Textiles and the Skin

by Elsner, Peter

• ISBN13: 9783805574389
• ISBN10: 380557438X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: S Karger Pub

Summary

How textiles may affect the human skin Completely new textile technologies have recently been developed with the goal of giving additional functionality to garments. Textiles have been improved to protect against UV radiation and toxic gases or to enhance breathability. In addition, they may have integrated sensors to diagnose medical conditions or may be equipped with carrier molecules to absorb substances from the skin and release therapeutic compounds. At the same time, the awareness of unwanted effects clothing may have on human health has increased. This volume familiarizes the dermatologist, allergologist and occupational physician with what he should know about textiles, and, on the other hand, the textile or chemical engineer with what he should know about the human skin. Further, it is divided into two parts the first of which discusses the functionality of textiles also in medicine, for instance in the prevention of skin infections or wound healing. The last

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
What Should Dermatologists Know about Textiles
What Dermatologists Should Know about Textiles	1	(23)
Swerev, M.
What Should Textile Experts Know about Skin
What Textile Engineers Should Know about the Human Skin	24	(11)
Elsner, P.
Textiles in the Prevention and Treatment of Skin Disease
Clothing and Thermoregulation	35	(15)
Havenith, G.
Clothing as Solar Radiation Protection	50	(14)
Menter, J.M.
Hatch, K.L.
Laundering in the Prevention of Skin Infections	64	(18)
Kurz, J.
Functional Textiles in Prevention of Chronic Wounds, Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering	82	(16)
Wollina, U.
Heide, M.
Muller-Litz, W.
Obenauf, D.
Ash, J.
Medical Elastic Compression Stockings in the Treatment of Venous Insufficiency	98	(10)
van Geest, A.J.
Franken, C.P.M.
Neumann, H.A.M.
Compression Treatment after Burns	108	(6)
Wienert, V.
Textiles as a Cause of Skin Disease
Occupational Contact Dermatitis in the Textile Industry	114	(9)
Wigger-Alberti, W.
Elsner, P.
Irritant Dermatitis to Detergents in Textiles	123	(16)
Matthies, W.
Textile Dyes as Allergic Contact Allergens	139	(17)
Hatch, K.L.
Formaldehyde as a Textile Allergen	156	(10)
Fowler, J.F.
Cutaneous Immediate-Type Reactions to Textiles	166	(5)
Bircher, A.J.
Author Index	171	(1)
Subject Index	172