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Europe's research base gets several timely and welcome boosts

1 May 2013

The forthcoming Techtextil in Frankfurt, Germany (11-13 June 2013), continues to be an exceptionally important event for the industry worldwide.

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Apparatus for making an alginate-containing dressing

1 May 2013
Researchers at the Taiwan Textile Research Institute have disclosed a method and apparatus for making an alginate-containing wound dressing.
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gDiapers launches limitededition Global Love gPants

1 May 2013
For Earth Day (22 April 2013), gDiapers released Global Love gPants, a soft vanilla diaper cover artistically designed with "fill the world with love" in blues and greens.
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Nonwovens for hygiene applications

1 May 2013
Softness, care and elasticity for comfortable use are the key topics that will continue to shape products for hygiene, wipes and medical applications, according to Sandler.
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Ontex consolidates production facilities in northern France

1 May 2013
Private-label hygiene disposable products maker Ontex is to consolidate its production sites in Arras and Wasquehal into a new site located halfway between the current locations in northern France.
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Calls for global standard for surgical face masks

1 May 2013
Annual scares of flu pandemics, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, swine flu (H1N1) in 2009 and more recently bird flu, show that viruses know no geographical boundaries and can
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TissueGen launches biodegradable drug-loaded fibre products

1 May 2013
TissueGen, a developer of biodegradable polymer technology for implantable drug delivery based in Dallas, Texas, USA, has launched Elute biodegradable drug-loaded fibre products, including pharmaceuti
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Compression bandage system

1 May 2013
A compression bandage system for the treatment and/or management of venous leg ulcers is described in US Patent 8 403 873 by 3M Innovative Properties.
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Incontinence solutions and hydrophobic specialities at IDEA

1 May 2013
At the IDEA 2013 International Engineered Fabrics Conference & Expo held in Miami, Florida, USA, in April 2013, viscose speciality fibres manufacturer Kelheim Fibres of Kelheim, Germany, presented
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Latin America nonwovens industry report published

1 May 2013
A new report - Latin American Nonwoven Markets: Trends, Forecasts, and Analysis 2012-2017 - is now available from INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.
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Medical textile field offers promising future for Indian entrepreneurs

1 May 2013
Young Indians with entrepreneurial ambitions were given an insight into the medical textile industry at a recent seminar held in Madurai, India (reports The Hindu, 20 March 2013).
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Dressing for use on contoured areas of the body

1 May 2013
A wound dressing that can be applied to contoured areas of the body, such as the sacrum of a patient, has been developed by ConvaTec.
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Idea Medical machine offers advanced compression hosiery

1 May 2013
Italian sock knitting machine manufacturer Busi Giovanni is expanding production and marketing of its Idea Medical range of compression stocking knitting machines following strong sales in Italy and e
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Hernia mesh made of non-resorbable monofilament yarns

1 May 2013
A flat implant, particularly a hernia mesh, is described in US Patent 8 414 601 by Aesculap, a division of B. Braun Melsungen.
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Absorbent article with a desired bowl-shape

1 May 2013
An absorbent article, such as an incontinence protector or sanitary napkin, which creates a desired bowl-shape when removed from its packaging, has been developed by SCA Hygiene Products.
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Kimberly-Clark to close diaper plant in Spain

1 May 2013
Kimberly-Clark of Neenah, Wisconsin, USA, has announced it will close its diaper production plant in Calatayud, Spain (reports Nonwovens Industry, 25 March 2013).
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Series production of reinforced polyurethane leaf springs

1 April 2013
Working with Benteler SGL Composite Technology GmbH of Ried im Innkreis, Austria, Henkel AG of Dusseldorf, Germany, has developed a process for the resin transfer moulding (RTM) of glass fibrereinforc
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Valve-based 3D printing of organs

1 April 2013
A 3D printing technique employing human stem cells could pave the way to purpose-built replacement organs for patients, eliminating the need for organ donation, immune suppression and the problem of t
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Powerweave energy storage project

1 April 2013
Danish electronic textiles specialist Ohmatex, Professor Michael Gratzel, the inventor of dye sensitized solar cells and printed battery researchers from Brunel University are among an EU 7th Framewor
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Chemical decontamination success with Fibertect

1 April 2013
Fibertect, the nonwoven decontamination wipe created by researchers at Texas Tech University, has been improved and proven itself more viable at cleaning up a nerve chemical surrogate than the deconta
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