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  2. March 2005

March 2005

Antimicrobial and cut-resistant yarn for butcher's gloves

1 March 2005
World Fibers Inc of Concord, North Carolina, USA, has developed an antimicrobial and cut-resistant yarn specifically for safety gloves.
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Needling fancy yarns

1 March 2005
An apparatus for needling fancy yarns by the needlinginduced extraction of fibre loops from a structure without endangering the yarn guidance on the surface of the stitch base is described in US Paten
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Low-friction sheath

1 March 2005
A low-friction sheath that facilitates the donning and wearing of a prosthesis on a residual limb is described by Knit-Rite in US Patent 6 790 238.
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Flame-retardant healthcare upholstery fabrics with stretch

1 March 2005
Panaz has extended its range of flame-retardant upholstery fabrics for the healthcare sector with the introduction of Panvelle Stretch and Vyflex.
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Silicone technology adds antimicrobial properties

1 March 2005
Dow Corning has developed a new range of highperformance materials using silicone technology to add antimicrobial and aroma-therapeutic properties to fabrics.
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Protection from strong winds

1 March 2005
DuPont has developed a weather-resistant building material intended to offer protection from wind-blown debris such as may be encountered in a tornado.
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Fibre-reinforced biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering

1 March 2005
A fibre-reinforced, polymeric implant material for use in tissue engineering is disclosed in US Patent 6 783 712 by OsteoBiologics.
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Antiseptic compress

1 March 2005
A non-adhesive antiseptic compress used to promote the healing of highly exudative, infected skin wounds or wounds susceptible to infection is described in US Patent 6 794 555 by Laboratoires d'Hygien
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Disposable training pants for late-stage toilet training

1 March 2005
Kimberly-Clark has designed pants-like disposable absorbent garments suitable for use in low-capacity, late-stage toilet training.
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Fabric warns when it reaches end of its useful life

1 March 2005
A technique for revealing when an industrial fabric, such as those used in papermaking, has reached the end of its useful life has been found.
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Fibre-reinforced microactuators

1 March 2005
Micromuscle AB of Linkoping,Sweden, has developed microactuators based on a bi-layer polymer and a carrier substrate.
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RapraTechnology handbook of biodegradable polymers

1 March 2005
Biodegradable polymers are niche market materials that have the potential to provide a solution to a range of environmental concerns, such as decreasing availability of landfill space and declining pe
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Medical textiles and biomedical polymer materials conference

1 March 2005
A conference on Opportunities and Markets for Medical Textiles and Biomedical Polymer Materials will be held at the Westin Poinsett Hotel,Greenville, South Carolina, USA, on 23-24 March 2005.
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Pad absorbs engine fluids

1 March 2005
US Patent 6 780 489 describes a pad for absorbing motor fluids, especially those leaking from a motor or engine.
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Multi-layer wipes

1 March 2005
The Procter & Gamble Co of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, describes its latest developments with multi-layer wipes in International Patent WO 03/011585.
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Hospital patient gowns

1 March 2005
Hospital gowns that resemble conventional clothing have been developed by Stephen Graves of Pompano Beach, Florida, USA.
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Wound dressings donated to South East Asian tsunami victims

1 March 2005
CardioTech International has donated HydroMed and AlgiMed wound dressings to victims of the recent tsunami in South East Asia.The dressings were used to treat dermal wounds, such as abrasions, contusi
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Disposable absorbent composite

1 March 2005
Associated Hygienic Products of Duluth, Georgia, USA, has developed an improved disposable absorbent article in which the absorbent core is constructed of an absorbent composite.
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Polyester-based bioactive dressing surface with clotting properties

1 March 2005
Professor Martin Bide of the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA, and Matthew Phaneuf, President of biomedical compa
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Polyester for durable awnings

1 March 2005
A Korean inventor claims to have found an economical and comparatively simple system for producing an improved type of awning fabric.
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Knitting steel for moulding glass

1 March 2005
Belgium's NV Bekaert SA reports it has made further progress in manufacturing knitted blends of steel fibres for fabrics used in glass moulding.
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Dressing impervious to chemical and biological agents

1 March 2005
A wound dressing said to be impervious to chemical and biological agents is outlined in US Patent 6 787 680 by inventors from Buckhannon,West Virginia, USA.
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Fibre-reinforced wood

1 March 2005
US Patent 6 749 921 discloses a wood reinforced with a fibre-reinforced thermoplastic, adding that the resin used offers a number of advantages in this application when compared with existing composit
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Scented adhesive bandage

1 March 2005
A scented adhesive bandage claimed to improve a child's mood or emotional discomfort has been developed by Joy Cantor of West Bloomfield, Michigan,USA.
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Hydro-treatments confer three-dimensional images to textiles

1 March 2005
USA's Polymer Group Inc (PGI) says it has found a way to transfer an image or pattern to a pre-coloured fibrous component of a woven fabric by means of a hydraulic treatment.
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Liners for self-lubrication bearings

1 March 2005
A nonwoven made of a combination of fluoropolymer and, say,aramid flocs is the subject on International Patent WO 03/010385.
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Fashionable support garment for hernia treatment

1 March 2005
Coloplast has developed a support garment for the treatment of hernias.
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Outlook personal care conference

1 March 2005
The next Outlook Personal Care Products Conference will be held from 28-30 September 2005 at the Melia Gran Sitges Hotel in Barcelona (Sitges), Spain.
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