Surgical gown material, the three most commonly used nonwoven fabrics for surgical gowns and drapes are spunlace, spunbond–meltblown–spunbond (SMS) and wet-laid. Spunlace nonwoven fabric is a hydro-entangled material.

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1. Non- woven polypropylene (NWPP) is the most common material used in medical grade apparels. Instead of being woven like cloth, NWPP is created by spinning polypropylene fibers into threads and laying them down in a porous web that is breathable, provides filtration, and is naturally water resistant.
2. Non-woven fabric is a fabric-like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long), bonded together by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment. The term is used in the textile manufacturing industry to denote fabrics, such as felt, which are neither woven nor knitted.
3. Non-woven fabrics have better ventilation than other fabrics.