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A new, multi-country, clinical evaluation study, published in the Journal of  Wound Care (January 2015), showed that  Aquacel  Ag+ wound dressing has demonstrated positive results in wound

To improve the efficacy of textile-based safety helmets, a German institute has conducted pioneering work to measure and categorize the sizes and shapes of heads, combined with assessments of hygie

A group of five associations, collectively representing the water and nonwovens industries, are collaborating to update guidelines for products deemed to be suitable for disposal in wastewater syst

A new state-of-the-art production line for automotive headliners is to be installed at Freudenberg &  Vilene Nonwovens Co’s site in Suzhou, China.

The Obama Administration in the USA has announced plans to create a US$150-million manufacturing institute focused on technical textiles.

A multilayer wound dressing with improved non-adhesion characteristics has been developed by International Business Machines (IBM).

Improved antioxidant and antimicrobial wound dressing materials containing light-stabilized silver compounds are disclosed in US Patent 8 962 908 by Systagenix  Wound Management (US) Inc of San  An

DePuy Mitek has developed a strong surgical suture with both bio-absorbable and non-absorbable components.  The suture is intended to be used in conjunction with suture anchors to repair soft tissu

A range of thermoplastic nonwoven veils designed to improve the mechanical properties of composites made their debut during the JEC Europe exhibition held on 10–12 March 2015 in Paris, Fra

SGL says it has successfully concluded its development of carbon fibres and fabrics, as well as specialized sizings for such textiles, as its part of a collaborative project aimed at making composi

A polyester (PES) fibre with a low melting point for bonding comprising a proportion of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is now available from Fiberpartner  ApS.

Freudenberg Performance Materials of  Weinheim, Germany, will make its first public appearance at Techtextil (Hall 3.1, Stand F37) in Frankfurt, Germany, on 4–7 May 2015.

Regenerative medicine company Organogenesis has published new data demonstrating significantly improved outcomes and economic benefits of two biological skin substitutes in the treatment of diabeti

PGI Specialty Materials has reached an agreement to acquire Dounor, a French manufacturer of materials used in hygiene, healthcare and industrial applications.

Biovation has launched the BioArmour Blood Pressure Cuff Shield (BPCS) to mitigate the spread of infectious pathogens from blood pressure cuffs.

SmartKem’s tru-FLEX semiconductor platform for high-performance flexible electronics has won the Innovative Product of the  Year award at the 2015 ESTnet  Awards.

The latest biomedical applications using organic electronics technologies were presented at innoLAE 2015, the first annual conference organized by the new EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manuf

The Solar Shirt designed by Pauline Van Dongen is a very practical step in the right direction in respect of truly integrated solar garments for the mass market.

A team of US scientists from the Berkeley and San Francisco campuses of the University of California in the USA have devised smart bandages that can detect bedsores long before they become visible.