Medical fabric and its uses?
Medical fabric is now one of the fastest growing sectors in the textile market place, and can be applied to a range of industry sectors, even outside the medical sector.
These medical fabric applications, are designed to provide not only a healthy product for people that may suffer from allergies, but are also designed with comfort in mind. The most common use of medical fabric is used in CPAP masks, CPAP headgears and CPAP Chin Restraints for patients that suffer from Sleep Apnea.
Medical fabric is highly tested and engineered to follow strict standards, and are also Allergen Free & Latex Free, and have Antibacterial properties.
Medical Fabric comes in a variety of colours, sizes, densities and patterns all of which can be customised to suit various applications for a wide range of market sectors.
You may also see Medical Fabric in the following products or applications:
- Helmets used in The Defence force
- Sporting Goods – Protective equipment
- Medical bandage or supportive strapping
- Safety equipment
- Exercise Equipment
- Airlines or travel equipment
The advantages of medical fabric are vast and not only provide a healthy advantage, they also provide a more durable and comfortable product to a wide range of applications. For example, if, a sportsman can stay out in the field longer, whilst maintaining optimal comfort, then it increases their performance levels and greater opportunities for success.
Or, if a soldier is out on the battle field, where the environment is quite severe, and their protective equipment is manufactured from medical fabric, this encourages greater comfort levels, which ultimately enables them to perform to the best in their surrounding environment.
So how does Medical Fabric Work?
Medical fabrics include properties which help destroy and spread germs or microorganisms which lead to harmful diseases and illnesses. This is often referred to as Antibacterial and as a result, Antibacterial fabric is also referred to as medical fabric.
Additionally, medical fabrics which are latex free, are designed for people who may suffer from allergies or skin irritations. Latex free medical fabric allows the fabric to breathe easier, hence providing the person more comfort.
Textile companies who manufacture medical fabric, are seeing the benefits to not only the medical sector but also many other markets as well, as people are now demanding these products to either give them an edge in their respective markets, as it provides them with additional comfort and health advantages.
Additionally, Biomed is a leading Medical Fabric Supplier to Resmed for their CPAP Headgear, CPAP Chin Restraints and other CPAP Accessories. All Biomed medical fabric products meet the strict Australian and business standards, which are committed to maintaining their ISO 9001 certification for quality management, of their products. This demonstrates the quality and reliability of their products to not only provide customer comfort but also reliability and reassurance to customers who use their medical fabric products on a daily-basis.
Biomed is a leading medical fabric manufacturing company, who has been providing superior medical fabric products to patients for decades as well as many other market industry sectors. For more information on our full range medical fabric applications, please do not hesitate to contact the professional Biomed team on (02) 9758 3855.
