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Japanese trading group Mitsui is partnering with consumer products firm Kao of Japan to enter the baby diaper market in India.

The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Lowell’s Fabric Discovery Centre is a new research and development facility that brings together researchers, industry and public agencies to develop and man

A range of disposable incontinence underwear shipped directly to customers has been launched by ReWoven (doing business as Willow) of New York, USA.

CNF Medical is acquiring the splinting and casting assets of Parker Medical Associates of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

A researcher team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor of Materials Science and Electrical Engineering, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) of Preston, UK, unveiled the world’s first graphene-skinned unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Farnborough Air Show 2018 in the UK on 16–22 J

A prosthesis for the repair of umbilical hernias is described by Sofradim Production. In such hernias, where the size of the defect to be treated is small (e.g.

The largest radial triaxial braider in the UK is currently being installed at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to support the development of lightweight pre

An improved vascular micrograft for insertion into an intracranial aneurysm is disclosed by Neurogami Medical of Mountain View, California, USA.

A method for the fabrication of highly transparent, electrically conductive, stretchable and tough hydrogels modified with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been developed by researchers

Denim jeans could be transformed into artificial cartilage for joint reconstruction using textile recycling methods developed by researchers at Deakin University of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Gelok International has launched a range of airlaid absorbent cores to complement its ultra-thin absorbent laminate cores used in feminine hygiene, adult incontinence and wound care pads.

An antimicrobial wound dressing has been developed by ConvaTec Technologies of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Advanced textile dyes that are also of great interest for organic electronics have been prepared using just water – albeit under highly unusual conditions – at TU Wien in Vienna, Austria.

Global chemicals producer Indorama Ventures has completed the acquisition of Avgol Industries, an Israel-based manufacturer of nonwoven hygiene fabrics.

Teijin Group subsidiary Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) is to invest approximately €5.1-million to install a sheet moulding compound (SMC) line at its facility in Pouance, France.

An elastic primary dressing for moist wound healing claimed to have a reduced risk of inflammation has been developed by KET Kunststoff-und Elasttechnik of Radeberg, Germany.

A UK-based manufacturer of laundry machines designed to use low amounts of water is shipping 16 of them to a supplier of linen to the hospitality industry in the drought-stricken Cape Province regi

A non-kinking, self-wrapping woven sleeve that provides protection to an underlying elongate material has been developed by Federal-Mogul.

Perlon, a supplier of synthetic filaments, says it is on track to complete its investments in its manufacturing capacities in Germany, the USA and China.