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A hysteropexy mesh for treating uterine prolapse has been developed by Coloplast.

A dressing that includes an assembly or tow of continuous long fibres is disclosed in US Patent 9 474 654 by Smith & Nephew.

Drylock Technologies, the Zele, Belgium-based manufacturer of personal absorbent hygiene products, has acquired Presto Absorbent Products (PAPI), a manufacturer of adult incontinence products based

A wound dressing claimed to be ideal for the treatment of drier wounds has been developed by Abigo Medical

A therapeutic wound dressing (1) that contains an absorbent layer based on a wound-covering layer (2) and an activated carbon (3) has been developed by Blücher of Erkrath, Germany.

Belgian diaper producer Ontex has confirmed it is to acquire the personal hygiene business of Hypermarcas of Brazil for BRL$1 billion (€286 million).

A therapeutic wound dressing (1) that contains an absorbent layer based on a wound-covering layer (2) and an activated carbon (3) has been developed by Blücher of Erkrath, Germany.

Medical technology provider Smith & Nephew has been awarded the 2016 French Galien Award for its Pico single-use negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system.

SCA is to discontinue its hygiene business in India in the first quarter of 2017.  Four years after entering the Indian market, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company explained that “profitability ca

By replacing the sizing on carbon fibres with a coating of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), researchers in the UK claim to have improved both the thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon fibre-reinfor

SCA is to acquire BSN Medical from the private equity group EQT for €2.74 billion on a debt- and cash-free basis. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Thermoset resins specialist Hexion Inc of Columbus, Ohio, USA, has announced plans to build a new European technology centre in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany. 

Lehmann&Voss&Co of Pawcatuck, Connecticut, USA, has opened Lehvoss New Material (Kunshan) Co Ltd, a 2500-m² production facility and application technology centre in Kunshan, China.  

A process for producing carbon fibre from rayon that is suitable for the production of ablative rocket nozzles is the subject of a recently awarded patent. 

Quickstep Holdings of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, has been awarded a contract to manufacture a range of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components for a portable, lightweight X‐ray d

On 13 December 2016, Huesker Inc officially opened its new geotextile production plant in Shelby, North Carolina, USA.

A cost-effective composite façade system for office buildings has been developed by construction company TGM and its partners on the project Indupol, Aliancys, Euroresins, Büfa and Solico. 

A research team from the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has reported success in converting paper waste into cellulose aerogels that are non-toxic, light, flexible,

Sensors that are printed on flexible substrates represent a growing market and although the biggest segment – blood glucose test strips ­­– is currently shrinking, the next generation of printed se

The broad spectrum of applications for technical textiles with examples from the aerospace sector will be exhibited in the Living in Space area at the forthcoming Techtextil and