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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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Rome venue for Smart Fabrics 2009

1 January 2009
Philips, Lumalive, Puma, Textronics and the European Commission are among the organizations already lined up for the 5th Smart Fabrics Conference, which will take place from 10-12 March 2009 at the Ho
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Techtextil North America

1 January 2009
Organizer Messe Frankfurt has released details of the Techtextil North America Symposium, to be held alongside its exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 21-23 April 2009.
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DSM sells Solutech to Lydall

1 January 2009
DSM has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Solutech business to Lydall Inc. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.
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Wipe for warfare agents and hazardous chemicals

1 January 2009
Emergency workers and military personnel charged with cleaning up chemical warfare agents and toxic chemicals have a new tool to call on: a decontamination wipe developed by researchers at The Institu
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US court rules for Gurit against Zoltek

1 January 2009
On 2 December 2008, The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St Louis, Missouri, USA, denied Zoltek Corp's petition for a re-hearing in its case against Gurit's subsidiary, Structu
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Online gauge measures coating weights and moisture for webs

1 January 2009
Designed for simultaneously measuring coating weights and moisture on substrates such as textiles and nonwovens, a range of online gauges is now available from NDC Infrared Engineering of Maldon, UK.
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Composite structures

1 January 2009
Composite structures for delivering therapeutic agents are described in International Patent WO 2007/066339 by the Ramot at Tel Aviv University.
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SureWrap nozzles target precise adhesive coating

1 January 2009
Precision dispensing equipment supplier Nordson has introduced improved versions of its Universal SureWrap nozzles, which are said to accurately apply hot melt adhesive to elastic strands used for ela
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Diaper with ink-printed substrate

1 January 2009
A disposable diaper developed by Procter & Gamble features an ink-printed substrate web that exhibits good ink rub-off resistance when subject to abrasion, such as, for instance,when in contact wi
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