Scope of knitting in the manufacture of medical textiles

The term medical textile refers to all textiles which are used for first aid, clinical, surgical and hygienic purposes. Recently knitted products are most widely used in medical textiles and its market share is much higher than medical textiles in other forms due its advantages over other techniques of fabric formation. Although all types of knitting machine available in the market are suitable for producing medical textiles, new range of computerized flat bed knitting machine is ideal for medical textile applications, because the machinery can be used in both small and large batch production.