What is Nonwoven Fabric and What Are Its Properties?

What is Nonwoven Fabric?

Nonwoven, as the name suggests, is a fabric that is not obtained by weaving, knitting and sewing methods, but is formed by combining fibers with chemical adhesive (adhesive), mechanical or heat (cohesion) ways. The features that distinguish nonwoven fabrics from others are that they are a liquid attractive-repellent, robust, taut, anti-combustion, antibacterial, filtering and flexible fabric. Another feature is that its cost is very low compared to the usage time. It is also environmentally friendly and completely safe for human health. As we have said, nonwovens have liquid repellent and attractive properties, they are resistant to cleaning solvents when wet and dry, which means they are washable fabrics.

Where Nonwoven Fabric is Used?

The area of use of nonwovens is quite wide. This area covers textile, geotextile, medical, hygiene, furniture and even the aerospace industries. In the medical sector, which concerns us, nonwoven fabrics are indispensable thanks to their liquid repellent-attractive, antibacterial and filtering properties.

Use of Nonwoven Fabrics in Medical Textile Industry

Medical textiles are products used for the hygiene and medical care of humans and animals. We talked about how important nonwovens are in the medical textile sector thanks to their properties. If we take a look at the products produced and used using nonwovens in this sector; this area starts from surgical gowns, passes through masks and extends to stretcher covers. For example, masks we use daily are made of nonwoven fabrics produced by meltblown technology and have antibacterial properties.

There are several benefits of using nonwovens in the medical textile industry; primarily it provides reliability and protection. This means that the risk of infection or the risk of contamination is reduced. It also provides comfort to the patient and medical staff. Also, since nonwovens are nature-friendly materials, environmental damage and waste are reduced.

We as Mayamed Medical, continue to offer you safe, comfortable and hygienic products by producing our products from the highest quality nonwoven fabrics.