Non-Woven Fabrics Versus
COVID-19
Disposable & Non-Woven Fabrics For the Medical Industry
Non woven fabrics (Melt-Blown, SMS, SMMS, SS) play a vital role in the medical sector. From surgical gowns, masks and other wearable products to surgical drapes, pads, dressings andfiltration materials, they are everywhere.
Most medical non woven products are disposable, single use items that have the advantage of sterilization or cleaning for reuse. Some can also provide the required function over a limited period of time.
With the latest medical technologies, doctors and state-of-art hospitals are now using non woven fabrics as standard, which are not only economical and eco-friendly but disposable and fresh to use.
Features and benefits:
- Reduction of risk from microbes that cause disease
- Soft on skin
- Disposable
- Air permeability
- Can be sanitised
- Easy to stitch
3P non woven fabrics uses fabrics made from cutting edge manufacturing processes. Our medical nonwovens can be needlepunched, hydro-entangled, spunbonded, meltblown or thermally bonded to meet your demands.
Bi-component splittable or fibrillated fibres, nanotechnology and fibre modification also play important roles in some recent developments, with many involving ltration and barrier technologies. Nanofibres are becoming very popular for medical textiles used to filter viruses and bacteria.
Medical applications:
Isolation gowns
Surgical gowns
Surgical drapes and covers
Surgical scrub suits
Caps
Medical packaging
BS EN 1149-5:2018
Protective clothing.
Electrostatic properties.
Material performance and
design requirements.
BS EN 149:2001+A1:2009
Respiratory protective devices. Filtering half masks to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking.
BS EN 14126:2003
Protective clothing.
Performance requirements
and tests methods for
protective clothing against
infective agents
BS EN 13795-1:2019
Surgical clothing and
drapes. Requirements and
test methods. Surgical
drapes and gowns

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