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Following an investment of US$250 000 from the Slater Technology Fund, Concordia Manufacturing is to significantly expand the facilities at its operations in Coventry, Rhode Island, USA.
3M is to acquire Neoplast, a Thailand-based manufacturer/distributor of surgical tapes and dressings and first aid bandages for the professional and consumer markets across the Asia Pacific region.
Metallized wound dressings for restoring the electrobiological activity of tissue systems have been developed by Argentum Medical.
Kimberly-Clark has announced the North American launch of GoodNites Sleep Boxers and Sleep Shorts, described as the first absorbent underpants that look and feel like boxer-style underwear.
Diolen Industrial Fibers has introduced a high-tenacity multifilament made with Fortron(r), a polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) made by Fortron Industries LLC.
US demand for infection prevention products and services will grow by 4.0% annually to US$16.8 billion in 2011, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group.
A smart bra to detect the early stages of breast cancer is being developed by researchers at the Centre for Materials Research & Innovation (CRMI) at the University of Bolton, UK.
US-based nonwovens producer Polymer Group (PGI) is to install a state-of-the-art spunbond line in North America to serve hygiene and other customers in the USA and Mexico.
A disposable article for the absorption and containment of bodily discharges is described by Unicharm in US Patent 7 211 709.
Waxman Speciality Products, a newly formed division of the UK-based Waxman Group, has launched the So range of fibre-based products aimed at the speciality textiles market--including functional, cosme
Researchers at 3M in the USA have developed an electret that they claim is resistant to charge degradation even when exposed to high temperatures for prolonged periods.
A multi-component fibre containing a temperature regulating constituent, in the form of a phase-change material (PCM) has been developed in the USA by Outlast Technologies.
Speciality pharmaceutical and medical device company Angiotech Pharmaceuticals has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin marketing a new range of absorbable polyme
A stretch fabric substrate for medical use has been developed by Alcare of Tokyo, Japan. The substrate may be used, for instance, as an orthopaedic water-curable casting tape.
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), a vertically integrated supplier of absorbent hygiene products, packaging solutions and publication papers, has appointed Jan Johansson as President and Chief Exe
On 4 October 2007, the Board of Eleksen, a smart fabric manufacturer, announced its intention to appoint administrators and requested that trading in its ordinary shares be suspended with immediate ef
Staubli has acquired a stake in Deimo SpA, which is based in Brescia, Italy.
In a significant milestone for smart fabrics, Boost Products, a Netherlands-based specialist in brand and sales activation, is to introduce the first commercial shirts featuring Philips' Lumalive tech
A breast-screening smart bra that allows users to detect cancer at its earliest stage is being developed by an international team of researchers.
Japan's Teijin is to purchase a 50% stake in NatureWorks, the manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) polmyer and Ingeo fibre, from Cargill, subject to regulatory approval.
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