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The first international conference on Nonwovens for High-Performance Applications, to be held in Cannes, France, on 5-6 March 2014, will include a session on Medical and Hygiene Applications and featu
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has authorized its management to pursue a potential tax-free spin-off of the company's Health Care business.
A wound dressing that has improved adhesion to irregularly shaped surfaces has been developed by 3M.
Spanish scientists are exploring technologies for fighting antibacterial resistance, which could have particular relevance for textiles used in hospitals, according to a report in ScienceDaily (18 Nov
The principle therapy for treating chronic leg ulceration is considered to be graduated compression bandaging of the diseased limb, but its success largely depends on the amount and distribution of th
The Hartmann Group, a maker of products for adult incontinence and medical applications, has set up a production site in Russia to capitalize on regional growth.
C-Voltaics, the nanotechnology company started by a University of Houston researcher, has received the $50,000 2013 Goradia Innovation Prize.
At the recent Filtech conference held in Wiesbaden, Germany (October 22-24) Palas, based in Karlsruhe, Germany, introduced the MFP Nano Plus testing unit.
The construction of a world-class nanomaterials facility has been completed at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Smart packaging and pigment company Insignia Technologies has secured an GBP865,000 investment led by Equity Gap along with Highland Venture Capital, the Scottish Investment Bank, the University of St
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a general approach for combining different types of nanoparticles to produce large-scale composite materials.
German researchers have developed an easy and inexpensive method of fixing high amounts of polyelectrolytes onto polyester nonwovens that could prove useful in removing chromate from groundwater and s

Hollingsworth & Vose is to add NanoWave filtration media production capability at its plant in Hatzfeld, Germany to support the rapid growth in demand for high performance filter media.

Twaron PVB is a new prepreg for composites consisting of Twaron fabric and a specially designed new PVB thermoplastic and offering a number of advantages including longer shelf life and a stable balli
BRAIN - the Biotechnology Research and Information Network AG, based in Zwingenberg, Germany - has formed a new research alliance with the Hohenstein Institute, cellulosic fibres specialist Kelheim Fi
Toronto-based luxury tailoring house Garrison Bespoke has launched what it calls "the first fashion-forward bulletproof suit".
An advanced opto-mechanical sensing technique based on tetrapod quantum dots has been developed by researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide and can be implanted under the skin for more than a year have been developed by researchers at MIT.
SOFTswitch, the technology named by Time Magazine as one of its Top 10 Coolest Inventions a few years ago, is being put up for sale following an instruction to Metis Partners, the Glasgow-based intell
Taking inspiration from the human immune system, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created a new material that can be programmed to
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