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). Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to medical and hygiene textiles Chapter 2 Principles of textile manufacture Chapter 3 Making textiles for medical purposes Chapter 4 Testing and quality control Chapter 5 Planning for production Chapter 6 Equipment suppliers Chapter 7 Sources of further information APPENDICES 1 Cultural aspects of sanitary protection practices 2 Specifications of medical textiles 3 Wet processing 4 Sterilization 5 Packaging and labelling 6 Glossary 7 Comparison of Tex with other count systems