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Wearable technologies showcase at Techtextil

1 July 2011
'Wearables - Implementing Flexible Applications' will be the title of a paper to be presented by Andreas Ropert of Interactive Wear AG at the Avantex Symposium 2011 which takes place at Messe Frankfur
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Freudenberg Nonwovens at Techtextil

1 July 2011
Among products being showcased at the Techtextil show in Frankfurt from May 24-26 by Freudenberg Nonwovens is an extremely thin nonwoven which as a result of its specially-coated surface meets all the
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3M invests in GoNano

1 July 2011
Through its New Ventures Business, 3M has invested in GoNano Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high surface area nanomaterials for pollution control, catalysis, composites and sensory tech
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21-layer nanofilm pilot plant available

1 July 2011
The Kuraray Research and Technical Centre in Pasadena, Texas, has recently installed a seven-layer coextrusion film and sheet pilot line with nanolayer capability.
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Digital nonwoven concepts for new interiors

1 July 2011
Erfurt has developed an integrated wall design concept for the use of digitally printed wallpapers, paintable nonwoven structures and matching colours.
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Hybrid yarns for technical end-uses

1 July 2011
At the forthcoming Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt, fibre manufacturer Trevira will present its extensive range of fibres and filament yarns for use in technical textiles.
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Heating system prevents hypothermia in the operating theatre

1 June 2011
A textile heating system for use in hospital operating theatres has been developed by the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institute in Bonnigheim, Germany.
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Self-adhesive dressing with improved stretchability in machine direction

1 June 2011
A self-adhesive dressing developed by Molnlycke Health Care is described in US Patent 7 888 545.
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Fibres for wound management

1 June 2011
Wound-management fibres containing chitosan have been developed by Medlock Medical and are disclosed in US Patent 7 914 889.
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Dressing incorporating saccharides

1 June 2011
A wound dressing comprising one or more meltblown nonwoven layers is disclosed in US Patent 7 914 812 by David Dixon of Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Reloadable drug delivery textile launched at Techtextil

1 June 2011
At Techtextil 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, Schoeller Textil launched iLoad, a range of textile carrier materials that can be individually loaded and regenerated with beneficial and therapeutic substanc
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Bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction

1 June 2011
A bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction has been developed by German company Karl Otto Braun.
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Active suture for the delivery of therapeutic fluids

1 June 2011
An active suture that can deliver therapeutic or bioactive fluids to the tissue surrounding a wound is disclosed in US Patent 7 875 055 by Ethicon.
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3M settles patent infringement case against Andover Healthcare

1 June 2011
3M says it has concluded its lawsuit against Andover Healthcare with a consent judgment in favour of 3M and settlement that permanently enjoins Andover from making, using, offering for sale or selling
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Spectrashield respirator mask commercially available in the USA

1 June 2011
Sciessent has announced the release in the USA of the Nexera Medical SpectraShield model 9500 Surgical Respirator Mask, which uses Foss Manufacturing's Fosshield fibres treated with Agion ionic silver
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Hospital textiles developed to combat superbug

1 June 2011
Nano-treated textiles designed to kill methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been developed by the BioElectricSurface Research Team, led by the Materials and Surface Science Institute
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Salteks invests in cotton spunlace facility in Turkey

1 June 2011
Salteks & Salvin is reported to be investing in a new facility for cotton-fibre preparation and processing for the company's spunlace hygiene and medical nonwovens in Corlu, Turkey.
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SCA launches diapers and incontinence products in Vietnam

1 June 2011
Sweden-based SCA has introduced its Drypers baby diaper and Tena adult incontinence products in Vietnam.
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Trutzschler to supply web-formation and bonding technology to North Carolina State University

1 June 2011
Trutzschler Nonwovens of Egelsbach, Germany, is to supply an EWK 413 card and an ENL needle loom to North Carolina State University for its research programme, including the development of products (s
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Continuous, simultaneous knit-de-knit texturizing of up to 12 yarns

1 June 2011
A continuous knit-de-knit process capable of texturizing up to 12 yarns simultaneously will be unveiled at ITMA in Barcelona, Spain (22-29 September 2011).
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