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A synthetic fibre with flame retardancy sufficiently high for use in bedclothes, mattresses and furnishing has been developed in Japan.
Nonwoven wipes that can be used to mop or absorb relatively small amounts of liquid but then disperse when introduced to larger amounts of water, such as when the item is flushed down a toilet, are th
A US company has patented a multi-layer composite fabric claiming that it is cheaper, lighter in weight and offers the same level of protection from attacks with spikes as more conventional materials
Hyosung, and currently the second largest producer of elastane (spandex) in the world behind Invista, is investing $130 million in a production facility in Cerkezkoy, near Istanbul,Turkey.
A warp-knitted fabric that also contains a integral support for labelling is the latest invention of a Spanish company that principally sells new and used textile machinery, but also markets agricultu
A US manufacturer of building materials has developed a fibre-based insulation that it claims has greater flame resistance than existing products.
Addressing the need for a cheap method of producing spunbond nonwovens with smaller diameter filaments using existing machinery, US-based inventors have devised a two-stage drawing process.
Comfil of Denmark has entered into a cooperation with Sweden's Centri (a subsidiary of US-based Fillauer) for the exclusive worldwide marketing of Comfil products within the orthotic and prosthetic in
A new type of suture based on research carried out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may never need to be removed once in place.
Inventors from Macon, Georgia, USA, have developed a self-adhesive dressing for coverage of skin wounds. Disclosed in US Patent 7 135 606, the bandage comprises:
A wound care device containing chitosan has been developed by Coloplast. According to the company of Humlebaek, Denmark, the chitosan is capable of absorbing liquid to form a swollen, coherent gel.
SCA and Godrej Consumer Products have established a joint venture (JV) for the manufacturing and marketing of absorbent hygiene products, specifically sanitary napkins and baby diapers, in India, Nepa
Transcutaneous medical device dressings have been developed by Nucryst Pharmaceuticals of Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA.
An improved compression garment is described in US Patent 7 144 294 by Lightning2 of Williston, Vermont, USA.
Engineered materials supplier Polymer Group (PGI) has appointed Veronica "Ronee" Hagen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the board of directors, with effect from 23 April 2007.
Bedford, UK-based biotechnology firm Archimed has launched a range of oxygen-concentrating hydrogel wound dressings called Oxyzyme.
LD Equity has increased its shareholding of Jacob Holm & Sons STA to 100%. The Danish investment company acquired the first 60% of the shares from Jacob Holm & Sonner in July 2006.
Tyco Healthcare's Surgical Devices business unit has acquired Brazilian suture manufacturer Polysuture. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval in Brazil, were not disclosed.
Garments with an absorption pad holding system for use during post-tumescent liposuction drainage recovery are described in US Patent 7 137 973 by Evanton Solutions.
Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology has signed a preliminary letter of intent with Florida, USA-based April Project I Corp (API) for the sale of all unassigned worldwide sales and distribution rights
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