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Nanofibre scaffolds for stem cell treatment

1 May 2008
A new 3D scaffold assembled from polymer-based biodegradable nanofibres could improve stem cell treatment for Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury.
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Electrospinning acquisition by Organogenesis

1 May 2008
US regenerative medicine company Organogenesis has acquired electrospinning specialist NanoMatrix, Inc.
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Finetex clinches $70 million deal

1 May 2008
Finetex has signed a manufacturing and distribution agreement with Polartec to supply 17 million square metres of nanofibres for the next seven years in a deal worth $70 million.
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Silver solution for wipes

1 May 2008
Silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) manufactured by PURE Bioscience of California is an electrolytically generated source of stabilized ionic silver.
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Marathon monitored

1 May 2008
The progress and fitness of a runner in the Paris Marathon was shown live on the internet in April.
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Electrospinning an intervertebral disc

1 May 2008
Researchers are to attempt the development of an artificial implant to ease chronic back pain employing electrospun nanofibres.
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Explosion-proof transport with Baytubes

1 May 2008
Bayer continues to concentrate on new applications for its Baytubes, and has recently exhibited the F1-EX-Nano plastic transport drum, which derives the electrical conductivity it needs from carbon na
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CNT battery printed with nano-ink

1 May 2008
Professor George Gruner and a group of scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles have recently fabricated a flexible carbon nanotube-based battery architecture from 'nanotube ink', usi
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Japanese partner for Baytubes

1 May 2008
Bayer MaterialScience has established a strategic collaboration with Toyota Tsusho Japan for its Baytubes.
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LZR gets the all-clear

1 May 2008
When Libby Trickett scored her second world record on the last day of the Australian Trials in Sydney at the end of March, she brought the total of world records achieved in the Speedo LZR Racer swims
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Shape memory for satellites

1 May 2008
Tembo elastic memory composite (EMC) materials manufactured by Composite Technology Development (CTD), based in Lafayette, Colorado, USA, are being employed in antenna reflector technology that can pr
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Carbon nanotubes from commercially available polymeric resins

1 May 2008
Scientists at the US Naval Research Laboratory have successfully produced carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in high yields in bulk solid compositions using commercially available aromatic containing resins.
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$4.9 billion value of 2015 nanotextiles market

1 May 2008
Nanobased products and processes will be worth US$4.9 billion to the textiles industry by 2015, according to one of a series of new reports from the UK's Technology Transfer Centre.
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Expanding use for Vectran

1 May 2008
Kuraray's Vectran HT is a high-tenacity fibre that is increasingly being used by product designers and engineers as an alternative to aramids.
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Protection without weight with Nanovate

1 May 2008
Nanovate-NS coating developed by Integran Technologies of Toronto, Canada, is designed to protect composite parts from rain erosion, sand erosion and other wear damage.
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P2i Ltd attracts additional investment from venture capitalist

1 May 2008
Unilever ventures, London, Uk, is investing in plasma-based technology that helps to create waterproof surfaces.
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Techtextil North America changes revealed

1 May 2008
The fifth edition of Techtextil North America, the international trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, took place 1-3 April at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Xentrys to acquire Propilan's polyolefin staple fibres

1 May 2008
The staple fibers Business Unit of Xentrys, part of the Xentrys Group (formerly Domo Fibers and Yarns), has reached an agreement to buy the polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) staple fibres busin
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Xentrys agrees to acquire Propilan's staple fibres business

1 May 2008
The Staple Fibers Business Unit of Xentrys, part of the Xentrys Group (formerly Domo Fibers andYarns), has reached an agreement to buy the polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) staple fibres busine
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Fibres for use in ion-exchange media

1 May 2008
Japanese workers have developed fibres that contain embedded particles of an ion-exchange resin and are designed specifically for use in filter media.
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