23 August 2010, Bönnigheim
– This summer, sun protection is literally a hot topic. Shading textiles such as
sunshades, blinds and beach shelters promise to provide cooling shade and
protection from harmful UV radiation and there is also more and more specific
UV protection clothin ...
26 May 2010, Warwick, Rhode Island - Biomedical Structures
(BMS), a US based supplier of custom-designed biomaterials and textiles used in
advanced clinical applications from orthopaedics and reconstructive surgery to
tissue engineering, has announced it has completed a private equity financi ...
20 May 2010, Perkasie, PA – US based Secant Medical, a leader
in the design, development and custom manufacture for biomedical textiles, has
expanded its manufacturing capacity by adding a 40,000 square foot facility in
Quakertown, PA, to support current and future business growth as a ...
13 May 2010,
Boennigheim - Researchers at The Hohenstein Institute say they are making
progress on the bio tolerance of textile implants by using stem cells to
regenerate vascular tissue to allow for optimised integration of textile implants.
According to Hohenstein, the capacity of a textil ...
21 April 2010,
Manchester – The UK’s Medilink Northwest and the Materials Knowledge Transfer
Network are organising a one day conference entitled ‘Dressed to Heal’ on Wound
Healing, Regenerative Medicine and Medical Textiles. The event will take place
on 19 May 2 ...
24 February 2010, Lyon - Bluestar Silicones is launching a
new line of TCS 7560 and TCS 7561 Silbione products designed for the elastic
band market for lingerie and medical applications such as support stockings and
medical equipment. These two new silicone elastomers are said to have ex ...
18 January 2010, Boennigheim - Hohenstein Institute scientists
have developed a special coating that allows adult human stem cells to colonize
on the surface of medical textile implants which are then used to treat
patients in a variety of procedures.
In a theoretical stem cell therapy ...
10 October 2009, Raleigh, NC - For most American women,
their ‘time of the month’ is seen as a hindrance to daily life. According to NC
State University however, in impoverished and developing countries, monthly
periods are a major cause for concern among women. The lack of aff ...
3 July 2009, Santa Monica, CA - Already proven to increase
oxygen levels in the body, data from a new clinical study published in online
journal BioMedCentral.com supports claims that Celliant reduces pain. Celliant
is a specially formulated technical performance fibre designed to enhance
oxy ...
25 June 2009, Elon, NC - New textile testing methods
developed by scientists at the Hohenstein’s Institute for Hygiene and
Biotechnology now enable Hohenstein to certify textile products as
hypoallergenic. A unique testing process analyzes a fabric’s interaction with
living ...
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