Non-woven fabrics in the medical industry

With the maturity of non-woven fabric technology, non-woven fabrics have been used in all walks of life, not only in daily life and home furnishings, but even in the medical and health industry. Nowadays, non-woven fabrics are used as the materials of medical articles and the packaging of medical articles are circulated in major hospitals. Medical non-woven fabrics are different from ordinary non-woven fabrics and composite non-woven fabrics. Ordinary non-woven fabrics do not have bacteria resistance, composite non-woven fabrics have good waterproof effect and poor air permeability. They are generally used for surgical gowns and surgical bed sheets. Medical non-woven fabrics are laminated using spunbond, meltblown, and spunbond processes. It has the characteristics of anti-bacterial, hydrophobic, air-permeable, and dander-free. It is used for the final packaging of sterilized items. It is disposable and requires no cleaning. Previous: Thermal transfer printing technology for non-woven fabrics