7 ways nonwoven keep hospitals hygienic

As we know, hospitals are waging daily wars on bacteria and viruses to minimize the risk of them spreading. Disposable products are many hospitals' best weapon in order to stay hygienic. Nonwoven is an industry textile widely used in disposable products – often as a more comfortable replacement for paper.

1. Disposable clothes

Well, it may often not look that that stylish but disposable clothes in nonwoven for patients and personnel are often soft and surprisingly comfortable. Nowadays there is even elastic nonwovens to add to the comfort. And as nonwovens can be welded together, the clothes also have decent durability

2. Curtains

Curtains that separates patients’ beds are ideal seedbeds for the spread of bacteria and viruses as patients and hospital personnel are constantly opening and closing them. That’s why many hospitals have replaced fabric curtains that need constant cleaning and washing, or paper curtains that easily tear apart, with disposable nonwoven curtains.

Nonwovens can look and feel surprisingly like fabric yet is more durable than paper.

3. Masks

During surgery and in infection sensitive hospital sections, the use of mask is mandatory. Nonwoven masks are soft, breathable and keeps the air hygienic.

4. Wound absorbents

Nonwoven is often used in absorbents for patients with wounds or during surgery to absorb liquids – both for hygienic and surgical technical reasons.

5. Urine bags

Urine bags are often close to patients’ skin. Many urine bags are coated with a layer of soft nonwoven (often spunlace) that breaths and absorbs moisture so that patients’ are relieved from discomfort while also minimizing the growth of bacteria.

6. Disposable bed coasters

In hospital examinations room, the bed often has a disposable coaster that is changed for each patient. Many hospitals have replaced those easily tearable brownish paper coaster that rustle uncomfortably when you try an lay on them with nonwoven bed coasters instead. Nonwoven bed coasters are not only soft and comfortable, they are pliable, durable and resistant to liquids.

7. Sterilization wraps for medical instruments

In order to keep medical instruments sterile, they can be placed in colour coded nonwoven wraps upon sterilization. This helps medical personnel keep track on sterile instrument and also ensure that instruments stay sterile throughout transport and handling before surgery.

Learn more about disposable medical products in nonwowven here. If you are a manufacturer of disposable medical products, you can order nonwoven samples at our website: https://www.nonwoven.se/en/order-samples/