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Textile Materials in Medicine – Some Insights on Current Trends

Volume 8 - Issue 3

N Gokarneshan*

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- Department of Textile technology, Park college of engineering and technology, India
*Corresponding author: N Gokarneshan, Formerly professor and head, Department of Textile technology, Park college of engineering and technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Received: August 21, 2018; Published: August 27, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.08.001650

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Abstract

The article highlights some significant trends in use of textile materials in medicine. The kinetics of swelling and drug release of composite wound dressing material in various pH buffer solutions has been studied by simulating the pH range of wounds. Composite dressing material is prepared by grafting polyacrylic acid-co-acrylamide hydrogel on the cotton fabric using polyethylene glycol as cross-linking agent. Natural dyes have been extracted from camphor plant (Cinnamomum camphora) dry leaves in alkaline medium and are then applied onto silk fabric by exhaust dyeing process. Properties such as ultraviolet protection, antimicrobial property, colour strength values, and colour fastness of the silk dyed using plant extract have been investigated.

Keywords: Antibacterial Property; UV Protection; Silk Fabric; Composite Dressing; Cotton Fabric; Swelling Degree

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