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  2. July 2007

July 2007

Taiwanese investment in China for hydroentangled nonwovens

1 July 2007
Taiwanese nonwovens producer Nan Liu Enterprise Co Ltd has invested in a new hydroentanglement (spunlace) line, claimed to be the widest ever to be installed in Asia.
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Odour control with activated carbon

1 July 2007
At the Techtextil trade fair held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 2007, UK-based Charcoal Cloth International launched a high-performance activated carbon cloth filter medium with medical appli
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Dressing with increased fluid uptake and absorbent capabilities

1 July 2007
A wound dressing in which a curable silicone mixture is extruded onto a flat moulding surface has been developed by Ossur.
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Treating deep vein thrombosis

1 July 2007
A method for treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in a limb is disclosed in US Patent 7 179 242.
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Automatic water tightness tester

1 July 2007
MRS Seitter of Holzmaden, Germany, has launched the WSP 3600, an automatic device for testing the water tightness of sheets, membranes and other flat textiles, including bandages, plasters and medical
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Pressure relieving dressing

1 July 2007
A pressure relieving dressing developed by Coloplast is said to be suitable for both wound healing and prophylaxis of pressure ulcers.
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Adhesive dressing

1 July 2007
An adhesive dressing that allows a wearer to determine the growth of bacteria, if any, as early as possible and without removing the dressing is highlighted in US Patent 7 183 455 by DRDC of Tokyo, Ja
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Infection control technology company doubles laboratory size

1 July 2007
Strong interest in SilvaGard has resulted in significant growth for AcryMed, the company that developed and now licenses the antimicrobial nanotechnology.
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Protective sling

1 July 2007
A protective sling for supporting and immobilizing an injured arm has been developed by Laura Hollister of Niles, Michigan, USA.
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New standard in risk management for medical devices

1 July 2007
The newly revised standard BS EN ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices. Application of risk management to medical devices is now available from BSI British Standards.
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Double honours for Dow

1 July 2007
A double was achieved by Dow Corning in Frankfurt earlier this month, when it received a Techtextil award for the development of its Active Protection System in the UK, while Finland's Rukka received
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FM with Eleksen

1 July 2007
Another new product just announced from Eleksen is an electronics module for FM radio.
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Smith & Nephew enters negative pressure wound therapy market

1 July 2007
The Advanced Wound Management business of medical technology group Smith & Nephew is to acquire BlueSky Medical Group, a privately-held company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, USA, from its
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3M broadens infection prevention platform in South America

1 July 2007
3M has acquired substantially all of the assets of Articulos de Papel DMS Chile, a Santiago, Chilebased manufacturer of disposable surgical packs, drapes, gowns and kits.
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Polymer Group closes German plant

1 July 2007
Nonwovens producer Polymer Group has announced it will consolidate operations of one of its European plants to lower its fixed costs and improve overall profitability.
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Coatema opens new head office with expanded facilities

1 July 2007
On 31 May 2007, the new and extended head office of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH was inaugurated in Dormagen, Germany.
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QinetiQ invests in stitching robot for composite dry fibre preforms

1 July 2007
QinetiQ has installed a three-dimensional (3D) stitching robot that can make dry fibre preforms in the shape of a desired component that is ready for infusion by a liquid resin to make a composite par
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Polyelectrolytic complexes provide durability to added-value

1 July 2007
NanoTex LLC of Oakland, California, USA, has patented a way to impart a performance enhancing property to a fabric that is claimed to be durable enough to withstand many (25 or more) domestic launderi
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Stronger stretch-broken yarns

1 July 2007
A stretch-breaking process for continuously making strong spun yarns is the subject of International Patent WO 2006/020404.
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Ink-printed web with rub-off resistance

1 July 2007
US Patent 7 205 041 discloses methods of printing nonwoven substrates with inks that subsequently are difficult to rub off.
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Coated fabric is reinforced and flexible

1 July 2007
Naizil SpA of Campodarsego, Italy, says it has developed a coated fabric for applications such as truck coverings and canopies, and tensile and tent structures.
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Composite yarn offers more comfortable cut-resistance

1 July 2007
Japan's Showa Glove Co has invented a composite yarn intended for cut-resistant applications such as protective fabrics, clothes, aprons and gloves.
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Nonwoven mattress cover to meet Californian standards

1 July 2007
A fireproof nonwoven cover for spring mattresses is the subject of European Patent EP 1 780 322.
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Tubular spacer fabrics for orthopaedic products

1 July 2007
Weft-knitted tubular spacer fabric are disclosed in International Patent WO 2006/015599, which says the textiles are suitable for use in orthopaedic products.
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Durable wetting characteristic for polyester

1 July 2007
A method for imparting durable wetting characteristics to polyester fibres or filaments, and so to knitted, woven or nonwovens fabrics has been discovered by Switzerland's Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
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Lenzing increases its share in Indonesian concern

