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Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division has received the European Design Examination Certificate for its advanced wound management product Acticoat Moisture Control.
3M has launched 3M Tegaderm Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver.
Versaperm of Sittingbourne,Kent, UK, has launched a new instrument to measure the water vapour permeability of materials.
A cushion liner that fits a range of residual limb sizes with few or no air pockets has been developed by Ohio Willow Wood.
A disposable absorbent article that provides an indication of wetness to the wearer that a release of liquid body has occurred has been developed by Kimberly-Clark.
Absorbent structures having controlled liquid intake, distribution and absorption properties are described by Kimberly-Clark in US Patent 6 964 803.
Lombard Medical Technologies has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for its US clinical trial of its Aorfix endovascular stent graft, which is used in the treatment of abdominal
FiberVisions Delaware (formerly FiberVisions, a subsidiary of Hercules) and Chisso have formed a joint venture to develop and market bicomponent fibres under the ES Fiber brand-name for use in hygiene
Italian engineering group Radicifil SpA, from Bergamo, has developed a system for making antibacterial carpet yarns.
Intended to be used while exercising, a rug that will remain in position without slipping is the result of work by a US inventor, Christine Buckley of Santa Monica, California.
Finnish researchers have been investigating how to reduce the amount of energy needed in the production of fibres from wood chip.
A tubular sleeve designed to contain a plastic profile has been developed by TSP Tovarna sukancev in trakov dd of Maribor, Slovenia.
An apparatus for producing a twisted yarn forms the subject of International Patent WO 2004/044290.
Italian firm Orlandi SpA claims to have found a simple and economical way of producing cleaning cloths, largely based on nonwovens made from recycled material.
Germany's Teijin Twaron has patented a ballistic fabric construction claiming that its invention offers an improvement on existing penetration-resistant materials.
Milliken & Co has developed a lightweight loop-pile fabric that the company Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, says is suitable for several different applications.
An advance in the production of imitation grass, particularly that for sports surfaces, is proposed by a Dutch company.
A system for reprocessing waste from bonded fibrous materials has been developed in Colombia.
An Italian company has patented a carpet-like construction intended specifically for use in areas subject to extra use such as stairs and steps.
A system of providing vitamin additives through garments is the subject of US Patent 6 673 054.
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