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Forming head improves dry-laying

1 February 2009
Sellars Absorbent Materials Inc has developed a forming head that the company from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, claims produces a more uniform web of fibres.
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Single additive can make regenerated cellulose fibres anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-viral

1 February 2009
Regenerated cellulose (rayon) fibres that contain additives capable of releasing copper (Cu2+) ions when exposed to water or water vapour have anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties, th
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Cast system features rapid drying and water repellency

1 February 2009
An orthopaedic cast system that can be wetted with water without the need for external drying sources, such as hair dryers, is described in US Patent 7 438 697 by 3M.
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Refined thermally bonding fibre for carded webs

1 February 2009
A thermally bondable conjugate fibre specifically engineered for use in the formation of carded webs is the result of work at Japan's Teijin Fibres Ltd.
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Nanoparticles added to improve dyeing of aramids

1 February 2009
French researchers have reported a way to modify aramid fibres in order to improve their capacity to be dyed.
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Improving aramid fibres for processing and use at high temperatures

1 February 2009
Researchers in Japan have found a way to make metaaramid (m-aramid) fibres that have better processing and use characteristics, particularly at high temperatures.
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Teijin to reorganize High Performance Fibers Business

1 February 2009
Teijin Ltd has announced that it will reorganize its High Performance Fibers Business Group into two new groups: Aramid Fibers Business Group and Carbon Fibers Business Group.
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Self-cleaning and more from Kanbo

1 February 2009
Japan's Kanbo Pras Corp is now promoting several fabrics to the rest of the world that it says it has had great success with domestically.
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Backing layer permits expansion of absorbent core

1 February 2009
A wound dressing (10) with improved absorbent capabilities, including increased fluid uptake and retention properties, has been developed by Ossur.
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Annual US demand for coated fabrics to reach 548 million m2 in 2012

1 February 2009
US demand for coated fabrics is expected to grow an average of 2.1% a year, reaching 548 million square meters (655 million square yards) in 2012.
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Composites continue to experience wide, volatile price fluctuations

1 February 2009
Those businesses with insights into the price movements affecting composites stand to gain in future as movements will experience wide fluctuations in response to the evolution of supply and demand cy
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BayerMaterials invests Euro22million in the world's biggest production plant for carbon nanotubes

1 February 2009
The world's largest production facility for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is now under construction at the Chempark Leverkusen, Germany.
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Annual US demand for geosynthetics to exceed 750 million m2 in 2012

1 February 2009
Demand for geosynthetics is projected to grow by 2.5% a year on average to reach more than 750 million square metres (900 million square yards) in 2012, representing a value of $2.1 billion.
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3M completes acquisition of Futuro product line

1 February 2009
3M has completed its acquisition of the Futuro health supports and compression hosiery product line from Beiersdorf. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Perrigo acquires Unico Holdings

1 February 2009
Perrigo has acquired Unico Holdings for around US$49 million in cash.
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Avgol in nanotechnology agreement with Elmarco

1 February 2009
Israeli spunmelt nonwovens manufacturer Avgol has announced an agreement with Elmarco, the Czechbased developer of NanoSpider technology for the production of nanofibres and webs.
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VAC Simplace dressing features GranuFoam and Tegaderm

1 February 2009
Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has launched VAC Simplace dressing that features both a newly designed VAC GranuFoam dressing and a 3M Tegaderm dressing designed exclusively for use with KCI's proprietary VAC
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Infant hats, caps, bonnets and hoods with padded pressure relief region

1 February 2009
Infant headwear has been developed by Boppy of Golden, Colorado, USA, to reduce pressure associated with flat head syndrome.
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Kimberly-Clark unveils gender specific adult absorbent underwear

1 February 2009
Kimberly-Clark has introduced its first line of genderspecific adult absorbent underwear under the Depend brand of incontinence products.
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KCI files new patent infringement claims against Smith & Nephew

1 February 2009
Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has announced that, together with Wake Forest University Health Sciences, it has filed additional patent infringement claims against Smith & Nephew in the ongoing patent law
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