1 July 2007
As of 20 June 2007, Lenzing has increased its share in the Indonesian subsidiary PT South Pacific Viscose (SPV) from 41.98% to 85.79%, describing the deal as a logical step in the Group's strategy of
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Award for solar textiles developer

1 July 2007
The 2007 SMART award from the Scottish Executive has been made to Selkirk-based Mather Technology Solutions for developing a new technology that will allow solar panels to be attached to various fabri
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Sensors which take dry cleaning

1 July 2007
Eleksen has launched new dry-cleanable, programmable sensor technology as the next generation of its flagship ElekTex sensors for embedding in apparel.
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Terrorism calls for new filtration systems

1 July 2007
Bio-terrorism has changed the way people look at filtration, according to a new report by Research and Markets.
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Odour analysis opens new avenues

1 July 2007
Experts at the Hohenstein Institutes in Germany have developed an analytical method which can be used to characterise odour molecules in qualitative terms.
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Silver conductive inks worth US$1.2 billion by 2014

1 July 2007
The market for silver conductive inks is expected to reach US$1.2 billion by 2014, compared with $176 million in 2007 according to a new report.
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Smart event in Capital of Culture

1 July 2007
An international symposium taking place on 9-10 June 2008 in Liverpool - the European Capital of Culture 2008 - will be the first International conference organised by the SMART.mat node of the Materi
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Learning from the lotus leaf

1 July 2007
Having introduced dirt repellent, self-cleaning wall paints to the market a decade ago, BASF is now introducing Mincor TX TT for the coating of technical textiles such as awnings, sunshades, sails and
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Solar power at Avantex

1 July 2007
A men's outdoor jacket with integrated solar cells to power electronic devices will be presented by Germany's Hohenstein Institutes at the forthcoming Avantex /Techtextil trade fair from 10 to 12 June
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Flushable nanoproduct

1 July 2007
Hygienic disposables manufacturer Consolidated Ecoprogress reports that its has been granted patent number 2212445 relating to a flushable water absorbent composite Canada employing new nanomaterials.
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Innovations from Australia

1 July 2007
A range of Australian nanotech successes were on show at the special Australia Pavilion at the recent NSTI Nanotech Conference and Trade Show 2007, held in Santa Clara, California, from May 20-24.
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New tool for nanomaterial fabrication

1 July 2007
Surrey NanoSystems is making its commercial debut at Nanotech 2007 taking place in Santa Clara, California this week (May 21-23), offering what it believes is the most versatile growth tool for carbon
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Increased availability of NanoSphere

1 July 2007
Following the successful launch of the license partner network for the 3XDRY technology, Schoeller Technologies AG is further expanding the availability of its self-cleaning NanoSphere technology.
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Papers on nanotube textiles

1 July 2007
Nanocomp Technologies is presenting two technical papers at the NSTI Nanotech 2007 Conference & Trade Show in Santa Clara, California, USA, this week (May 21-23).
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Nano-pen for printing polymers

1 July 2007
Researchers in Israel and France have devised a technique to make molecularly-imprinted polymers using a nanofountain pen.
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ISO accreditation for P2i

1 July 2007
P2i, based in Oxford, UK, has achieved BS EN ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for the design and manufacture of plasma polymerised coatings. I
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Decade of achievement for Powdermet

1 July 2007
Powdermet celebrated ten years of business at an opening celebration of its newly-renovated Nanomaterials Research and Manufacturing Center in Euclid, Ohio, USA, on 1 June.
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Updates for iPod and Bluetooth

1 July 2007
Eleksen has updated its electronics modules for iPod and iPod+Bluetooth devices to be compatible with its new sensor technology, introduced at Avantex in Frankfurt.
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Blast resistance honoured

1 July 2007
A team from the UK companies Auxetix, Heathcoat Fabrics and the University of Exeter were awarded a 2007 Techtextil Innovation prize for their development of helical-auxetic blast curtains.
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Luggage line with Nano-Tex

1 July 2007
Ricardo Beverly Hills, based in Mirada, California, USA, is now employing Nano-Tex treated fabric in its Capistrano Light Luggage line of bags and suitcases.
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Impermeable with comfort

1 July 2007
Contitech's new ContiBarrierSystem combines elastomeric composite materials and an embedded ultra-thin layer of polymer to provide increased impermeability to virtually all gaseous, fluid and solid me
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High Street coup for Eleksen

1 July 2007
Eleksen has announced that Marks & Spencer, one of the UK's leading retailers with more than 15 million store visitors a week, will carry a stylish new line of men's suits for iPod by Bagir.
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Cool in black

1 July 2007
Bike riders are well aware of how a black motorcycle suit heats up when exposed to direct sunlight, since dark colours are generally known to absorb the energy from sunlight.
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Record length for nanotubes

1 July 2007
University of Cinncinati researchers have grown what thay believe to be the longest carbon nanotubes in the world.
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Recognition for self-cleaning coating from BASF

1 July 2007
BASF's dirt repellent, self-cleaning Mincor TX TT nanocoating received a Techtextil Innovation Award at the Techtextil exhibition in Frankfurt from June 12-14.
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