Meditech: Medical and Hygiene Textiles
Textiles for health care and hygiene, from disposable gowns and wound dressings to sutures, implants and diapers.
- 6 articles
- 16 standards
- 15 calculators
What it covers
- surgical gowns and drapes
- medical face masks
- wound dressings, gauze and bandages
- sutures
- compression garments
- diapers and sanitary pads
- vascular grafts and implants
Made from
Polypropylene spunbond and meltblown (SMS), cotton and viscose for absorbency, superabsorbent polymer, and polyester, PTFE and silk for sutures and implants.
Market size India: Rs 7,861 crore (US$1.21 billion) in 2019-20, 6.4% of India’s technical-textiles market. World: US$25.2 billion. Ministry of Textiles, Baseline Study 2020, Tables 9.1 and 9.2
Mandatory certification India: the Medical Textiles Quality Control Order 2024 (S.O. 4634(E)) has applied since 1 January 2025, and since 1 April 2025 for small and micro firms. Every item, IS standard and date
Articles
- Technical Textiles QCO List: Every Indian Order, Product, IS Standard and Date
- Best Silk Types for Medical Sutures
- Meditech – Technical Textiles for Medical and Healthcare Applications
- Dressing the Wound: A Comprehensive Guide to Textile Materials in Wound Care
- Medical Textiles Overview
- Disposable Baby Diapers
Test methods and specifications
Grouped by the subject in each standard’s official title. Each entry links to the register record, which names the current edition and its equivalents.
ASTM methods and specifications3
- ASTM F2100 Standard Specification for Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks
- ASTM F2101 Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) of Medical Face Mask Materials, Using…
- ASTM F2407/F2407M Standard Specification for Surgical Gowns Intended for Use in Healthcare Facilities
Surgical clothing and drapes2
Medical textiles2
Specification for graduated compression hosiery1
Graduated compression hosiery, anti-embolism hosiery and graduated sup1
Medical face masks1
Disposable Baby Diaper1
Reusable Sanitary Pad/Sanitary Napkin/Period Panties1
Disposable Sanitary Napkin/Panty Liner/Maternity Pad/Period Panty1
Lasers and laser-related equipment1
Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, f1
Laws and mandatory certification
Instruments in the regulation register whose obligations name this class’s products. In force first; rescinded and replaced orders stay listed as history.
Upcoming trade fairs
No fair is filed under this class. The general technical-textiles fairs are on the section page.
Machines
No machine in the register is filed under this class yet.
Calculators
- Medical Face Mask Type Check (EN 14683 Type I, II, IIR)
- Wetlaid Headbox Flow, Jet-to-Wire Ratio & Crowding Number
- Roll Build, Splice Count & Converting Yield
- Spunbond Spinline Draw-Down & Aerodynamic Drag
- SMS Layer Balance: Barrier Against Strength
- Filter Media Efficiency, Resistance & Quality Factor
- Meltblown Air-to-Polymer Ratio & Fibre Diameter
- Crosslapper Mass Balance, Layer Count & Lay Angle
- Airlaid Latex Binder Make-Up & Drying Load
- Spunlace Wipe Liquid Retention & Release Calculator
- Absorbable Suture Tensile Degradation Calculator
- Diaper Core SAP Swelling & Capacity Under Load Calculator
Raw-material prices
Daily and monthly series for the fibres and feedstocks this class is mostly made from.
US import duty headings
The HTS headings these products usually fall under. Classification turns on the exact product, so read the lines under each heading.
India’s official HSN codes
Codes India lists as technical textiles (DGFT, 2019 and 2022) under this page’s HS headings.
| HSN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 56031100 | Non wovens Of Man-Made Filaments: Weighing Not More Than 25 g/sqm |
| 56031110 | Weighing not more than 25 g/m2: Crop covers, conforming to IS 16366 |
| 56031200 | Non wovens Of Man-Made Filaments: Weighing More Than g/sqm But Not More Than 70 g/sqm |
| 56031300 | Non wovens Of Man-Made Filaments: Weighing More Than 70 g/sqm But Not More Than 150 g/sqm |
| 56031400 | Non wovens Of Man-Made Filaments: Weighing More Than 150 g/sqm |
| 56039100 | Non wovens Other :Weighing Not More Than 25 g/sqm |
| 56039200 | Non wovens Other: Weighing Between 25 g/sqm And 70 g/sqm |
| 56039300 | Non wovens Other: Weighing Between 70 g/sqm And 150 g/sqm |
Where to read more
SITRA Centre of Excellence for Medical Textiles Paid
Testing, incubation and product-development support for medical textiles; SITRA was designated a CoE under TMTT.
Hohenstein Paid
Commercial testing and certification of textiles and medical devices, including physical, chemical and PFAS tests.
AITEX (Textile Research Institute) Paid
Spanish textile research and testing institute with sector pages for geotextiles, PPE, medical, automotive, ballistic and sports surfaces.
DITF (German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research) Free
Research from polymer and fibre to finished structure, grouped by application such as construction, health and mobility.
NPTEL: Testing of Functional and Technical Textiles (IIT Delhi, Prof. Apurba Das) Free
Video lectures on testing fabric low-stress mechanics, comfort transmission properties, fibre-reinforced composites and other functional textiles.
Advances in Technical Nonwovens, 2nd ed. (G. Kellie, ed., 2025) Paid
Covers nonwoven processes and their technical end uses such as filtration, medical and automotive.
Handbook of Medical Textiles (V. Bartels, ed., 2011) Paid
Medical textile types, skin contact, wound care, hygiene and case studies, for product developers.