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Treating lignocellulosic materials with an aqueous solution of an amphoteric cellulose derivative containing an electrolyte can lead to the production of paper with a high wet strength or rayon fibres
Glass fibres that are treated so as to diffuse light substantially perpendicular their axes are being woven into fabrics by the French company Cedric Brochier Soiries.
An improved form of hydroentanglement can integrate a mixture of continuous filaments, and synthetic and natural staple fibres well, and produce a fabric with reduced asymmetry between its faces and b
Two UK-based inventors have devised a way to make fireproof nonwoven that has now been patented by a US company.
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) in Singapore have created artificial fibres with nanometre-sized features that could be used to grow cells and tissue structures
Tyco Healthcare's Swim Pants received the Visionary Award at the Vision 2007 Consumer Products Conference held in January 2007 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Tyco Healthcare is to be renamed Covidien once the global healthcare products supplier separates from parent company Tyco International and becomes an independent, publicly traded company.
Wound care devices having a topically applied silverbased antimicrobial finish are described by inventors from South Carolina, USA, in US Patent 7 118 761.
Whitestone of Bloomington, Indiana, USA, has acquired Humanicare International to form a leading provider of products for the adult incontinence care markets in the USA.
Propaten vascular graft has gained clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for its developer W.L.Gore & Associates.
Czech nonwovens producer Pegas raised Euro136m (US$176.3m) in its initial public offering, selling almost 4.4 million new and existing shares, together with 657 750 over-allotment shares.
NovaThera and Pera have won a UK Department of Trade and Industry Innovation competition to lead a consortium to develop new bioactive glass nanofibrebased textiles for medical applications.
A two-layer bandage for the treatment of skin conditions while providing orthopaedic support has been developed by Gelzone.
A bandage for stabilizing the ankle joint is disclosed by Beiersdorf in US Patent 7 115 106.
Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division has announced a sales, marketing and distribution agreement with UDL Laboratories, a subsidiary of Mylan Laboratories, to exclusively distribute
Alltracel Pharmaceuticals subsidiary Nanopeutics, which is dedicated to the commercialization of Nanospider technology for the wound care market, has signed an exclusive technology and product concept
Researchers at the University of Akron, Ohio, USA, are concluding clinical trials in South America of nanofibre bandages that could heal wounds faster.
A topical wound dressing in which a gauze pad is impregnated with tannin extract derived from Black Pekoe tea is disclosed in US Patent 7 112 714 by Claudia Leber.
A silver alginate wound dressing, developed by UK firm Advanced Medical Solutions (AMS) has won marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration.
EWI Eastwest Interaction of Switzerland is planning to open a plant for the production of medical fabrics in Uzbekistan's Kashakadarya region.
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