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Activated carbon cloth - Zorflex

1 April 2003
UK company Charcoal Cloth International (CCI) has chosen Zorflex as the brand name for its activated charcoal cloth, which is used in medical, industrial, conservation and military applications.
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Safer from cuts

1 April 2003
An economical cut-resistant yarn for knitting into safety gloves is the subject of US Patent 6 467 251.
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Electro-spinning process makes starch filaments

1 April 2003
Humatro Corp has invented a radically new type of fibrous structure.
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Cold-therapy cap brings relief to migraine sufferers

1 April 2003
An inventor from Merthyr Tydfil, UK, has developed a therapeutic cap that allows a migraine sufferer to block out the light as well as surround their head with a cold press.
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Absorbent article maintains or improves skin health

1 April 2003
Kimberly-Clark describes an absorbent article claimed to maintain or improve skin health.
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Recovering and recycling aromatics

1 April 2003
UK researchers have developed a process in which a polymer can be depolymerized into macrocyclic oligomers that can subsequently be repolymerized at high molar mass.
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Potential for wool-based medical textiles examined

1 April 2003
A feasibility study to examine the potential of woolbased medical textiles is to be carried out by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) in conjunction with a leading international pharmaceutical company.
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Open-end spun yarns are softer

1 April 2003
Sara Lee Corp discloses a process for making softer handling open-end spun yarns in US Patent 6 477 826.
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Biodegradable material with improved fluid management properties from Kimberly-Clark

1 April 2003
Kimberly-Clark has developed a biodegradable material with improved fluid management properties for use in disposable absorbent products.
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Opportunities with healthcare and medical textiles

1 April 2003
A conference on Healthcare and Medical Textiles held in January 2003 in Belfast, UK, brought together professionals from a wide range of disciplines - from textile manufacturers to nursing staff.
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Molnlycke Health Care opens plant in the Czech Republic

1 March 2003
Swedish single-use surgical product manufacturer Molnlycke Health Care Klinipro has opened a new production plant in Karvina, Czech Republic.
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Non-adherent dressing made from different types of gelling fibres

1 March 2003
Bristol-Myers Squibb discloses a non-adherent wound dressing comprising fibrous material in US Patent 6 458 460.
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Nightwear for children or incontinence sufferers

1 March 2003
A French inventor has developed garments for children who are enuretic (urine incontinent) or undergoing toilet training, or for incontinent or bedridden adults.
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ITEMA appoints Managing Director for Sulzer Textil

1 March 2003
ITEMA Group - an Italian group led by Miro Radici has appointed Rolf Kehlhofer as Managing Director of Sulzer Textil, its Swiss subsidiary specializing in the production of high-quality weaving machin
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Growth for nonwoven filter media...

1 March 2003
North America's market for nonwoven filter media will be worth $725 million by 2007, according to the latest study.
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Hydroenhancement of fabrics

1 March 2003
Textile Enhancements International Inc has developed a technique that it claims improve the appearance, cover and physical properties of woven fabrics.
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Tencel wins fight over lyocell patent

1 March 2003
Tencel Ltd has won its fight to defend its technology relating to the manufacture of its Tencel(r) brand lyocell fibre.
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Chairman for medical device institute

1 March 2003
Willie Printie, Operations Director of Ethicon, has been elected as first Chairman of Medical Devices in Scotland (MDIS), which aims to create a medical device institute at Strathclyde Medipark in Bel
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Partners to spin man-made spider silk for medical textiles

1 March 2003
Nexia Biotechnologies Inc of Canada has extended its collaboration agreement with UK-based Acordis Speciality Fibres.
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Why exhibiting is an essential part of the marketing mix

1 March 2003
Marketing Manager at Acordis Speciality Fibres, Dr Cynara Livera, explores the benefits of exhibiting and explains how including exhibitions in the mix can achieve a wide range of objectives, from gen
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