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Warp knitting to aid diabetes cure

1 January 2011
An Italian company has developed a warp-knitting machine with an electronic double needle-bar especially for use in a biomedical textiles project.
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Outlast adds polyester to its temperature-regulating fibres

1 January 2011
Outlast Technologies has introduced a polyester version of its temperature-regulating fibre, describing this as a world's first.
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Disposable article with replaceable absorbent core component

1 January 2011
Absorbent articles such as disposable diapers, training pants and incontinence garments feature an absorbent core designed to retain low levels of fluid in the crotch region, even when the core absorb
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Improved waistband with multiple extension zones

1 January 2011
An absorbent article that features a unitary elastomeric waistband (66) with multiple extension zones is described in US Patent 7 727 217 by Kimberly-Clark.
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Laminates for better bedding

1 January 2011
Precision Textiles of Totowa, New Jersey, USA, has introduced three products designed for mattresses.
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Dyneema Diamond improves cutting-edge protection

1 January 2011
Production technology developed by DSM Dyneema enables the manufacture of yarns that deliver significantly increased cut-resistance performance.
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Smith & Nephew's products found to infringe patents

1 January 2011
According to Kinetic Concepts (KCI), the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has upheld the validity of important claims relating to negative wound-pressure therapy (NWPT).
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Tight-fitting absorbent article for a sanitary napkin

1 January 2011
An absorbent article (20) for a sanitary napkin (1), in which the main absorbent region does not deform easily and maintains a tight fit, has been developed by Unicharm.
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BASF and partners bid to make superabsorbents from carbon dioxide

1 January 2011
Germany's Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has pledged Euro2.2 million in funds for a project to make sodium acrylate from carbon dioxide (CO2) and ethylene.
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Dimensionally stable, flexible and easy-to-shape materials

1 January 2011
Bayer MaterialScience has developed a range of raw materials for functional medical wound dressings that are said to help wounds to heal and make innovative designs possible.
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UK-Israeli joint venture formed to make yarns from carbon nanotubes

1 January 2011
A newly formed joint venture based in Israel is to attempt to produce industrial-scale yarns of carbon filaments using a process developed in the UK.
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Forthcoming showcases for advanced sportswear in Munich

1 January 2011
The exhibition ISPO 2011, along with the Wearable Technologies Show held in parallel at the same venue, prove the performance sports sector to be a thriving market for technical fabrics, as well as em
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Textile Institute celebrates centenary by looking to the future

1 January 2011
Founded in 1909, The Textile Institute showed its modern outlook by hosting a conference that covered wearable technologies, flame retardants, carbon and carbon nitride fibres, and safety and protecti
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Rapid progress makes reactive surface technology a reality

1 January 2011
A surface treatment that can be applied in seconds to a wide variety of textiles, giving them multiple, durable functions from a single process has quickly turned from a military research project into
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Affordable and practical plasma technology arrives in Cannes

1 January 2011
At the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL) 2010, held in Cannes, France, 4-5 November 2010, Gary Selwyn of APJet explained why atmospheric pressure plasma jet technology i
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Symposium reflects new markets for coating

1 December 2010
Coatema recently held its 11th symposium at its R&D centre in Dormagen, Germany, featuring talks on many areas of coating and printing technology, and hands-on demonstrations from the company's R&
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SmartFiber project for continuous health monitoring of composites

1 December 2010
SmartFiber is a new European FP7 funded project aiming to develop a smart, miniaturised system for the continuous health monitoring of composites by bringing together optical fiber sensors, nanophoton
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Health monitoring by mobile

1 December 2010
Belgium's Imec and the Dutch Holst Centre have developed a mobile heart monitoring system which allows an Android mobile phone to become an electrocardiogram (ECG).
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Remote health monitoring of the Chilean Miners

1 December 2010
Electronic textiles came into their own in the months prior to the dramatic rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners which made headlines around the world.
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Colour-changing fabric scoops award

1 December 2010
The first Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF Innovation Award) was presented to Chameleon International during the IFAI Expo Americas 2010 held from 27- 29 October in Orlando, Florida.
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