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Medical textiles is one of the major growth areas within technical textiles and the use of textile materials for medical and healthcare products ranges from simple gauze or bandage materials to scaffolds for tissue culturing and a large variety of prostheses for permanent body implants.Recent advances include:The development of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid fibres as structures for cell growthTemporary bioresorbable textile supports for growing human organic tissueThe development of smart fibres - based on naturally-occurring polymers and also on non-animal-based pr

Bandages and bandaging --- Surgical dressings --- Textile design --- Decoration and ornament --- Design --- Textile industry --- Dressings (Surgery) --- Wounds and injuries --- First aid in illness and injury --- Surgery, Minor --- Surgical plaster casts --- Treatment