Spacer fabrics contain a combination of textile sheets and distance fibers, with a porous structure that can offer high absorption capacities for medical textile materials. Since the distance fibers are often monofilament polyester fibers with a marked stiffness, spacer fabrics can resist high pressure and have a directed transport of fluid and heat. The pressure-resistance property can also be adjusted by adjusting the type of fibers, the angle of the fibers in the textile structure, and the stitch density.
The mechanical and microclimatic properties of spacer fabrics are useful in compression bandages and bedding materials for decubitus prophylaxis. Spacer-fabric-based compression bandages are comfortable to wear, and when used on patients skin sweating is prevented due to the microclimatic quality of the spacer fabrics.
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