Medical Grade Textiles, biocompatible textiles

What are Medical Grade Textiles?

The use of textiles and fabrics is becoming increasingly prevalent in the development of wearable medical garments, wearable organ holsters, and even being utilized as flexible mesh for medical implants. During the development and prototyping…



sensors in wearable medical devices

Types of Sensors Used in Wearable Devices

For most, the first object that pops into your head after hearing the term “wearable” is likely some sort of fitness-associated wrist wear. The wrist is an ideal place for a tracker such as a…


Hard Sided Carrying Case with a Custom Insert

Should your Carrying Case have a Foam Insert?

At Fieldtex, we manufacture many different styles of carrying cases and create custom inserts for hard cases. When developing a case to protect specialized equipment or medical devices, we use only industrial grade fabrics for…


Introduction to Smart Textiles

Introduction to Smart Textiles

The fabric we wear has remained generally the same for thousands of years, serving us just a single purpose: coverage and protection from the elements. But all of that is about to change. Recent breakthroughs…


Biocompatible Fabrics

Biocompatible Fabrics in Healthcare

Biocompatible materials are materials that are compatible “with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic, injurious, or physiologically reactive and not causing immunological rejection” (Source). Simply put, these fabrics should be able…