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Hospital textiles developed to combat superbug

1 June 2011
Nano-treated textiles designed to kill methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been developed by the BioElectricSurface Research Team, led by the Materials and Surface Science Institute
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Spectrashield respirator mask commercially available in the USA

1 June 2011
Sciessent has announced the release in the USA of the Nexera Medical SpectraShield model 9500 Surgical Respirator Mask, which uses Foss Manufacturing's Fosshield fibres treated with Agion ionic silver
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3M settles patent infringement case against Andover Healthcare

1 June 2011
3M says it has concluded its lawsuit against Andover Healthcare with a consent judgment in favour of 3M and settlement that permanently enjoins Andover from making, using, offering for sale or selling
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Active suture for the delivery of therapeutic fluids

1 June 2011
An active suture that can deliver therapeutic or bioactive fluids to the tissue surrounding a wound is disclosed in US Patent 7 875 055 by Ethicon.
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Bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction

1 June 2011
A bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction has been developed by German company Karl Otto Braun.
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Reloadable drug delivery textile launched at Techtextil

1 June 2011
At Techtextil 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, Schoeller Textil launched iLoad, a range of textile carrier materials that can be individually loaded and regenerated with beneficial and therapeutic substanc
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Dressing incorporating saccharides

1 June 2011
A wound dressing comprising one or more meltblown nonwoven layers is disclosed in US Patent 7 914 812 by David Dixon of Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Fibres for wound management

1 June 2011
Wound-management fibres containing chitosan have been developed by Medlock Medical and are disclosed in US Patent 7 914 889.
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Self-adhesive dressing with improved stretchability in machine direction

1 June 2011
A self-adhesive dressing developed by Molnlycke Health Care is described in US Patent 7 888 545.
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Heating system prevents hypothermia in the operating theatre

1 June 2011
A textile heating system for use in hospital operating theatres has been developed by the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institute in Bonnigheim, Germany.
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Sensor fabrics for improved hospital stays

1 May 2011
Stryker Medical - the world's largest hospital bed manufacturer - is planning to introduce smart pressure sensing beds in 2011.
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Advanced line for UK medical innovator

1 May 2011
Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS) has recently installed a new nonwoven manufacturing line at its plant in Winsford, Cheshire, UK.
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Improved method of creating and arranging carbon nanofibres

1 May 2011
Carbon nanofibres hold promise for technologies ranging from medical imaging devices to precise scientific measurement tools, but the time and expense associated with uniformly creating nanofibres of
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Funding for spider silk biopolymer development

1 May 2011
AMSilk, a German manufacturer of high performance materials, has secured Euro5 million of new funding to commercialise its first spider silk-modelled products.
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Integrated nanofibre meltblown process

1 May 2011
Irema, based in Postbauer-Pavelsbach, Germany, has developed and patented a single-step process for producing meltblown nonwoven webs with fully integrated nanofibres.
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Thomas Swan accredited to AssuredNano

1 May 2011
AssuredNano, the Safety Health and Environment (SHE) accreditation scheme for organisations involved with nanotechnology has announced that carbon nanotube manufacturer Thomas Swan has become the firs
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Bluetooth Innovation Cup 2011 announced

1 May 2011
The Bluetooth SIG has announced that Texas Instruments (TI) is the new sponsor for the 2011 Innovation World Cup as the global competition enters its third year.
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New nano technique to combat MRSA

1 May 2011
New nano-treated extiles which will kill the MRSA superbug have been developed by the BioElectricSurface research team, led from the Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) at the University of
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Blowing across Australia

1 May 2011
German extreme sports enthusiasts Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer made a 17-day journey across Australia earlier this year in the Wind Explorer electric vehicle, which has bodywork consisting of mainly
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PACE Award for Janesville fibre panel

1 May 2011
Janesville Acoustics, based, in Southfield, Michigan, has received a 2011 PACE (Automotive News Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contributions to Excellence) Award for its development of a moulded fibre
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