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Instant chill from Adidas

1 June 2014
World Cup veteran David Beckham is promoting the new Climachill range of active cooling apparel launched by Adidas and featuring fabrics incorporating SubZero flat yarns containing titanium and 3D alu
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Working on a miracle

1 June 2014
The first kick of the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo could well turn out to be the most significant in any football match ever - if all goes to plan it will be made by a paraplegic teenager with the aid
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Barfeoot in Brazil

1 June 2014
In the build up to the 2014 World Cup which begins in Brazil on June 12th, there's not much to choose between the new technologies being introduced by the two big names in performance sports apparel,
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Micro-massage material

1 June 2014
Puma is supplying the home and away kits for Italy, Switzerland, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Chile and Uruguay at this year's FIFA World Cup football tournament in Brazil.
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Laundry association highlights hygiene issues with nurses' uniforms

1 June 2014
The Textiles Services Association (TSA) has responded to recent media coverage of a report by Professor Gillian Leng, Deputy Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (N
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Increased efficiency of cotton swab production

1 June 2014
Together with Rosink Systeme, Trutzschler has for many years been selling installations for the production of card slivers that are used for making cotton swabs.
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Braided barbed suture

1 June 2014
A surgical suture assembly having a braided, barbed configuration has been developed by Ethicon.
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Dressing material comprising gel-forming fibres

1 June 2014
An improved material for use as a wound dressing has been developed by ConvaTec Technologies.
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Pampers plants opened in Nigeria and Hungary

1 June 2014
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has recently opened new diaper manufacturing plants in Nigeria and Hungary.
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Ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores

1 June 2014
BASF has developed an ultrathin fluid-absorbent core comprising a substrate layer, multicomponent superabsorbent particles (SAPs) and an adhesive.
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Launch of Poise Microliners with superabsorbent material

1 June 2014
Kimberly-Clark's Poise brand has introduced new products for the feminine light incontinence category.
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Vestagen signs agreements with online retailer

1 June 2014
Vestagen Technical Textiles has entered into agreements with Scrubs AC, which trades as Allheart, to produce and distribute protective garments for the US health care sector manufactured using Vestage
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Global wound closure and advanced wound care

1 June 2014
Wound closure and advanced wound care products are gaining ground over traditional methods of wound care globally, according to a new report from Allied Market Research.
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Low-density medical bandage substrate

1 June 2014
An improved, low-density medical bandage substrate for use in the treatment of injuries, such as broken bones requiring immobilization, has been developed by BSN Medical.
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New medical textiles course at University of Leeds

1 June 2014
The UK's University of Leeds is now offering an MSc Medical Textiles course.
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Senior Vice President appointed for Suominen's Care business

1 June 2014
Lynda Kelly has been appointed Senior Vice President of Suominen's Care business area and a member of the Corporate Executive Team.
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Global demand drivers for medical nonwoven disposables

1 June 2014
Global Industry Analysts (GIA) has released a new report on the global medical nonwoven disposables market, which is projected to reach US$22.7 billion by 2020.
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Absorbent article with low-cost bonded web material

1 June 2014
Low-cost nonwoven materials for use as breathable elements in absorbent articles have been developed by Procter & Gamble (P&G).
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Dressing with a discontinuous contact layer surface

1 June 2014
A therapeutic wound contact device designed to treat chronic wounds is described in US Patent 8 710 290 by Boehringer Technologies.
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Self-expanding device that anchors itself and releases drugs

1 June 2014
A US company has revealed details of a selfexpanding medical device that is also capable of drug elution within the body.
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