Design and development of warp knitting structures for ECMO membrane fabrics

Lifeng Xi, Hengshu Zhou, Wei Jia, Gedian Liu, Haisang Liu, Ailan Wan, Fenglin Xia, Pibo Ma, Gaoming Jiang, Engineering Research Center for Knitting Technology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, College of Textile and Fashion, Hunan Institute of Engineering, PR China, National Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Devices

Textile Research Journal

Published online on June 19, 2026

Abstract

Textile Research Journal, Ahead of Print.
The clinical efficacy of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is largely determined by the mechanical properties and gas permeance of membrane materials. Current warp knitting methods can harm poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP) hollow fiber membranes ...