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ITTA Symposium throws light on medical textiles sector

11 Aug '15

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The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) jointly with the SITRA-COE, hosted a Medical Textile Symposium recently in Mumbai which threw light on the emerging sector of medical textiles.

The symposium was inaugurated by textile commissioner Kiran Soni Gupta, and Dr. Snehalata Deshmukh, former vice chancellor at Mumbai University.

In her address, the textile commissioner spoke in detail about the various schemes initiated by the Indian ministry of textiles for promotion of the technical textiles.

She also appreciated the efforts taken by ITTA in organising the symposium jointly with SITRA-COE on medical textiles and suggested that such seminars should also be organised in other major Indian cities.

Joint textile commissioner BB Bharti while addressing the delegates said that the subjects chosen on medical textiles are very interesting, which will give insights into number of new field of applications.

The first technical session was chaired by Dr. Narendra Mehta, senior surgeon, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.

The first technical session was chaired by Dr. Narendra Mehta, in which papers were presented including; Recent Trends in Medical Textiles; Market Overview of Medical Textile in India and Medical Textile Standards Developed by SITRA.

Dr. Hemant Bhansali, Mumbai chaired the second technical session in which three papers; Recent Developments in Hernia Mesh; Development of an Indigenous Gel Sealed Large Diameter Vascular Graft from Pet Textiles and SITRA's Research in Medical Textiles were presented.

The third technical session was chaired by Dr. Sharad Seth in which four papers were presented including; Why Single-Use Medical Nonwovens?; Polyester Fibers For Medical Applications; Ultra-Fresh - An Extra Level of Protection and Efficacy of Non Woven in Infection Control.

The fourth technical session was chaired by Dr. J T Vyas, in which papers were presented like Functionality in Textiles: A Perspective on Healthcare Protection; Innovative Bandages and Antimicrobial Woven Fabrics and Wearable Physiological Monitoring System.

There was also a panel discussion which deliberated mainly on the opportunities and challenges of the medical textile industry.

The panel concluded that this industry is rising very rapidly and that on one hand, the hospitality industry should make use of these materials, while the medical textile manufacturers on the other hand, should focus on development of new products, import substitution, etc. (AR)

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