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Prize for implants based on alginate

1 September 2014
Christine Lammle has won the 2014 research prize from the German Society for Wound Healing.
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Fibre-based dressing forms absorbent filler material

1 September 2014
In US Patent 8 777 911, Smith & Nephew describes a method for treating a wound that includes incorporating a fibre-based dressing to cause the walls of the wound to remain apart and allow it to he
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Compression bandage made with a tubular, flexible, flat material

1 September 2014
A compression bandage for treating oedemas, such as lymphatic oedemas, has been developed by Peter Muller GmbH of Albstadt, Germany.
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SCA and Vinda to integrate hygiene business in China

1 September 2014
Global hygiene and forest products company SCA is to transfer its hygiene business in China to Vinda International Holdings, China's third-largest tissue company.
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Recycling textile waste by dissolving cellulose could make hygiene textiles

1 September 2014
Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are currently developing methods for handling large quantities of textile waste material, some of which could have potential in the manufact
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Sanitary napkin with superior fluid-handling characteristics

1 September 2014
A sanitary napkin that provides superior fluid-handling characteristics is outlined in US Patent 8 764 719 by researchers at Johnson & Johnson Industrial, Brazil.
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Shaped absorbent article

1 September 2014
A shaped absorbent article has been developed by SCA Hygiene Products of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Compression garment for use during and post pregnancy

1 September 2014
A compression garment for use during and post pregnancy has been developed by Gilheany & O'Donovan Holdings of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Reinforcement fabric launched for silicone hoses

1 September 2014
A fabric specifically designed for the reinforcement of silicone hoses is now available from Scott & Fyfe of Tayport, UK.
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Textile waste used to make fabric

1 September 2014

Fabric as good as or better than the original can be obtained by using solvents to break down worn-out and even heavily soiled textiles, according to the VTT Technical Research Centre (VTT) of Espo

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Technical Fibre Products announces plans to double capacity

1 September 2014
A UK manufacturer of high performance nonwovens has announced plans to double its capacity by the middle of 2015.
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Protection for emergency workers to drive global body-armour market

1 September 2014
The global body-armour market is just beginning to experience increased demand owing to the trend towards protecting emergency workers (first responders), according to the latest report from Vector St
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Polymer Group installs a second hydroentanglement line in Benson

1 September 2014
At its facility in Benson, North Carolina, USA, Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is installing a second nonwovens line capable of producing hydroentangled fabrics made with its Spinlace technology, and bearing
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Implants based on alginate for use in woundcare

1 September 2014
An alginate implant colonized with stem cells for use in autologous soft-tissue replacement has won the recognition of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Wundheilung und Wundbehandlung eV (DGfW; German Wou
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Lenzing's biggest lyocell line operational

1 September 2014

The first lyocell (Tencel) fibres for commercial sale have been produced on a large, new production line in Lenzing, Austria.

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Hemp nanosheets developed for supercapacitors

1 September 2014
Having passed the "proof-of-principle stage" for a fully functional supercapacitor, the researchers behind a process for creating such devices from hemp are now developing small-scale manufacturing te
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Tex Tech Industries acquires Universal Carbon Fibres

1 September 2014
Tex Tech Industries Inc of Portland, Maine, USA, a developer and manufacturer of engineered, highperformance materials, has announced the acquisition of Universal Carbon Fibres (UCF) Ltd, based in Bra
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Advanced sublimation inks for digital printing of polyester fabric

1 September 2014

A range of sublimation inks for digital printing of polyester (PES) fabrics has been launched by Xennia Technology of Letchworth, UK.

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Low-grade cotton mat can hold 50 times its own weight in oil

1 September 2014
Low-grade nonwoven cotton could become the material of choice for mopping-up oil spills, according to scientists at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA, who claim to have made a mat that can co
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Industrial protective clothing market to reach US$4.06 billion by 2020

1 September 2014
The global market for industrial protective clothing is expected to reach US$4.06 billion by 2020, according to the latest study by Grand View Research Inc.
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