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Solvay of Lyon, France, reports that its Move4earth project for the recycling of technical textile waste from post-industrial sources is progressing well.

A Swedish biomaterials company says it can now genetically engineer bacteria in order to produce large quantities of the proteins found in a spider’s dragline silk and then use these to make a vari

Gentherm, a manufacturer of thermal management technologies – based in Northville, Michigan, USA – has launched its Atmos mattress via Mattress Firm, a speciality bedding retailer, in select US mar

Daniela Ryf won the women’s Kona Ironman World Championship held in Hawaii on 10–12 October 2015.

A wall prosthesis that can be implanted in the centre of a wound to reinforce abdominal wall closure has been developed by Juan Manuel Bellon Caneiro, Pedro Lopez Hervas and Julia Bujan Varela of M

Scientists in Egypt have developed antibacterial nanofibres of cellulose acetate loaded with silver that could be used in a new type of dressing to promote tissue repair.

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and DuPont have signed licence and collaboration agreements to commercialize a garment to help protect those working in regions where there are outbreaks of infectiou

A mesh patch for use in laparoscopic hernia surgery is described in US Patent 9 113 993.

A nonwoven fabric for use in absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, has been developed by Unicharm  of Tokyo, Japan.

Messe Frankfurt France held Avantex 2015 at Paris Le Bourget in France on 14–17 September 2015.

A compression sleeve that can be wrapped around a leg of a wearer is disclosed by Covidien in US Patent 9 107 793.

The organizer of the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating has revealed the preliminary programme for the latest edition of the event.

A superabsorbent honey-impregnated foam/fibre composite dressing has been developed by Links Medical Products. 

Berry Plastics Group, a supplier of consumer packaging and engineered materials, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Avintiv from private equity funds managed by Blackstone for a

The global compression therapy market is expected to reach a value of US$3.96 billion by 2022, according to a new report* by Grand View Research. 

High-performance nonwovens producer Technical Fibre Products (TFP) has installed a third manufacturing line at its facility in Kendal, UK. 

A water-disintegrable absorbent article has been developed by Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan.

What is claimed as the world’s first designer incontinence lingerie collection was launched by Confitex at the New Zealand Fashion Week in Auckland, New Zealand, in August 2015.

UK-based medical technology company Jellagen has received a £97 477 SMART grant award from Innovate UK (formally the Technology Strategy Board).

Christoph Michalski, President of SCA Global Hygiene Category, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vinda International Holdings.