Medical and Hygiene Textile Production - A Handbook

This handbook offers basic information on all levels of manufacture and small-scale production of medical and hygiene textiles including gauze, cotton wool, bandages, sanitary towels and nappies. Topics range from processing raw materials to packaging (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).

List of contents

Introduction to medical and hygiene textiles; principles of textile manufacture; making textiles for medical purposes; testing and quality control; planning for production; equipment suppliers; sources of further information. Appendices: cultural aspects of sanitary protection practices; specifications of medical textiles; wet processing; sterilization; packaging and labelling; glossary; comparison of tex with other count systems.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Hardingham, Allison Mathews
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1994
• EAN: 9781853392115
• ISBN: 978-1-85339-211-5
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 276 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 145 g
• Series: Small-scale Textiles S.; Small-Scale Textiles; Small-Scale Textiles; Small-scale Textiles S.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education