaving, knitting and ePTFE technologies for producing tubular structures -- 4.4 Improving surface properties: velour construction -- 4.5 Multilimbed grafts -- 4.6 Heat setting for a more resilient crimped circular configuration -- 4.7 Grafts with taper and varying diameter -- 4.8 Tubular structures for other devices: ligaments, hernia and prolapsed repair meshes -- 4.9 Three-dimensional textile structures -- 4.10 Performance requirements of implants in the body -- 4.11 Conclusion -- 4.12 Acknowledgements -- 4.13 References -- 5 Surface modification of biotextiles for medical applications -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Nano-coatings -- 5.3 Preparation of textile surfaces -- 5.4 Plasma technologies for surface treatment -- 5.5 Measuring surface properties of textiles: SEM and XPS -- 5.6 Testing antimicrobial coatings -- 5.7 Applications of surface treatments in medical textiles -- 5.8 Future trends -- 5.9 Sources of further information and advice -- 5.10 References -- 6 Sterilization techniques for biotextiles for medical applications -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Bioburden and principles of sterilization -- 6.3 Traditional sterilization: advantages and disadvantages -- 6.4 Emerging and less traditional sterilization methods -- 6.5 Radiochemical sterilization (RCS) -- 6.6 Application of RCS technology -- 6.7 Conclusion and future trends -- 6.8 Sources of further information and advice -- 6.9 References -- 7 Regulation of biotextiles for medical use -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 US regulation of biotextiles -- 7.3 European Union regulation of biotextiles -- 7.4 Quality standards for biotextiles -- 7.5 The role of quality standards in the development of biotextiles -- 7.6 Safety issues with 'me-too' products with new intended uses -- 7.7 Dealing with cutting-edge technology -- 7.8 Conclusion -- 7.9 References -- 8 Retrieval studies for medical biotextiles
  • 18.4 Historical methods of ASD repair -- 18.5 Current noninvasive treatments, therapies and devices used to repair ASDs -- 18.6 Advantages and disadvantages of the current technology -- 18.7 Future trends -- 18.8 Conclusion -- 18.9 Sources of further information and advice -- 18.10 References -- 19 Hemostatic wound dressings -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 The importance of hemostatic textiles -- 19.3 Understanding the clotting of blood -- 19.4 Influence of foreign surfaces on blood clotting -- 19.5 Existing hemostatic materials -- 19.6 Future trends -- 19.7 References -- 20 Anterior cruciate ligament prostheses using biotextiles -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Anatomy and structure of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) -- 20.3 Biomechanics of the ACL -- 20.4 Clinical problems associated with the ACL -- 20.5 Diagnosis and treatment of ACL ruptures -- 20.6 Autograft for ACL reconstruction -- 20.7 Allograft for ACL reconstruction -- 20.8 Graft healing in ACL reconstructive surgery -- 20.9 The use of synthetic materials and prostheses in ACL reconstructive surgery -- 20.10 Complications with synthetic ligaments -- 20.11 Augmentation devices -- 20.12 Tissue engineering and scaffolds -- 20.13 Xenografts -- 20.14 Conclusion -- 20.15 References -- 21 Endovascular prostheses for aortic aneurysms: a new era for vascular surgery -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 History and advantages of stent grafts -- 21.3 Stent graft design and performance -- 21.4 Prefenestrated devices for juxtarenal aneurysms -- 21.5 Novel approaches to the treatment of juxtarenal and suprarenal aneurysms -- 21.6 Conclusion -- 21.7 References -- Index
  • Cover -- Biotextiles as medical implants -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor contact details -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles -- Preface -- Introduction -- Reference -- Part I Technologies -- 1 Manufacture, types and properties of biotextiles for medical applications -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Fiber structure -- 1.3 Formation of synthetic fibers -- 1.4 Processing of short (staple) and continuous (filament) fibers -- 1.5 Understanding structure in fibers -- 1.6 Fibrous materials used in medicine -- 1.7 Key fiber properties -- 1.8 Textile assemblies and their characteristics -- 1.9 Conclusion -- 1.10 Sources of further information and advice -- 1.11 Acknowledgments -- 1.12 References -- 2 Nanofiber structures for medical biotextiles -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Techniques for producing nanofibers -- 2.3 The electrospinning process -- 2.4 Using electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) fibers as scaffolds for tissue engineering -- 2.5 Co-axial bicomponent nanofibers and their production -- 2.6 Case study: collagen/PCL