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Jute fibres competitive with glass

1 April 2013
A range of cheap reinforcements made from jute fibre was launched by Composites Evolution during the JEC Composites exhibition, held in Paris, France, 12-14 March 2013.
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Glatfelter and Dreamweaver to develop nonwoven battery separators

1 April 2013
Two US companies have formed a partnership to develop and manufacture the next generation of highperformance separators for energy-storage devices, such as lithium-ion batteries and ultracapacitors (s
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Owens Corning joins BASF and TenCate partnership to develop thermoplastic composites

1 April 2013
Owens Corning of Toledo, Ohio, USA, will join the partnership set up by BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany, and TenCate Advanced Composites of Nijverdal, The Netherlands, to develop thermoplastic composite
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Mitsubishi Rayon consolidates US carbon fibre business

1 April 2013
Mitsubishi Rayon of Tokyo, Japan, has merged two of its subsidiaries in the USA - Grafil of Sacramento and Newport Adhesives and Composites of Irvine, both in California - to form Mitsubishi Rayon Car
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Aerogels of carbon nanotubes

1 April 2013
Chinese researchers have succeeded in making highly porous solids consisting of a three-dimensional (3D) network of carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
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Wound care device with fluid-transfer properties

1 April 2013
A wound care device capable of one-way, directional flow of fluids and contaminants has been developed by Milliken of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
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Absorbent article with improved liquid infiltration performance

1 April 2013
An absorbent article, for instance a sanitary napkin, that allows liquid such as menstrual fluid to permeate quickly is described by Unicharm in US Patent 8 304 600.
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Reassure launches Premium Cotton Pads for incontinence products

1 April 2013
Reassure, of Ollivette, Montana, USA, has developed a range of Premium Cotton Pads featuring a 100% pure Cotton Core to offer comfortable and absorbent performance.
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Medical applications for man-made spider-silk fibre

1 April 2013
AMSilk has produced Biosteel, described as the world's first competitive man-made spider-silk fibre and made entirely from recombinant silk proteins.
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Leeds University receives grant for healthcare research

1 April 2013
The University of Leeds, UK, has received GBP1.75 million to fund textile research to help create new healthcare products.
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Suture with improved tie-down characteristics and tissue compliance

1 April 2013
A high-strength surgical suture material with improved tie-down characteristics and tissue compliance is described in US Patent 8 383 188 by the University of Connecticut, USA.
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Duni to close production unit at Rexcell subsidiary

1 April 2013
Sweden-based Duni is to close one of the three production units of its subsidiary Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid. The unit produces and sells material focused on the hygiene products sector.
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Jury awards $US3.35 million to victim of vaginal mesh injuries

1 April 2013
A state court jury in New Jersey, USA, has awarded US$3.35 million to 47-year-old Linda Gross, who developed problems in 2006 after she received a Prolift vaginal mesh implant manufactured by Johnson
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Surgical clothing made of Smartcel Sensitive fibre supplied in Italy

1 April 2013
Servizi Ospedalieri is now supplying several hospitals in Italy with surgical clothing made from Smartcel Sensitive fibre.
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Texsus to invest Euro25 million in European plant expansion

1 April 2013
Italy-based hygiene nonwovens producer Texsus is to invest Euro25 million at its plant in Pistoia, Italy, as part of a strategic plan to expand European production.
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Kimberly-Clark innovations win 2013 Product of the Year

1 April 2013
Kimberly-Clark's GoodNites and Poise brands have been honoured as 2013 Product of the Year in their respective Children's Care and Feminine Wellness categories, it is reported.
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"Smart" disposable diapers to be launched this year

1 April 2013
"Smart" disposable diapers being developed by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute are likely to be launched later this year.
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Coats introduces anti-bedbug sewing thread and zips

1 April 2013
Coats of Uxbridge, UK, has launched Coats Insectiban anti-bed-bug sewing thread and zips.
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Platform for implantable devices based on biodegradable fibres

1 April 2013
TissueGen is partnering with Biomedical Structures (BMS) to develop a finished textile platform for drugeluting medical device applications, such as smalldiameter vascular grafts and stents, tissue an
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Non-adherent dressing with improved absorbability

1 April 2013
An improved wound dressing that exhibits absorbability, but does not adhere to the wound has been developed by inventors from Tokyo, Japan.
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