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Co-mingled carbon yarns for car parts

1 May 2012
UK-based NetComposites displayed new automotive brackets made from recycled carbon fibre at the recent JEC Composites show in Paris.
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Fabrics for composites at new angles

1 May 2012
UK carbon fibre and speciality reinforcements manufacturer Formax announced notable expansion plans at the recent JEC Composites show, including investment in new machinery, an increased commitment to
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Aramid tape for compact, non-crush cables

1 May 2012
Optical fiber cables play an increasingly essential role in today's telecommunications networks, but while they continue to get smaller, their fragile cores still need protection from various hazards
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Low & Bonar invests in green roofing

1 May 2012
A London, UK-based group specializing in performance materials, Low & Bonar has paid Euro5.95 million in cash to buy Xero Flor International GmbH of Ortholz, Germany, from former owner, Wolfgang B
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Wet-lay nonwoven for self supporting pleated media

1 May 2012
A nonwoven made using a mixture of glass, crimped polymer and cellulose fibres creates a pleated filter media with good dust-holding capacity, according to Johns Manville of Littleton, Colorado, USA.
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Textiles that contain high amounts of temperature-regulating materials

1 May 2012
A European research project has led to the development of multicomponent and cellulose fibres that contain large amounts of phase-change materials (PCMs) capable of regulating temperature.
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Anisotropic web gives good compromise between filtration and mechanical properties

1 May 2012
A melt-blown nonwoven web with highly aligned fibres makes a self-supporting pleated structure that resists deformation and is good as a filter element, according to its US developer.
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Expanded range of chopped strand glass for reinforcing thermoplastics

1 May 2012
A specialist manufacturer of reinforcements for thermoset and thermoplastic composites, PPG Industries Fiber Glass Americas of Cheswick, Pennsylvania, USA, has added three more chopped strand glass-fi
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Biocidal treatment with a pleasant odour

1 May 2012
A German company claims to have developed a stable treatment for textiles that kills microorganisms and releases a pleasant fragrance.
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Nonwovens from a cleanroom environment for medical applications

1 May 2012
National Nonwovens of Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA, has invested in a new nonwoven line contained within a cleanroom environment.
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Low & Bonar merges fibres, nonwovens and fabrics businesses

1 May 2012
Effective from the beginning of April 2012, Colbond bv of Arnhem, The Netherlands, and Bonar Technical Fabrics NV of Zele, Belgium, have merged under organizational changes announced by their parent g
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Private equity firm acquires Outlast Technologies

1 May 2012
Outlast Technologies, a specialist in the application of phase-change materials (PCMs) for temperature regulation, which has its headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, USA, has been acquired by a private
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Efficient transport of liquids

1 May 2012
A method for making a nonwoven with a surface shape and fibre structure that encourage the rapid transfer of a predefined liquid has been disclosed by Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan.
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Slash-proof fabric finds many potential applications

1 May 2012
Two UK partners are now working to develop a knifeproof textile to expand its current uses to new applications including protective wear for motorcyclists, butchers, timber merchants and hunters.
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Two-piece bandage system including a cotton swab

1 May 2012
A two-piece bandage system that includes a cotton swab and a cotton product is featured in US Patent 8 137 294 by Robert Baschnagel of Garden City, New York, USA.
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Experimental fibre-grade resin for spunbond applications

1 May 2012
Dow Europe recently introduced an experimental linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) resin for mono- and bicomponent spunbond hygiene and nonwoven applications.
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Antioxidant and antimicrobial dressing materials

1 May 2012
Improved antimicrobial wound dressing materials containing light-stabilized silver compounds are disclosed in US Patent 8 124 826 by Systagenix Wound Management.
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Implantable mesh for inguinal hernia repair

1 May 2012
An implantable prosthesis for the repair of muscle wall defects, such as occur in inguinal hernias, has been developed by Evexar Medical of Bromley, Kent, UK.
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Dressing with medicinal composition for heavily exudating wounds

1 May 2012
A wound dressing for use with heavily exudating wounds is disclosed in US Patent 8 118 793 by Paul Hartmann.
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No evidence for disposable face masks reducing wound infection

1 May 2012
A review of surgical trials suggests it is unclear whether the wearing of disposable face masks by members of the surgical team has any impact on surgical wound infection rates for patients undergoing
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