WELCOME TO TECHNICAL-TEXTILES.NET, the web's most comprehensive source of information about the world of performance and technical textiles. Full membership gives access to: unique feature articles; relevant, edited and verified news; events and more, to keep you up to date with the latest developments in materials, technologies, processes, patents and research, and business and markets

News

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, New York, are developing ways to use cellulose from wood to strengthen plastics, providing a lightweight compon
Peratech was honoured at the recent Yorkshire Forward Centres of Industrial Collaboration (CIC) Awards which were held at the National Media Museum in Bradford, UK.
A new report from Cientifica, 'Nanotechnologies for the Energy Markets', indicates that the primary impact of nanotechnologies will be in more efficient use of existing resources rather than the creat
Having issued the 40th licence in January 2007, Schoeller Technologies reports that 3XDRY technology is now available on five continents.
An apparatus that limits the wearer's motion during sleep and can be fitted with a therapeutic device is the subject of US Patent 7 134 435.
Belgian research association Centexbel is working on the optimization of an organic material composite intended to promote bone reconstruction.
A compression garment for treating lymphoedema and other forms of oedema has been developed by Julius Zorn (Juzo) of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA.
A self-assembling peptide solution that creates a nanofibre barrier could stop bleeding from wounds within 15 seconds, according to scientists in the USA and Hong Kong.
Bamboo is the latest natural fibre component to be added to the range of Dri-release moisture management yarns from Optimer Performance Fibers, based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Researchers at Novomer in Ithaca, New York, USA, have produced a new kind of biodegradable polymer.
Researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCSU), USA, have developed a nano-coated fabric that kills or inactivates most viruses and bacteria.
A process and apparatus for producing stabilized compressed tampons are disclosed in US Patent 7 120 977 by Procter & Gamble.
Flat steel cords for reinforcing tyres are described in US Patent 6 425 428 by Assignee Bridgestone Corp of Japan.
As medical professionals demand better infection control, ultrasonic bonding technology appears to be gaining momentum in medical product manufacturing.
A scar-reducing plaster has been developed by Beiersdorf. The device has a reduced tendency to peel off during normal use, such as from clothing, bedsheets, skin contact or during washing.
Researchers in France have been comparing the reaction of high-performance fibres, particularly when they are used in fire barriers.
Xerox Corp of Stamford, Connecticut, USA, has developed two kinds of phase-change inks as well as means of making them.
A hydroentangled fabric made with self-extinguishing fibres makes an effective flame-retardant nonwoven, according to Polymer Group Inc.
In the continuing search for permanently antistatic synthetics, the US fibre maker Solutia Inc has developed a polyester and claims it to be electrically conductive.
Speciality fibres and nonwoven materials producer Buckeye Technologies is to sell its Fiberline operation in Lumberton, North Carolina, USA.
XXXX