ABSTRACT
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a health-related product used for individual protection and infection control, so those products must contain some standard quality. The application of biotextiles is effectively improving the protection quality and acceptance of PPE in terms like strength, protective efficiency, biosafety, rigidity, comfort, etc. The properties of different natural and synthetic polymers are incorporated, along with different nanomaterials, in the medical biotextile structure through fabrication technologies like melt extraction, electrospinning, wet spinning, etc., and coating. These processes contribute to the increased efficiency of textiles, which is why their use in the medical field is growing. We will look at a few key pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) that have become an important part of our daily lives as a result of the recent pandemic, such as protective face masks and face shields for respiratory control, gloves for hand hygiene and health hazards protection, gowns for full body protection, and nanocare wipes as a health-hygienic product, in this chapter. Though polymer-based products play an important role in human safety, extreme use and improper disposal of those plastic-based products create environmental threats, so proper control is necessary.
