Research progress on biomedical textile materials and devices

This paper firstly introduces fibers and products of the biomedical textile material, the basic characteristics of the interaction with the organism and the particularity of the research and development on the biomedical textile material. Then, the status and development of devices made of textiles are presented in this paper, including the clinical demands, the design and manufacture technology of the materials and structures and the appraisement technology of the safety and function. Some representative devices are the vascular prosthesis, the stent, the anti-bacterial suture, the multi-functional dressing, the drug-loaded textile, the fiber-based sensor and the protective garment. Finally, the suggestion is put forward to accelerate the domestic development on biomedical textile materials and devices. © 2016, Periodical Agency of Journal of Textile Research. All right reserved.