WELCOME TO TECHNICAL-TEXTILES.NET, the web's most comprehensive source of information about the world of performance and technical textiles. Full membership gives access to: unique feature articles; relevant, edited and verified news; events and more, to keep you up to date with the latest developments in materials, technologies, processes, patents and research, and business and markets

News

Two filtration media products from Hollings worth&Vose

1 December 2007
Hollingsworth &Vose - a leading global provider of nonwovens and technical papers based in EastWalpole, Massachusetts,USA - has introduced two products that became commercially available in the fo
Read more

Reinforcement mat can absorb sound and heat

1 December 2007
A chopped strand mat that comprises bonding materials and bundles of reinforcing fibres is disclosed in International PatentWO 2006/071464.
Read more

Rapid growth forecast for US smart and interactive textiles market

1 December 2007
The US market for smart textiles will be worth $391.7 million in 2012, according to the latest study.
Read more

Flame-retardant agent for polyester

1 December 2007
Korea's Hyosung Corp has patented two polyester fibres that contain a phosphorus-based flameretardant agent.
Read more

India's medical textile market expands

1 December 2007
India's medical textile market is expected to grow from INR12.6 billion (US$320 million) in 2006-07 to INR22.6 billion (US$575 million) by 2011, according to Textile Commissioner J.N. Singh.
Read more

Compression-resistant sanitary napkin

1 December 2007
A disposable feminine sanitary napkin that is resistant to compression by lateral forces has been developed by Johnson & Johnson (Canada).
Read more

Sustainability and innovation key themes at Outlook conference

1 December 2007
Sustainability and innovation were the two key themes at the Outlook Personal Care Products Conference, which took place in September 2007 in Cascais (Lisbon), Portugal.
Read more

Sanitary tampon with applicator avoids excessive insertion

1 December 2007
A sanitary tampon with an applicator is outlined in US Patent 7 241 274 by Unicharm.
Read more

Ossur expands network to Asia

1 December 2007
Non-invasive orthopaedic products supplier Ossur has announced the inauguration of itsAsia Pacific operations in Shanghai,China.
Read more

Non-slip,padded bandage for joints

1 December 2007
A bandage with non-slip properties for joints is disclosed in US Patent 7 273 464 by Bauerfeind.
Read more

Development grant for HealthVest

1 December 2007
SmartLife Technology has been awarded a development grant of GBP500 000 by the UK's Northwest Regional Development Agency to develop a garment called the HealthVest.
Read more

Poland's Pani Teresa Medica launches initial public offering

1 December 2007
Polish medical textiles producer and distributor Pani Teresa Medica has debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, aiming to raise up to PLN10 million (US$3.8 million) from its initial public offering (IPO
Read more

Bayer opens pilot plant for bioresorbable wound dressings

1 December 2007
Earlier this year,Bayer subsidiary Bayer Innovation opened a pilot plant production facility for the manufacture of bioresorbable wound dressings based on silica gel fibres.
Read more

Finalists for 2008 Visionary Award

1 December 2007
Six consumer products - five from the USA and one from India - have been nominated as finalists for the 2008 Visionary Award.
Read more

Bandaging device for sequestering a wound or inoculation site

1 December 2007
A bandaging device for sequestering a wound or an inoculation site on a patient is provided in US Patent 7 265 256.
Read more

Skin-contacting heatable dressing

1 December 2007
A skin-contacting heatable dressing has been developed byAvery Dennison of Pasadena,California,USA.
Read more

Stiff-tipped suture

1 December 2007
A multi-stranded suture having a stiff portion adjacent to one or both ends of the suture has been developed by Arthrex.
Read more

Concordia adds to medical team

1 December 2007
Concordia Fibers has announced the appointments of Debra Masso and Ian Christianson to its medical team.As medical manufacturing manager for the company's new medical division,Masso will focus on buil
Read more

Machinery builders demonstrate that testing has a high profile

1 December 2007
Regular correspondent Niki Tait toured the many halls of exhibitors at ITMA 2007 in Munich, Germany, 13-20 September, to report back on the latest machinery developments and trends in the fields of te
Read more

Flame retardants--research, legislation and the environment

1 December 2007
The 11th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymers was held in Bolton, UK, and attracted more than 160 delegates from 18 countries eager to hear of the latest developments in flame retardancy mechan
Read more
XXXX