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Optical fibre sensors for health monitoring of patients

1 September 2007

Fabrice Pirotte of Centexbel, Belgium, presented a new type of smart medical textile embedded with optical fibres for monitoring the vital parameters of anaesthetized or sedated patients undergoing ma

Nanopeutics signs licensing agreement for military market

1 September 2007

Alltracel Pharmaceuticals subsidiary Nanopeutics, which is dedicated to the commercialization of Nanospider technology for the global wound care market, has signed a licensing agreement with HemCon Me

Polyvinylidene fluoride for textile implants

1 September 2007

Stephanie Houis of the Institut fur Textiltechnik der RWTH Aachen (ITA), Aachen, Germany, reported the application of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a biomaterial in medical textiles.

Portable moisture monitor

1 September 2007

Strandberg Engineering Laboratories has developed a portable moisture meter to measure the moisture content of fabric, nonwovens, carpet, yarn and raw stock across the full moisture spectrum from bone

Disposable garment comprising meltblown nonwoven backsheet

1 September 2007

A disposable garment comprising a nonwoven backsheet formed by melt-blowing has been developed by Procter & Gamble.

Radially expandable stent-graft limits dilation

1 September 2007

A low-profile, high-stretch, low-dilation prosthetic device is disclosed in US Patent 7 198 638 by the SciMed division of Boston Scientific.

Hartmann commended for growth strategy in drapes and gowns market

1 September 2007

Frost & Sullivan has awarded the 2007 European Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year Award in the surgical drapes and gowns market to Germany's Paul Hartmann in recognition of the company's strat

Uluru to investigate potential of advanced wound care therapeutic

1 September 2007

Uluru has entered into a co-development agreement with ImmuneRegen BioSciences to evaluate the wound healing potential of a combination of Uluru's hydrogel nanoparticle wound dressing and ImmuneRegen'

Silver-containing chitosan fibres

1 September 2007

Yimin Qin of the Biochemical Materials Research and Development Center, Jiaxing College, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, discussed the antimicrobial properties of silver-containing chitosan fibres.

Swiss machinery builders unveil their strategies for ITMA 2007

1 September 2007

At a meeting in Lucerne, Vicky Sung learned that Swiss textile machinery builders will emphasize savings in energy consumption protection of the environment and cost-savings through reduced maintenanc

Avantex/Techtextil offers extensive view of future for workwear

1 September 2007

Avantex and Techtextil are the world's leading trade fairs for intelligent apparel and technical textiles, respectively, and the range of innovations seen this year was more extensive and differentiat

Protective clothing--from Nomex to nanofibres for DuPont

1 September 2007

Brands such as Kevlar, Nomex and Tyvek have historically linked the DuPont name with protective clothing required across a range of industries.

Protective clothing--the advantages of medical disposables

1 September 2007

The performance properties of nonwovens combined with the comfort and freedom ofmovement they provide the wearer give them distinct advantages in drapes and gowns for the medical profession, according

Quality before quantity is the Necker-Alb region's philosophy

1 September 2007

With historical and logistical links to the automotive and medical technology sectors of southern Germany, the technical textile producers of the Neckar-Alb region are poised to enter new markets, rep

New owner spurs Foss Manufacturing to innovate and diversify

1 September 2007

Turnaround stories can be found throughout the US textile industry and the latest involves Foss Manufacturing, a 53-year-old producer of speciality fibres and nonwovens.

Nanofibre nonwovens find increasing use in advanced filtration

1 September 2007

Falling somewhere between a coating and a conventional layer of material, nanofibres are being added to conventional nonwoven substrates to achieve super-performing particle retention or separation, a

Keeping informed--smart thinking by Danish textiles industry

1 September 2007

Nick Butler accepted the invitation to an international conference in Copenhagen organized by Denmark's Knowledge Centre for Smart Textiles and learned about the industry's aspirations in this excitin

Applications for infra-red cameras in the testing of textiles

1 September 2007

Infra-red cameras are widely used in the military such as for surveillance. These cameras also find use in agriculture, military, environmental protection and medical fields.

Helping to save lives--flammability testing using a manikin

1 September 2007

Understanding how materials and products perform when exposed to sources of heat and flame is fundamental to developing apparel and associated equipment intended to protect wearers from these hazards.

Asian industry makes its presence count at Techtextil/Avantex

1 September 2007

Despite the emergence of Techtextil India and the already existing Techtextil China, 19% more Asian companies attended Techtextil/Avantex in June, with Chinese, Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese and Indian e

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