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A swab for collecting biological specimens is described in US Patent 9 011 358 by Copan Italia.

At International Newsletters’ 2015 Nonwovens for High-performance Applications (NHPA) conference held in Cannes, France, in March 2015, Senior Scientist Margreet de Kok outlined the work b

The global market for technical textiles will be worth US$168.3 billion by 2020, according to the latest study.

A tissue-engageable suture having antimicrobial properties is described in US Patent 9 028 530 by IM Indiano of Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA.

A plant dedicated to the production of nickel-coated fibres has opened in Cleveland, Utah, USA.

Johns Manville has inaugurated a polyester (PES) spunbond production line at its facility in Berlin, Germany.

A novel pressure stocking developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg, Germany, is set to help protect against diabetic wounds via an integrated senso

Carolina Nonwovens is to invest US$12.25 million to build a plant in Maiden, North Carolina, USA.

A nanofibre-reinforced composition that can be applied to a wound site has been developed by researchers from the University of Akron, Ohio, USA.

At the recent  Texprocess 2015 show in Frankfurt on 4–7 May 2015, the Human Solutions Group based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, showcased apparel industry innovations to make work easier, si

Dressing materials especially for the treatment of chronic wounds, such as venous ulcers, decubitus ulcers or diabetic ulcers, have been developed by KCI USA, a subsidiary of KCI Licensing, part of

For patients who have suffered irreparable damage to internal organs or body tissue, donor organs or synthetic implants are usually the only treatment option. 

An absorptive bandage that is adapted to conform to the curvatures and contours of a human breast has been developed by ELN Group of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

An aid to help textile manufacturers use chemicals efficiently will be launched at the bluesign conference, to be held in St Gallen, Switzerland, on 13–14 July 2015.

A rapid moulding technique developed by RocTool is being used by Motorola to mass-produce fibre-reinforced housings for smartphones. 

Swiss Textiles (the Swiss Textile Federation) and Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology launched the Subitex: Sustainable Biomedicine Textiles research i

European polypropylene (PP) staple fibre supplier Beaulieu Fibres International has added Ultrasoft Trilobal PP fibres to its Meraklon Trilobal portfolio.

Multiaxial fabric specialist Formax is currently constructing an innovation centre at its headquarters in Narborough, UK, to support its customers’ product development processes. 

Audi AG has placed an order with Voith GmbH for the high-volume production of a carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) component for one of the carmaker’s future models. 

Bomedus, a start-up company based in Bonn, Germany, has taken its electronic textile-based belt for treating chronic pain from a research idea to a commercial product in just three years.