Medical fibres & fabrics
AssigneepSiMedica Limited
InventorsLeigh Canham, Roger Aston
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Abstract
A fibre or fabric comprising silicon for use as a medical fibre or fabric. The silicon present can be biocompatible, bioactive or resorbable material and may also be able to act as an electrical conductor. In addition, porous silicon may be used as a slow release means for example for drugs or fragrances, or as a collector for example for sweat. Novel fibres, fabrics and methods of preparation of these are also described and claimed.
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A fibre or fabric comprising silicon for use as a medical fibre or fabric.
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A fibre or fabric according to claim wherein the fabric comprises porous silicon fibres.
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A fabric having silicon microparticles incorporated therein.
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An electrically conductive porous silicon fabric.
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A medical device comprising a fabric comprising porous silicon.
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A fabric comprising porous silicon, wherein the silicon is impregnated with a substance such that the substance is slowly released from the silicon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.