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Mattress technology in award-winning car seat

1 December 2012
The new ComfortThin car seat developed by Johnson Controls in co-operation with UK luxury mattress specialist Harrison Spinks, was awarded the 2012 OkoGlobe in the category 'Resources, Materials and P
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Record tensile modulus for glass fibre

1 December 2012
AGY has introduced a new glass fibre with an unprecedented tensile modulus of 99 GPa (14,359 ksi) - a level not previously seen in commercial glass fibre products.
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Electrospinning requires friendlier solvents.

1 December 2012
For filter media employing electrospun nanofibre layers to be more widely employed in industry, friendlier polymer solvents used in their processing need to be developed.
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Adapting the layers to combat heat stress

1 December 2012
In German Government-funded project AiF-Nr.
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Spidersilk scale validation

1 December 2012
AMSilk, based in Planegg, Germany, and Boston, USA, reports that it has achieved a large-scale production validation for the production of its recombinant spider silk proteins branded Spidersilk, foll
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Triumphant showcase for Outlast

1 December 2012
Iconic motorcycle manufacturer Triumph is launching a range of riding outfits incorporating Outlast phase chage materials (PCMs) for its Autumn/Winter 2012 season, ensuring the jackets, gloves and soc
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Ultem for advanced FR aircraft seating

1 December 2012
At the recent Aircraft Interiors Show, in Pittsfield, MA, USA, (September 25-27) Sabic Innovative Plastics and National Nonwovens showcased the jointly-developed Ultra-Protechtor fire blocker brand.
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Mushroom packaging picks up prize

1 December 2012
The 2nd annual Durable Product Award was claimed by Ecovative Design at the RISE conference held by US nonwovens body INDA in Baltimore, Maryland, from October 23-25.
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Fluorescent pH-sensitive nanoparticles indicate bacterial growth

1 December 2012
German researchers have developed a simple way to monitor changes to pH values in food caused by bacterial metabolism, based on the fluorescence of nanoparticles embedded in an agarose growth medium,
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Light capture potential of spider silk

1 December 2012
The incredibly high strength of spider's silk as a material has long been something scientists have attempted to emulate. Now physicists are exploring its ability to also very effectively catch light.
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Bio-based polyester for Nissan's latest electric car

1 November 2012
The seats and the interior trim surfaces of the latest electricpowered vehicle (Nissan Leaf) from Nissan Motor Co Ltd are made from a polyester (PES) fibre made using biochemicals derived from sugarca
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Medihoney HCS launched in the USA

1 November 2012
Derma Sciences of Princeton, New Jersey, USA, has announced the US launch and first commercial sales of Medihoney HCS (Hydrogel Colloidal Sheet), a patented dressing comprising a combination of Mediho
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Bone-anchored surgical mesh

1 November 2012
A bone-anchored surgical mesh (10) that has slot-like anchoring members (20) that allow for the variable placement of screws and other bone fasteners (30), has been developed by Onike Technologies.
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Multilayer dressing with antibacterial and antifungal properties

1 November 2012
A flexible, multilayer wound dressing with antibacterial and antifungal properties has been developed by Argentum Medical. According to the company of Geneva, Illinois, USA, the dressing can be used:
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Dressing with a discontinuous contact layer surface

1 November 2012
A therapeutic dressing for promoting the healing of a wound is disclosed in US Patent 8 237 010 by Boehringer Technologies.
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Recession forces technical textiles firms to shed non-core businesses

1 November 2012
The recent global recession has forced many technical textiles companies to make structural changes and cutbacks, as well as shedding parts of their businesses deemed "non-core" - primarily to private
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Study finds antimicrobial hospital privacy curtains resist contamination

1 November 2012
A study conducted by the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine found that standard control curtains were eight times more likely to be contaminated with vancomycin-resistant enterrococi (VRE
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Medline expands adult incontinence products facility

1 November 2012
After less than one year, Medline Industries of Mundelein, Illinois, USA, is expanding its 55 000-m2 adult incontinence product manufacturing unit owing to "overwhelming customer demand".
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Global launch of drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold

1 November 2012
Abbott Laboratories has announced the launch of Absorb, said to be the world's first drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS), across Europe and parts of Asia Pacific and Latin America.
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Research network to develop clothing to address chronic health conditions

1 November 2012
Academics from three UK universities have formed the Second Skin research network, which aims to design technologically enhanced textiles and "smart" clothing to address the needs of individuals with
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