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Unicharm buys out Australian diaper maker

1 February 2009
Japan's Unicharm has acquired Australian Pacific Paper Products (APPP), the second largest manufacturer of disposable hygiene products in Australia behind Kimberly-Clark, for around A$165 million (US$
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Ethicon introduces Proceed Ventral Patch for hernia repair

1 February 2009
Medical device manufacturer Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson company, has announced launch of the Proceed Ventral Patch.
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Sensors for intelligent wind turbines

1 February 2009
LM Glasfiber - the world's leading independent manufacturer of blades for wind turbines - is embarking on a three-year research project supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation
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Metal-based inks for RFID tags

1 February 2009
CypoPrint is the name of a new range of metal-based inks from BASF destined for the production of flexible antennas for RFID tags.
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High performers with SmartSilver

1 January 2009
NanoHorizons and Philadelphia-based commission dye house GJ Littlewood & Son have developed a new process for integrating SmartSilver certified antimicrobial performance into technical fibres such
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BASF invests in silver inks start-up

1 January 2009
BASF Venture Capital has invested $1.5 million in the US company NanoMas Technologies which develops inks containing silver nanoparticles that can be easily processed into electrical circuits for prin
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BioHarness for data acquisition

1 January 2009
Zephyr Technology has entered into an agreement to supply ADInstruments with its BioHarness wireless physiological monitoring device.
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PHI technology aids wound healing

1 January 2009
3M Health Care's new Tegaderm Matrix Dressing is the first wound dressing to employ PHI technology for use with chronic, non-infected wounds, including diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers (stages II-IV)
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Nanotech centre in Washington

1 January 2009
George Washington University in Washington DC has announced the establishment of the GW Institute for Nanotechnology which will draw on the expertise of the university's faculty members across a range
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Para-aramids in demand

1 January 2009
Teijin plans to build a production facility for its Technora ultra-fine para-aramid powder with an annual capacity of 100 tons, by Spring 2009.
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New US army wipe combats toxic chemicals

1 January 2009
A newly-developed decontamination wipe designed by researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University has proven itself the best for cleaning up chemical w
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New weapons against MRSA

1 January 2009
HemCon Medical Technologies has announced new antibacterial indications cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including a barrier against MRSA, for its HemCon bandages, ChitoFlex dress
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LifeShirt in long-term study of heart disease

1 January 2009
The VivoMetrics LifeShirt is being used by Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, to learn more about lifestyle factors that may put children at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases as they g
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Wearable Technologies 2010

1 January 2009
The 2nd Wearable Technologies Conference takes place on Feburary 8, 2010 at the Hotel Novotel Munich Messe in Munich, Germany, in parallel to the ISPO sportswear and equipment trade show.
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Baytubes as heavy duty marine coatings

1 January 2009
The Norwegian company Advanced Marine Coatings, based in Gamle Fredrikstad, specialises in the development of environmentally compatible, heavy-duty anti-corrosion coatings for sea-going vessels.
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New printed electronics spin-off

1 January 2009
The IMEC nanoelectronics research centre, Hasselt University and screen printing company Artist Screen, all based in Belgium, have announced a new spin-off called Lumoza to commercialise large area sc
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Benninger sells Weaving Preparation Division to Karl Mayer

1 January 2009
Karl Mayer has taken over the Weaving Preparation Division of Benninger AG. The companies signed the contract on 1 December 2008.
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Para-aramid demand prompts Teijin investment in additional capacity

1 January 2009
Teijin plans to build a production facility for its Technora ultra-fine para-aramid powder with an annual capacity of 100 t by the early part of 2009.
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One-stage microwave treatment confers multiple functionalities

1 January 2009
A one-stage treatment requiring only a 30 s cure in a conventional microwave oven is capable of providing a cotton/polyamide (PA) fabric with multiple function - alities, its developers claim.
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DSM wins European patent battle with Teijin Aramid

1 January 2009
DSM Dyneema has won a patent battle with one of its rivals Teijin Aramid (formerly Teijin Twaron).
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