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An absorbent article said to have an excellent leak-proof property during use and disintegration in water (flushability) after disposal has been developed by Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan.

A reinforced absorbable multilayered haemostatic wound dressing has been developed by Ethicon’s Israel-based subsidiary Omrix Biopharmaceuticals. 

A lightweight knitted surgical mesh has been developed by Herniamesh of Chivasso, Turin, Italy. The mesh is a two-bar warp-knitted structure and fabricated using a quadrilateral pattern.

In 2017, Oji Holdings Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, will commence the industrial, roll-to-roll production of a highly flexible sheet material that defies existing categorisations, but

A knitted hernia repair mesh has been developed by Medtronic subsidiary Sofradim Production of Trévoux, France.

An improved bioabsorbable mesh for surgical implants has been developed by Astora Women’s Health, a division of pharmaceutical company Endo International.

Combining modern textiles with an historic Japanese design, Teijin Frontier Co Ltd says it has developed a highly water-repellent outer material for use in garments.

An improved skin substitute is disclosed in US Patent 9 439 808 by PermeaDerm.  The material comprises a silicone layer and an underlying knitted polyamide (PA) fabric.

A finger splint is disclosed in US Patent 9 387 115 by Joyce Murphy of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.

DSM Dyneema has launched a black version of its ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre for cut-resistant garments.

Ahlstrom Corp, a leading manufacturer of nonwovens with its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden-based Munksjö Oyj, a specialist in paper products, are to merge.

Researchers in the USA and Australia have found a way to increase dramatically the efficiency of artificial muscles they had

Quickstep Holdings of Sydney, New South Wales, is working with Futuris Automotive Group of Melbourne, Victoria (both in Australia), to develop a composite front seat back for automotive manufacture

Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) of Wilton, UK, is now supplying the first production orders for its synthesised speciality graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) to targeted manufacturers in the  composite

With the aim of establishing a production site for carbon fibre in the USA, Tokyo, Japan-based Teijin Ltd has bought approximately 180 ha (about 440 acres) of commercial land in Greenwood, South Ca

A device that uses a textile to collect small amounts of perspiration from the wearer’s skin in order to monitor the level of glucose present has been developed by two researchers in the USA.

Five institutes in Dresden, Germany, are cooperating to create what they describe as the world’s largest research centre for fibre-based materials for high-performance applications.

Bolton, UK-based technical textile cluster NWTexnet has been appointed to lead a new two-year £1-million research project aimed at developing antimicrobial textile coatings for use in the healthcar

A new range of colour and functional additives for use in high-performance, spunbond fibres used in medical applications, such as surgical gowns and masks, sterilization bags, filtration products,

A system for monitoring the vital signs of astronauts has won Can$2.4 million funding from the Ottawa-based Canadian Space Agency (CSA).