Medical textiles and Biomaterials, have been identified as major growth areas within the technical textiles industry, as recently announced by Research and Markets. Recent innovations include novel chitosan-alginate fibres for advanced wound dressings, ultrasonic energy for bleaching cotton medical textiles, durable and rechargeable biocidal textiles, spider silk supportive matrix for cartilage regeneration, barbed bi-directional surgical sutures and intelligent textiles for medical applications. 'Medical textiles
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| and biomaterials for healthcare' is a culmination of the worldwide research into medical textiles and biomaterials, which is divided into eight parts. They cover basic biomaterials, healthcare and hygiene products, infection control and barrier materials, bandaging and pressure garments, woundcare materials, implantable and medical devices and smart technologies. Each part contains a comprehensive overview written by leading experts in the area. The overviews are then followed by a selection of the best papers from the 2003 MEDTEX Conference, hosted by The University of Bolton. 
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