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Nonwovens Institute to install pilot line for meltblown fabrics

1 June 2011
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA, is to install a one metre-wide meltblown pilot line supplied by Reifenhauser Reicofil of Troisdorf, Germany.
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Continuous, simultaneous knit-de-knit texturizing of up to 12 yarns

1 June 2011
A continuous knit-de-knit process capable of texturizing up to 12 yarns simultaneously will be unveiled at ITMA in Barcelona, Spain (22-29 September 2011).
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Trutzschler to supply web-formation and bonding technology to North Carolina State University

1 June 2011
Trutzschler Nonwovens of Egelsbach, Germany, is to supply an EWK 413 card and an ENL needle loom to North Carolina State University for its research programme, including the development of products (s
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SCA launches diapers and incontinence products in Vietnam

1 June 2011
Sweden-based SCA has introduced its Drypers baby diaper and Tena adult incontinence products in Vietnam.
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Salteks invests in cotton spunlace facility in Turkey

1 June 2011
Salteks & Salvin is reported to be investing in a new facility for cotton-fibre preparation and processing for the company's spunlace hygiene and medical nonwovens in Corlu, Turkey.
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Hospital textiles developed to combat superbug

1 June 2011
Nano-treated textiles designed to kill methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been developed by the BioElectricSurface Research Team, led by the Materials and Surface Science Institute
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Spectrashield respirator mask commercially available in the USA

1 June 2011
Sciessent has announced the release in the USA of the Nexera Medical SpectraShield model 9500 Surgical Respirator Mask, which uses Foss Manufacturing's Fosshield fibres treated with Agion ionic silver
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3M settles patent infringement case against Andover Healthcare

1 June 2011
3M says it has concluded its lawsuit against Andover Healthcare with a consent judgment in favour of 3M and settlement that permanently enjoins Andover from making, using, offering for sale or selling
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Active suture for the delivery of therapeutic fluids

1 June 2011
An active suture that can deliver therapeutic or bioactive fluids to the tissue surrounding a wound is disclosed in US Patent 7 875 055 by Ethicon.
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Bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction

1 June 2011
A bandage with lengthwise elasticity in the warp direction has been developed by German company Karl Otto Braun.
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Reloadable drug delivery textile launched at Techtextil

1 June 2011
At Techtextil 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, Schoeller Textil launched iLoad, a range of textile carrier materials that can be individually loaded and regenerated with beneficial and therapeutic substanc
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Dressing incorporating saccharides

1 June 2011
A wound dressing comprising one or more meltblown nonwoven layers is disclosed in US Patent 7 914 812 by David Dixon of Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Fibres for wound management

1 June 2011
Wound-management fibres containing chitosan have been developed by Medlock Medical and are disclosed in US Patent 7 914 889.
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Self-adhesive dressing with improved stretchability in machine direction

1 June 2011
A self-adhesive dressing developed by Molnlycke Health Care is described in US Patent 7 888 545.
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Heating system prevents hypothermia in the operating theatre

1 June 2011
A textile heating system for use in hospital operating theatres has been developed by the Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology at the Hohenstein Institute in Bonnigheim, Germany.
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Sensor fabrics for improved hospital stays

1 May 2011
Stryker Medical - the world's largest hospital bed manufacturer - is planning to introduce smart pressure sensing beds in 2011.
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Advanced line for UK medical innovator

1 May 2011
Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS) has recently installed a new nonwoven manufacturing line at its plant in Winsford, Cheshire, UK.
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Improved method of creating and arranging carbon nanofibres

1 May 2011
Carbon nanofibres hold promise for technologies ranging from medical imaging devices to precise scientific measurement tools, but the time and expense associated with uniformly creating nanofibres of
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Funding for spider silk biopolymer development

1 May 2011
AMSilk, a German manufacturer of high performance materials, has secured Euro5 million of new funding to commercialise its first spider silk-modelled products.
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Integrated nanofibre meltblown process

1 May 2011
Irema, based in Postbauer-Pavelsbach, Germany, has developed and patented a single-step process for producing meltblown nonwoven webs with fully integrated nanofibres.
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