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Absorbent foam dressing prevents fluid pooling

1 May 2005
A highly conformable and absorbent polymeric foam wound dressing is disclosed in US Patent 6 787 682 by Hollister.
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Techtextil continues to innovate and evolve as it grows ever bigger

1 May 2005
Beginning TechnicalTextiles International's comprehensive coverage of Techtextil, Editor Nick Butler looks at the innovations being introduced to the show for 2005,in particular the co-location of Mes
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Plasma treatment can apply liquid repellency to any material

1 May 2005
P2i, a spin-out company from the UK's Ministry of Defence, has been formed to exploit plasma processing originally designed to enhance military garments.
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No takeover bid for BBA

1 May 2005
Speculation of a takeover bid led to BBA Group's shares climbing 15% in a matter days at the end of January 2005, but no such announcement was made when the company issued its 2004 results in February
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Textile chemicals producers switch focus to technical applications

1 May 2005
Talking to the world's leading producers of textile dyes and chemicals,Phil Owen has identified patterns of change in the industry: a growing focus on technical uses, accompanied by significant reloca
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ConvaTec recognized for technology leadership and innovation

1 May 2005
ConvaTec has been presented with the 2005 Advanced Wound Management Technology Innovation & Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan.
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Bandage for incision closure

1 May 2005
A bandage for closing a wound or incision is described in US Patent 6 822 133 by ClozeX Medical.
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Leading experts debate future developments of smart textiles

1 May 2005
On the second day of a conference held at the prestigious Royal Society in London, UK,speakers talked about smart textiles and anticipated their future uses.
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Miscellaneous testing techniques for fibre-reinforced composites

1 May 2005
In the final article of a three-part series reviewing the test methods applicable to fibre-reinforced composites, M.Subramanian Senthil Kannan and R.Geethamalini of India's PSG College of Technology c
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Improvements to R 40 rotor-spinner

1 May 2005
Rieter says it has succeeded in increasing the productivity of its R 40 rotor-spinning machine.
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US Department of Defense contract will benefit two UK companies

1 May 2005
UK-based Bridport Engineered Textiles, a division of Bridport Aviation, has won a contract to manufacture QinetiQ's a sophisticated vehicle arrest system, XNet , which in turn has been adopted for use
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Coated industrial textiles--opportunities for machine builders

1 May 2005
The above-average growth in the market for industrial textiles has created opportunities for those able to design suitable machinery to meet the diverse demands.
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Lenzing to make viscose in China

1 May 2005
Lenzing has announced it will build its own viscose fibre production plant in China.
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Advanced wound management market set to expand

1 May 2005
Spurred by product innovation, rising acceptance by healthcare decision-makers and the prospect of enhanced clinical and cost efficiencies, the European advanced wound management market is expanding r
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Optimization of commercial coatings for technical textiles

1 May 2005
In the first of a series of articles on the TechniTex Core Research programme, George Stylios of Heriot-Watt University's Research Institute for Flexible Materials (RIFleX) considers the optimization
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Polyolefins dominate European use of polymers for textiles

1 May 2005
Polyolefins- polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - are the leading polymers used for textiles in Europe, according to the latest study.
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Personal care absorbent article with fluid-treatment agent

1 April 2005
A personal care absorbent article for absorbing bloodcontaining fluids has been developed by Kimberly-Clark.
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Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) carpet treatment

1 April 2005
With the advent of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) fibres - Corterra - for use as carpet pile there is a need for possible after-treatments.Now DuPont has developed a treatment that is intended to re
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Reinforcement system

1 April 2005
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) of Madison, Wisconsin, USA, has developed a refinement in the use of fibre-reinforced plastics to strengthen such things as pillars, girders and even br
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Improved sails for yachts

1 April 2005
North Sails Group says it has developed an improved construction for sailcloth fabric.
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