Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Yimin Qin (Director of the State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Seaweed Substances at Qingdao Brightmoon Seaweed Group, China.<br>Professor, Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780081006184

ISBN 10:   0081006187
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   19 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1 A Brief Description of the Human Body 2 An Overview of Medical Textile Products 3 A Brief Description of Textile Fibers 4 A Brief Description of the Manufacturing Processes for Medical Textile Materials 5 Applications of Advanced Technologies in Medical Textile Materials 6 Superabsorbent Textiles and Their Medical Applications 7 Functional Wound Dressings 8 Medical Bandages and Stockings 9 Surgical Sutures 10 Textiles for Implants and Regenerative Medicine 11 Antimicrobial Dressings for the Management of Wound Infection 12 Medical Textile Products for the Control of Odor 13 Medical Textile Materials with Drug Releasing Properties 14 Biocompatibility Testing for Medical Textile Products 15 Regulatory Control of Medical Textile Products 16 Research and Development Strategy for Medical Textile Products

Reviews

Author Information

Dr. Yimin Qin is Director of the State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Seaweed Substances at Qingdao Brightmoon Seaweed Group, China. He is also a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Jiaxing University, China, where he is a teacher and researcher. He has more than thirty years of experience working on the research and development of alginate and chitosan-based fibrous materials. He obtained his PhD in Textile Sciences and Engineering from the University of Leeds, UK, in 1990, and subsequently spent three years at Heriot-Watt University, UK, as a post-doc researcher. Dr Qin was the Product Development Manager in Advanced Medical Solutions plc in Cheshire, UK, where he led a team of scientists and developed a number of high performance wound dressings from alginate, chitosan and other natural polymers. He then went to study for an MBA at Manchester Business School, UK, and after graduation, took up the position of Fibers Product Manager in SSL International plc, working on advanced antimicrobial biomaterials. Dr Qin’s main research interests focus on the extraction, modification and applications of alginate and other novel bioactive seaweed substances.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions