Japanese Companies March to Intelligent Apparel Industry

Japanese chemical manufacturers Asahi Kasei Industrial Co., Ltd. will march to the intelligent clothing industry at 2018 summer. They will focus on the products that can get access to human information. Asahi Kasei plans to combine the US subsidiary's medical devices with its own electrically conductive fiber products to develop the new products for first aid applications and other uses.

Test Methods for Textile for Surgical Drapes, Gowns and Clean Air Suits, Used as Medical Devices

Textile for medical devices is a kind of textile including cloth made from yarn or fibers by weaving, knitting or other types of binding or manufacture and nonwoven materials. But medical device contains more parts, like single use and reusable surgical gowns, surgical drapes, clean air suits, surgical masks, surgical gloves, packing materials, foot and head wear and incision drapes.