TY - JOUR
T1 - A review of hollow fibers in application-based learning: from textiles to medical
AU - Cheung, Tin Wai
AU - Li, Li
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was financially supported by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, China (Project No. C5015-15G; PolyU 154031/14H).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/11/21
Y1 - 2017/11/21
N2 - Hollow fibers are highly valued in the textile industry. Their physical properties and other superior characteristics make them a crucial material for innovations in textiles in the medical field, where they could provide solutions to therapeutic challenges. The inner lumen of hollow fibers has potential for use in medical and healthcare devices. For example, hollow fibers could be used to deliver drugs to a target site, enhance blood purification, promote cell cultures, and enable drug screening. The use of hollow fibers could have beneficial effects for medical and therapeutic performance; a market for hollow fiber-based medical clothing is anticipated for promotion of an efficient, long-term, and convenient commercial medical therapy. This review discusses the development of medical textiles and describes the use of hollow fibers in different medical contexts, as well as the benefits of their use and their potential industrial applications in medical textiles and clothing.
AB - Hollow fibers are highly valued in the textile industry. Their physical properties and other superior characteristics make them a crucial material for innovations in textiles in the medical field, where they could provide solutions to therapeutic challenges. The inner lumen of hollow fibers has potential for use in medical and healthcare devices. For example, hollow fibers could be used to deliver drugs to a target site, enhance blood purification, promote cell cultures, and enable drug screening. The use of hollow fibers could have beneficial effects for medical and therapeutic performance; a market for hollow fiber-based medical clothing is anticipated for promotion of an efficient, long-term, and convenient commercial medical therapy. This review discusses the development of medical textiles and describes the use of hollow fibers in different medical contexts, as well as the benefits of their use and their potential industrial applications in medical textiles and clothing.
KW - capabilities and limitations
KW - future trends of textiles
KW - hollow fibers
KW - medical textiles
KW - potential applications
KW - production
KW - therapeutic and healthcare functions
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U2 - 10.1177/0040517517741164
DO - 10.1177/0040517517741164
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85045085641
SN - 0040-5175
VL - 89
SP - 237
EP - 253
JO - Textile Research Journal
JF - Textile Research Journal
IS - 3
ER -