ORTHOPAEDIC CASTING TAPE AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to an orthopaedic casting tape and a method for preparing thereof. More particularly, the casting tape containing a substrate prepared by heat shrinkage of a warp knitted fabric comprising a polyester fiber in a chain stitch and in a weft in-lay, a stretch yarn connecting the chain stitches and an elastic fiber, is coated with water-curable polyurethane prepolymer resin. As a result, the invention provides: 1) better conformability body shape due to multi-axial extension; 2) less constriction to the patient's limbs; 3) sufficient crush strength compared to that of fiberglass cast though it has a thinner layer and; 4) significantly reduced localization of coated resin during storage.