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A re-usable, washable cloth diaper of singular construction has been developed by Jenny Catoe of Elgin, South Carolina, USA.

The mechanical strength of the interface between boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and epoxies and other polymers in nanocomposites has been determined for first time.

A mass-producible carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) leaf spring for railroad trucks is being developed by Toho Tenax Co Ltd and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. 

At the Compamed trade fair held in November 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Freudenberg Performance Materials presented solutions made from antimicrobial polyurethane (PU) foam and a new chit

November is not the best time to visit Helsinki, but the gloom that envelops the Finnish capital every Autumn did not stop some 15 000 visitors from descending on Slush—one of the world’s

The US Department of Commerce is partnering with the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) to host the first-ever Smart Fabrics Summit on 11 April 2016 in Washington DC. 

Disposable absorbent articles, such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, baby diapers, adult incontinence articles and sweat pads, that can absorb liquids with high colour intensity, such as menstrua

A medical suture having “micro-cogs” or barbs on the surface is disclosed by HansBiomed in US Patent 9 186 135.

Puridify, the London, UK-based developer of nanofibre-based bioprocessing purification technologies for industrial biomolecule manufacture, has closed a £2.2-million Series A funding round. 

Olea Sensor Networks based in Reno, Nevada, USA, has introduced a seat belt vital sign monitor for automotive safety applications.

The latest knitting technology for producing compression stockings was displayed by Merz at ITMA 2015 held in November 2015 in Milan, Italy.

Peratech of Richmond, UK, has won the Design Team of the Year at this year’s Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards for its mass-production-ready 3D Force Touch solutions us

An adhesive dressing that reduces the leakage of wound exudate has been developed by KCI USA, a subsidiary of KCI Licensing, part of Kinetic Concepts. 

A wound dressing that includes a highly absorbent layer capable of keeping a wound clean and dry is described in US Patent 9 186 283 by Matthew Ferris of Mendon, New York, USA.

Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH of Obertshausen, Germany, has merged its two subsidiaries to form Karl Mayer Technische Textilien GmbH.

A conformable structured therapeutic dressing is disclosed by Ore-Medix in US Patent 9 198 995.

A high-strength surgical suture formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) yarns braided with polyester and coated with native or denatured collagen is described in US Patent 9 186

An absorbent article (10), such as a panty liner or sanitary napkin, that gives a perception of depth is disclosed in US Patent 9 132 047 by Procter & Gamble.

European polypropylene (PP) staple fibre supplier Beaulieu Fibres International (BFI) has extended its Meraklon range with the introduction of polyolefin bicomponent fibres that combine softness an

Absorbent materials based on cellulose ethyl sulphonate have been developed by Speciality Fibres & Materials (SFM).