Medical and Hygiene Textile Production: A Handbook: Small-scale Textiles S.

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).

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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