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  2. July 2010

July 2010

Fabric roofing contract

1 July 2010
MakMax says it has won the fabric roofing contract for the Gold Coast Stadium redevelopment project at Carrara, Queensland, Australia.
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Procter & Gamble being sued over Pampers Dry Max claims

1 July 2010
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is being sued by parents claiming new Pampers diapers have caused severe rashes and other skin conditions on their children, court documents showed, assertions the compa
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Multilayer combination of an electric stimulation electrode and a dressing

1 July 2010
GerroMed Pflege- und Medizintechnik has developed a combination of wound dressing and electrode for the uniform electro-stimulation of a wound.
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Knee brace with adjustable force dosimeter and sensor

1 July 2010
An orthotic knee brace for treating uni-compartmental osteoarthritis in a knee joint is described by Bellacure.
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Composite dressing with vacuum reservoir for faster healing

1 July 2010
A composite wound dressing that draws wound fluids into an internal vacuum reservoir is disclosed in US Patent 7 699 823 by Tyco Healthcare.
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Huggies Little Movers Jeans Diapers launched in the USA

1 July 2010
Kimberly-Clark has announced the US launch of its limited edition Huggies Little Movers Jeans Diapers, described as "a unique, fun and stylish denim-inspired fashion for babies during the summer month
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Cover protects an intravenous site

1 July 2010
An easily installable cover for preventing wetness or contamination of an intravenous (IV) site is disclosed in US Patent 7 662 116 by Connie Ritchey of Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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Highly porous self-cohered web material with haemostatic properties

1 July 2010
Implantable bioabsorbable nonwoven self-cohered web materials with a high degree of porosity have been developed by Gore Enterprise Holdings of Newark, Delaware, USA, a subsidiary of W.L.
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Biomedical Structures receives growth capital to fund expansion

1 July 2010
Biomedical Structures (BMS), a supplier of customdesigned biomaterials and textiles used in advanced clinical applications from orthopaedics and reconstructive surgery to tissue engineering, has compl
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Kimberly-Clark opens first manufacturing plant in Russia

1 July 2010
Kimberly-Clark has officially opened its first plant in Russia in Stupino, near Moscow. The new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility features two Huggies diaper lines.
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Far Infrared for Formula 1

1 July 2010
The Fir-Vest, invented by Cyprus-based company Fir-Tex Ltd, is said to provide improved muscle strength, balance and circulation as a result of the incorporation of FIR - far infrared rays.
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Traumatic amputation dressing

1 July 2010
An integrated and complete dressing for the care and treatment of traumatic amputations, large pattern wounds, such as shrapnel wounds, and burns has been developed by Tactical Medical Solutions of An
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Derma Sciences receives CE mark to sell Algicell Ag in Europe

1 July 2010
Medical device and pharmaceutical supplier Derma Sciences has announced that its Algicell Ag wound dressings have received a CE mark for use in the European Union (EU).
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Superior strings for racquets

1 July 2010
A monofilament string that offers superior playing characteristics for racquet sports is the subject of European Patent EP 2 175 055.
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Honeywell bids for major expansion in personal protective equipment

1 July 2010
Honeywell has bid about US$1.4 billion in an attempt to acquire Sperian Protection, a French company specializing in personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Teijin at full capacity for aramid fibre

1 July 2010
Teijin Aramid says it is to restart the last of its spinning lines for aramid fibres that were shut down during the heart of the economic crisis in 2009.
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Aramid fibres make insulating paper

1 July 2010
A thermally and electrically insulating paper based on aramid fibres is now available from Kermel of France, which says that the material is suitable for use at temperatures of about 180degC.
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Huntsman adds three more treatments to High IQ range

1 July 2010
Huntsman Textile Effects has added three finishes to its High IQ(r) brand, including High IQ Clean and Dry Comfort, which is used to prevent water from penetrating the fabric to give the wearer a clea
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Climbing rope is easily spliced

1 July 2010
The need for a firm, uniform-shaped rope for climbing that can also be spliced easily has finally been met by an invention from New England Ropes Corp, claims the company from Fall River, Massachusett
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Curtain reduces impact of explosions

1 July 2010
Testing is underway at a UK Government-approved facility on a new type of blast-proof curtain that gets thicker, not thinner, when stretched to provide better protection from the effects of bomb explo
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Rapid progress towards commercial industrial ink-jet printer

1 July 2010
Xennia Technology Ltd and Reggiani Macchine SpA have completed a full-scale demonstration model of their diagonal, multi-pass digital ink-jet textile printer.
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Call for skin-coloured hospital gowns

1 July 2010
Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin colour could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other healthrelated skin colour changes, according
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Asia-Pacific sector to grow

