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Expanded indications for Aquacel dressings

1 March 2009
ConvaTec, a developer and marketer of medical technologies for community and hospital care, has received expanded indications from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aquacel and Aquacel
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Acrylic fibres improve bag filters

1 March 2009
DuPont has patented a bag filter design that uses a blend of meta-aramid (m-aramid) and acrylic fibres to enhance the retention of particles.
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Auxetic support for brassiere

1 March 2009
Three inventors in the UK have proposed using auxetic materials in the support regions of garments such as brassieres, especially those used for sports.
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TenCate takes holding in another synthetic turf company

1 March 2009
TenCate intends to take a minority holding in the Australia-based company TigerTurf.
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Therapeutic compression and cushion sock

1 March 2009
A knitted therapeutic compression and cushion sock has been developed by Carolon.
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Textile-based microwave antennae

1 March 2009
Two inventors have proposed how to make flexible microwave antennae using fabrics and textile techniques.
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US advanced wound care market worth US$6.0 billion in 2013

1 March 2009
According to a new technical market research report, Markets For Advanced Wound Care Technologies (PHM011F) from BCC Research, the US advanced wound care technologies market generated US$3.5 billion i
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Heat and flame shielding

1 March 2009
A single material that offers both shielding against heat and flames and a voluminous zone is the subject of a collection of patents issued recently to Milliken and Co of Spartanburg, South Carolina,
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Mixed polymer superabsorbent fibres

1 March 2009
A mixed polymer composite fibre that is highly absorptive has been developed by Weyerhaeuser.
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Women's sanitary protection made of 100% pure cotton

1 March 2009
UK-based HypoAllergenics has introduced Sanature, a new brand of hygiene products for women. The range contains panty-liners and two types of sanitary pads.
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Glass fibre biomaterial for the medical device implant market

1 March 2009
AGY has launched a new glass fibre biomaterial reinforcement for the medical device implant market.
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Infra-red dryer provides fast drying in confined space

1 March 2009
Heraeus Nobelight of Neston, UK, has developed a made to order infra-red (IR) dryer to solve a problem one of its customers was experiencing in dyeing a special fabric.
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Multi-layered dressing with moisture-retaining portion

1 March 2009
A multi-layered wound dressing that includes a moisture-retaining portion to enhance wound healing has been developed by PolyRemedy.
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Uncertainty lies ahead despite big jump in sales and profits at TenCate

1 March 2009
For the financial year ended 31 December 2008, TenCate's sales were Euro1033 million (2007: Euro886 million). Most of the 17% increase in revenues is attributable to acquisitions.
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Push for man-made fibre innovation despite troubled times

1 March 2009
The effects of financial and energy crises on the real economy and subsequent costsaving measures being taken must not be allowed to obscure the industry's vision of a positive future, according to th
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Freudenberg Nonwovens invests in active carbon finishing plant in UK

1 March 2009
Freudenberg Nonwovens has officially started its latest production facility, one for adsorptive products in Littleborough, UK.
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Nanostitching makes stronger, more conductive aerospace composites

1 March 2009
Engineers in the USA are stitching aerospace materials together using carbon, in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times stronger at a nominal increase in cost.
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BioBacksheet patent applied for

1 February 2009
California-based BioSolar has filed for worldwide patent protection of its proprietary BioBacksheet - a solar cell backsheet made from renewable plant based materials.
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DSM Dyneema patent upheld

1 February 2009
DSM Dyneema has successfully defended a challenge from Teijin Aramid at the European Patent Office Boards of Appeal, in respect of its patent for panels incorporating Dyneema fibre and employed in bul
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Oeko-Tex approval for SmartSilver

1 February 2009
Oeko-Tex has approved the antimicrobial silver additives marketed globally under the SmartSilver brand by NanoHorizons.
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