They cover a huge range of applications – from diapers and surgical gowns to substrates for electronic sensoring of vital life signs, external use as wound care and internal use as implantables for biodegradable post-operative support systems. Medical textiles and biomaterials for healthcare (ISBN-13: 978-1-85573-683-2 ISBN-10: 1-85573-683-7) Medical textiles and biomaterials are a significant and increasingly important industry. Emphasis is placed on the various groups of biopolymers including natural polymers, synthetic biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers. Related titles: Biomedical polymers (ISBN-13: 978-1-84569-070-0 ISBN-10: 1-84569-070-2) This book presents a detailed study of the structure, processing and properties of biomedical polymers and the relationship between them.