1 July 2010
The Asia-Pacific healthcare market, which has recorded solid growth over the past decade, is projected to grow further from US$246 billion in 2009 to US$348 billion in 2012.
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Progress for Ingeo

1 July 2010
At the recent international biopolymers conference, Innovation Takes Root 2010, held in Dallas, Texas, NatureWorks confirmed US Pacific Nonwovens as the exclusive agent for Ingeo spunmelt (both spunbo
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'Living lab' for smart homes

1 July 2010
Sensors will soon be able to 'read' the health and well-being of those who live in a house and upload the information to a secure website for a relative or carer living remotely - even hundreds of mil
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Bluetooth's innovation search continues

1 July 2010
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has now opened its database for the Bluetooth Innovation World Cup 2010.
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EPA approval for decontamination nonwoven

1 July 2010
First Line Technology's Fibretect Cotton-Soaking (CS) has proven to be successful in absorbing and adsorbing chemical warfare agents and may now prove useful in recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico
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Deep water steel replacement

1 July 2010
DSM Dyneema's latest development, Dyneema XBO, is intended as a direct replacement for steel in lines used in deep-sea installations.
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Facebook for vital signs

1 July 2010
Zephyr Technology Corporation, which has its US headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland, has introduced the OmniSense Mobile - a development platform and application suite which enables remote vital sign
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Print progress at Xennia

1 July 2010
Xennia Technology is accelerating its ability to supply industrial inkjet inks, offering commercial supply of a range of XenInx specialist inks in production volumes from a brand new, purpose-built fa
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New technology could make nanotextiles mainstream

1 July 2010
Bioengineers at Harvard University have developed a practical new technology for fabricating tiny nanofibres they describe as a cross between a high-speed centrifuge and a 'candy floss' maker.
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Backing for Biomedical Structures

1 July 2010
Biomedical Structures (BMS), based in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, has received growth capital from Ampersand Ventures to fund its ongoing expansion in the medical device industry.
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Kevlar cargo carrier of the future

1 July 2010
E-Green Technologies (EGT), based in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, has successfully completed an inflation test of its Bullet 580 - now the world's largest airship and featuring an outer envelope made fro
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Recognition for CNT development

1 July 2010
Frost & Sullivan has presented SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) with the Award for Innovation in Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) at its 2010 Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards.
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From textiles to paint

1 July 2010
NanoHorizons is extending the use of its SmartSilver nanoscale performance additives for textiles, health care and industrial applications, to paint.
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Four million hits for P2i and Hi-Tec

1 July 2010
ion-mask, P2i's liquid repellent nano-coating for footwear and lifestyle products, has taken the web by storm after featuring in 'Liquid Mountaineering' - a video viral that has generated more than fo
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Thomas Swan scales up nanotube production

1 July 2010
Thomas Swan has commissioned a new single-wall carbon nanotube plant at its Consett facility in the UK.
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PET with nano-additives

1 July 2010
A cheap fibre that can readily absorb and retain heat is the latest invention by Sumitomo Metal Mining.
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EPA approval for Arkema CNTs

1 July 2010
Arkema has now received EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approval for commercial sales of its Graphistrength multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the United States.
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Cleaner air with Desso carpet

1 July 2010
Desso has developed a carpet designed to improve the air quality inside buildings called the AirMaster.
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At the scene of emergencies

1 July 2010
TenCate's new 'RescueProtectionSet' has been specially designed to protect fire fighters and other emergency service workers who have to rescue casualties from vehicles involved in accidents.
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Next generation composites with nanocarbon

1 July 2010
Applied NanoStructured Solutions (ANS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has signed a joint development agreement with glass-fibre giant Owens Corning to support the commercia
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PET first from Federal-Mogul

1 July 2010
Federal-Mogul Corporation, based in Southfield, Michigan, has developed what is believed to be the world's first polyethylene terephthalate yarn to meet both US halogen-free flame-retardant regulation
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Alexium plant ready for start-up

1 July 2010
Alexium is currently completing construction of its new facility in Greer, South Carolina, USA, from which it will supply materials treated by its reactive surface technology for additional developmen
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Nanofibres worth $2.2 billion by 2020, report predicts

1 July 2010
The global market for nanofibre products was worth about $80.7 million in 2009 and is expected to grow to $101.5 million in 2010, according to a new report by BCC Research.
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Bye-bye to BO with nanotags

1 July 2010
A new underarm clothing tag which employs military-grade nano-porous fibres to harness and store the molecules responsible for body odour is to be launched as an alternative to deodorants to the indus
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Real-time coaching

1 July 2010
The Adidas miCoach Pacer and Zone have been extensively promoted by Adidas since their introduction at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January this year.
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$30 billion boost for Australia

1 July 2010
The Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre (AFFRIC) in Geelong, Victoria, is to receive government funding of $37 million (US$30 million).
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