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A method for increasing the skin or wound compatibility of a hygiene or wound care product that includes a cellulose nonwoven fabric is disclosed by BSN Medical in US Patent 9 387 130.

An absorbent material with antimicrobial properties suitable for use as a wound dressing has been developed by Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) of Winsford, Cheshire, UK.

Recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd of Coseley, UK, has joined the US Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). 

The National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol, UK, has signed a collaborative innovation agreement with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).

A uniform lightweight nonwoven made from microfine glass fibre co-wound with an aluminium foil has been developed as the basis of multi-layer high-performance insulation for use in cryogenic vessel

VMG Partners, a California, USA-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of Babyganics, a brand of personal care and household products for families with children, to SC Johnson of Racine,

An implantable medical device (600) that includes a surgical mesh (620) and a polymeric film (610) pivotably attached to the mesh is described in US Patent 9 364 310 by Covidien.

PolyOne Corp has acquired Gordon Composites and Polystrand from Gordon Holdings.  

Customized alginate derived from cultivated bacteria has been used to create fibre-based materials in a project funded by the German Government.

Self-locking knotless sutures that could be used for joining tissue are featured in US Patent 9 351 719 from Zone 2 Surgical.

METYX Composites, a division of textiles company Telateks AS, is in the process of doubling the size of its production facilities at its main manufacturing centre in Manisa, Turkey.  

Technology that can be seamlessly incorporated into composites to create a high-capacity, resilient data transfer network has been developed by TWI of Cambridge, UK.

A US company has developed a patented range of coloured retroreflective materials.

Ford Motor Co is working with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s agave plant by-product to develop sustainable bioplastics for use in the carmaker’s vehicles.

The developer of a new range of high-density inks for digital inkjet printers promises they will produce increased colour depth and offer better processing compared with existing products.

Impossible Objects of North Brook, Illinois, has added carbon fibre-reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to its three-dimensional (3D) printing range.

Avgol has introduced a new range of nonwoven fabrics suitable for disposable diapers, and adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products.

Sandler has officially inaugurated the latest production facility at its headquarters in Schwarzenbach, Germany.

Surgical reconstruction company Tela Bio has announced the commercial launch of the OviTex Reinforced BioScaffolds (RBSs) range for use in ventral hernia repair and abdominal wall

A glass fibre-reinforced polyamide (PA) 6 is being used to produce the oil pan module for the six-cylinder boxer engines used in the Porsche 911 Carrera.