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A device with a vacuum bag for pressure therapy, disclosed by Slovenian inventors Joze Jeinc and Sasa Vogrin, will find particular application for massage treatment and lymphatic drainage treatment of
US-based management consultancy John R.
A tubular device for heating yarns, especially suitable for texturing equipment, has been developed by Saurer GmbH & Co KG of Monchengladbach, Germany.
Lombard Medical Technologies reports that its Aorfix endovascular stent graft has now been successfully implanted in more than 200 patients.
A Taiwanese inventor claims to have improved the strand feeding device for a coaxial braiding apparatus.
A system of taking a tuft of yarn and inserting it into a surface is the subject of International Patent WO 01/79611.
Canada's Consolidated Ecoprogress Technologies says it is considering licensing its new nanotechnology, having recently received several expressions of interest.
Japan's Toray Industries Inc is using bamboo to make cellulose fibres. In European Patent 1 679 294, the Tokyo-based company claims its fibres are suitable for woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics.
Germany's Sandler will present a range of nonwovens for hygiene applications at the IDEA 2007 exhibition in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, from 24-26 April 2007.
A surgical bandage for treating a wound, such as a laceration, surgical incision or other tissue separation, has been developed by Thomas Lutri and John Bush of Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA.
Austria's Lenzing Group is expanding into the production of carbon fibres with the proposed formation of a joint venture - European Precursor GmbH - between its subsidiary Lenzing Plastics GmbH and tw
DSM NV OF The Netherlands has acquired Switzerland-based Pamako AG from FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd of Israel.
Demand for coated fabrics will increase 3.2% a year up to 2010, reaching 569 million square metres (680 million square yards), according to the latest study.
Danish investment company LD Equity will become the sole shareholder in Jacob Holm & Sons STA after agreeing to buy out its existing partner's 40% stake.
France-based beneteau , a leading builder of sailing yachts worldwide, has designated DSM Dyneema's ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre as its "material of choice" for the running r
Allseas group SA, a Swiss offshore pipelaying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneema of The Netherlands and Belgium-based BEXCO - ropes to improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe-laying.
Leading nonwovens producer Fibertex and polyester manufacturer Wellman International are among companies exploring RFID identification techniques in a Euro600,000 project aimed at developing a 100%-re
Nanopeutics, the subsidiary of Irish healthcare company Alltracel Pharmaceuticals dedicated to the commercialisation of Nanospider technology, has signed a technology and product concept development a
Engineered Fibre Structures Ltd., a spinout company from the UK's University of Manchester, has filed a patent for a knitted seamless glove which can be used to control PCs, games consoles, machines a
NanoHorizons, based in State College, Philadelphia, USA, has announced the availability of SmartSilver permanent anti-odour/antimicrobial for 100% wool.
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