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Positive effect recorded for chitosanmodified regenerated cellulose

1 March 2012
Researchers at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf of Hamburg, Germany, have demonstrated that the modification of Tencel lyocell fibre with chitosan has a positive effect on infection.
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Absorbable scaffold for surgical applications

1 March 2012
Biomedical Structures (BMS) has launched Biofelt absorbable scaffold for implant devices in orthopaedics, cardiology and general surgery, as well as other in-vivo applications.
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Flexible dressing for heels, knuckles, elbows and knees

1 March 2012
A dressing able to adhere to the skin and/or a wound, and demonstrating considerably increased wearing time is disclosed by Coloplast in US Patent 8 080 703.
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Burn dressing reduces the need for frequent and painful dressing changes

1 March 2012
ConvaTec has introduced Aquacel Ag Burn dressing for the management of partial thickness burns (PTBs) and donor sites.
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Regent starts spunbond line in Russia

1 March 2012
Regent-Neotex of Moscow, Russia, has completed work on a new triple spunbond line from Reifenhauser.
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Cut-resistant Dyneema-based netting protects fish from sharks

1 March 2012
New shark-resistant netting that can protect fish being farmed in aquaculture cages in the open ocean is crucially dependent on the use of a strong, lightweight fibre from DSM Dyneema, which has its h
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Schoeller subsidiary for medical and hygiene markets

1 March 2012
Schoeller Textile AG of Sevelen, Switzerland, has created a new subsidiary called Schoeller Medical AG to exploit the growing markets for medical and healthcare textiles.
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Freudenberg invests in Taiwan

1 March 2012

Freudenberg Far Eastern Spunweb Co is to build a production line for polyester spunlaid nonwovens in Tayuan, Taiwan.

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Japanese partners develop thermally formable nonwoven for bag filters

1 March 2012
Two Japanese partners have developed a bag filter that they claim requires less energy to use effectively.
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US$10-billion market for speciality fibres

1 March 2012
The world's market for speciality fibres will be worth US$10.3 billion in 2016, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1% from 2011 when it was valued at US$6.3 billion, according
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Alexium raises development funding

1 March 2012
Alexium International Group of Perth, Australia, says it has raised about Aus$1.2 million (approximately US$1.26 million) by selling 15 million shares.
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Reebok and MC10 plan commercial launches in 2012

1 February 2012
'Happy accidents' in laboratories have been responsible for many innovations over the years, and this is certainly the case with a new method for making microprocessors so bendable and thin that they
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Ceramic coating to outperform leather

1 February 2012
New Ceraspace coating technology from Schoeller provides outstanding protective properties to fabrics as a result of a unique composition of special ceramic particles anchored in a polymer matrix.
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Small and affordable seven-day body monitor patch

1 February 2012
BodyMedia and Avery Dennison Medical Solutions have announced the development and 2012 launch of a body monitor patch offering a comfortable, economical means of gathering physiological data for healt
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Nanocomposites worth over $2.3 billion by 2016

1 February 2012
The consumption of nanocomposites totalled nearly 138.4 thousand metric tons in 2011, according to a new report.
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New small batch process for tissue growth

1 February 2012
An advantageous new semi-continuous web-formation process with the ability to produce small batches of even fibre nonwovens for use as human tissue scaffolds has been developed in Germany.
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Emana partnership

1 February 2012
Italian yarn manufacturer Fulgar is to produce Emana intelligent textile yarns in Europe under license from Rhodia.
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US Air Force to aid RST development

1 February 2012
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is to partner with Alexium in the further development of Reactive Surface Treatment (RST) coating technology.
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DSM invests in NanoHoldings

1 February 2012
Royal DSM has made an investment in NanoHoldings, a company specialising in breakthrough nanotechnology discoveries in the field of energy. Financial details of the investment will not be disclosed.
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Benchmark for nanotubes

1 February 2012
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the world's first reference material for single-wall carbon nanotube soot.
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