<p>This article improves the technology for producing wadding from cocoons <br /> unsuitable for reeling and provides recommendations for the use of the resulting <br /> product in medical applications. The study developed the theoretical foundations <br /> of the technology for producing wadding from silk-fiber waste and examined the <br /> development of technological regimes for manufacturing high-quality nonwoven <br /> material. The aim of the research is to produce a medical nonwoven material from <br /> defective, non-standard, i.e., non-reelable cocoons. During the sorting of defective <br /> cocoons, the majority consisted of satin, furrowed, spotted, deaf, pointed, double, <br /> and deformed cocoons. The technological sequence of obtaining nonwoven material <br /> is presented in the diagram, and the new technology made it possible to process <br /> defective cocoons into a uniform thin layer of silk fibers. The article describes the <br /> technological parameters for obtaining thin-layer silk wadding; the composition, <br /> temperature, duration, and pH of the recommended cooking solution for defective <br /> cocoons; as well as the chemical reagents and cooking modes used for degumming <br /> and degreasing the wadding in the PAOSH-2 apparatus.</p>