“This market has taken a huge leap forward with the ability of nonwoven products demonstrating high resistance to contaminations, exhibiting absorbency and barrier properties and ensuring comfort while in use,” says Neha Sharma, research analyst at MarketsandMarkets in Packaging, Construction, and Mining. “The healthcare industry has significantly transited from reusable medical fabrics to disposable, nonwoven-based fabrics across the world. This high demand for medical nonwoven products can be credited to the increase in the adoption of infection control measures by the medical community.”
The shift in trend from reusable medical products to single-use nonwoven products is due to the fact that the microbial penetration resistance of single-use medical nonwoven products is very high compared to reusable ones, she points out.
In a study on the Medical nonwoven fabnric Packaging Market, MarketsandMarkets explored the use of nonwovens in medical applications. Nonwovens—a major raw material in medical packaging—recorded a market size of $5.46 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $7.23 billion by 2022. The researcher says this market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.8% between 2017 to 2022.
“Rapid advancements in the medical procedures and technologies have fostered the demand for nonwovens in the medical sector,” Sharma explains. “Medical fabrics are required to possess sufficient strength so that they can resist tearing and can repel body fluids, including blood. Nonwoven fabrics, owing to their high liquid resistance capabilities, tensile strength and hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties, have gained high traction in the medical industry. Medical nonwoven manufacturers are focusing on the introduction of new products with improved barrier protection.”
Marika Mäkilä, Suominen’s product manager, Medical, also discusses the many favorable qualities of single-use nonwoven based products over their reusable counterparts. Among them are performance and engineered properties, cleanliness, disposability of contaminated products and related safety aspects. “Depending on the end product, preferred and beneficial functionalities may be e.g. better softness, conformability, lower linting or liquid absorption,” she adds.
The Finnish nonwovens producer recently added Fibrella Wrap to its medical range of products in South America. A soft and skin-friendly material, Fibrella Wrap can be used for paddings used under casts to protect bones and for any wound care application where cushion is needed. It is a stretchy nonwoven material that conforms well to body contours, making the patient feel more comfortable when wearing a cast.
“In South America, cotton wadding is the most typical material used under casts and in wound care but it has two major weaknesses: it has no strength and it can be difficult to apply for the clinicians,” Mäkilä explains. “Fibrella Wrap is strong enough to be applied in a circular fashion while can also be easily torn when needed.”
Fibrella Wrap utilizes Suominen’s recent investments in upgraded production technology in its Paulínia, Brazil, plant.
Meanwhile, Freudenberg Performance Materials, which focuses on the wound care segment of the medical market, has been able to expand its technology base since it acquired polyurethane (PU) foam manufacturer Polymer Health Technologies in 2015.
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