North India Section of Textile Institute, Manchester (NISTI), Department of Textiles Technology (IIT Delhi) and AIIMS are jointly organizing a one-day event – ‘Medical Textiles Conclave: An Interface between Medical and Textile Fraternity’ on December 6, 2015 at PHD House in New Delhi.
Applications of textiles in the medical sector (medical textiles) are diverse and vary from a single thread suture or a simple gauze to the highly complex composite structures used as permanent body implants and from simple masks and sheets to scaffolds used for tissue engineering. The huge requirement for these medical products is currently met through imports, as there are hardly any large scale domestic manufacturers in this segment while some products are not available at all. Thus, medical textiles - is an emerging sector of the textile industry which has immense scope and potential in the country.
While on one hand, the textile industry is looking for product diversification and value addition, on the other, the medical sector is looking for products that are affordable, accessible and meet the unique healthcare needs of the Indian population. In light of the above, this joint conclave is being organised with an aim to create an interdisciplinary platform for doctors, textile manufacturers, converters and researchers of medical textiles to comprehend the market potential and to explore the prospects for domestic production. The conclave will focus on the ‘need identification’ and potential for ‘Make in India’.
