Development of medical gauze using bamboo yarn

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Innovation in textiles has brought alternative plant-based fibres such as bamboo into the spotlight. Bamboo as a raw material is a remarkably sustainable and versatile resource but the manufacturing process is where the debate really gets heated and the sustainability and green image of bamboo is tarnished. Products made from bamboo are often labelled as ‘eco-friendly’, ‘bio-degradable’ and ‘anti-microbial’ irrespective of their method of manufacturing. The textiles used in the operation and post operative tasks in and around a patient and the medical practitioner are termed as medical textiles which application area embraces all those technical textiles used in non -implantable applications. To cure healing of a wounds area traditionally sterilized or non-sterilized woven gauze fabrics are used directly or indirectly to the wound respectively mainly for absorbing the liquids of the wounded area. Bamboo gauze is light and open weave fabric made of bamboo fibre when used for surgical dressing The surgical wear developed from 100% bamboo fibre result in inhibiting bacteria growth with good tensile property and provides better hygiene and safety for the medical textiles medical gauze is a light material intended for post-surgical wound applications or deep wound healing. Many medical gauze applications are for direct wound placement and maintaining a sterile environment is paramount for healthy, uninhibited healing. The gauze dressings can be medicated or impregnated with antiseptic or made for wound debridement -- specifically in cases where the wound is large and the incidence of necrotic tissue may be present. The two general categories of gauze are made from woven and non-woven materials. Below is more information on these categories and general gauze usage. Many parameters affect the mechanical properties and composite characteristics of bamboo fibres and bamboo composites, including fibre extraction methods, fibre length, fibre size, resin application, temperature, moisture content and composite preparation techniques. Mechanical extraction methods are more eco-friendly than chemical methods, and steam explosion and chemical methods significantly affect the microstructure of bamboo fibres. The development of bamboo fibre-reinforced composites and interfacial adhesion fabrication techniques must consider the type of matrix, the microstructure of bamboo and fibre extraction methods.

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