bicomponent nanofiber scaffolds for engineering bone tissues -- 2.7 In vivo case study: engineering of blood vessels -- 2.8 Miscellaneous applications of co-axial nanofiber structures -- 2.9 Conclusion -- 2.10 References -- 3 Resorbable polymers for medical applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Polymer degradation -- 3.3 Mechanical properties of existing resorbable polymers -- 3.4 Mechano-active tissue engineering -- 3.5 Elastomeric properties of fiber-forming copolymers -- 3.6 Elastomeric resorbable polymers for vascular tissue engineering -- 3.7 Conclusion and future trends -- 3.8 Sources of further information and advice -- 3.9 References -- 4 Shaped biotextiles for medical implants -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Vascular grafts: key developments
  • 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The development of barbed sutures -- 13.3 Materials for barbed sutures -- 13.4 Barbed suture design and manufacture -- 13.5 Testing and characterization -- 13.6 Properties of barbed sutures -- 13.7 Surgical techniques using barbed sutures -- 13.8 Applications of barbed sutures -- 13.9 Sources of further information and advice -- 13.10 Acknowledgement -- 13.11 References -- 14 Small-diameter arterial grafts using biotextiles -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Understanding compliance -- 14.3 Tests for compliance -- 14.4 Testing compliance in practice: a case study -- 14.5 Engineering small-diameter vascular grafts by weaving -- 14.6 Using elastomeric threads to construct small-diameter vascular grafts -- 14.7 Summary -- 14.8 Acknowledgements -- 14.9 References -- 15 Vascular prostheses for open surgery -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Arterial pathologies -- 15.3 The development of modern vascular surgery -- 15.4 Vascular grafts of biological origin -- 15.5 Vascular prostheses from synthetic polymers and biopolymers -- 15.6 Improving current vascular prostheses -- 15.7 Conclusion -- 15.8 References -- 16 Biotextiles as percutaneous heart valves -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Heart valve replacement: critical issues -- 16.3 Textile valves: manufacturing requirements -- 16.4 Textile valves: in vitro performance -- 16.5 Textile valves: long-term performance -- 16.6 Textile valves: in vivo performance -- 16.7 Conclusions and future trends -- 16.8 References -- 17 Biotextiles as vena cava filters -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Current filters for embolic protection in the IVC -- 17.3 An 'ideal' IVC filter design -- 17.4 References -- 18 Biotextiles for atrial septal defect repair -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Anatomy and physiology of a normal functioning heart -- 18.3 Epidemiology, pathology, incidence and patient population of ASDs
  • 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Standards and animal models for implant retrieval studies -- 8.3 Testing retrieved biotextile implants: harvesting, test planning, sample preparation and cleaning -- 8.4 Testing retrieved biotextile implants: analytical techniques -- 8.5 Specialized tests for specific retrieval studies -- 8.6 Precautions for retrieval studies -- 8.7 Limitations of retrieval studies -- 8.8 Conclusion and future trends -- 8.9 References -- Part II Applications -- 9 Drug delivery systems using biotextiles -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Types of drugs -- 9.3 Types of polymers -- 9.4 Technologies and fiber structures -- 9.5 Types of drug delivery systems (DDS) -- 9.6 Future trends -- 9.7 Acknowledgements -- 9.8 References -- 10 Types and properties of surgical sutures -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Classification of suture materials -- 10.3 Essential properties of suture materials -- 10.4 Dyes and coatings to improve suture identification and properties -- 10.5 References -- 10.6 Appendix: further information on sutures -- 11 Materials for absorbable and nonabsorbable surgical sutures -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Natural materials for absorbable sutures -- 11.3 Synthetic materials for absorbable sutures -- 11.4 Materials for nonabsorbable sutures -- 11.5 Future trends -- 11.6 Sources of further information and advice -- 11.7 References -- 11.8 Appendix: further information on sutures -- 12 Surgical knot performance in sutures -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Tensile properties of knotted sutures -- 12.3 Knot strength -- 12.4 Performance in dynamic tests -- 12.5 Knot security -- 12.6 Friction in sutures and friction-based hypothesis of knot security -- 12.7 The use of lasers to improve knot security -- 12.8 The use of tissue adhesive to improve knot security -- 12.9 Conclusion -- 12.10 Acknowledgements -- 12.11 References -- 13 Barbed suture technology