Category: Medical Textiles
Embroidered textile supports a biological graft
An embroidered textile disclosed by Arthrex can be used to repair a tear in a rotator cuff of a shoulder joint in a superior capsule…
Incision dressing for highly exuding wounds
Wound dressings having a simplified and improved structure and aesthetics and configured for use at incision sites that have a higher incidence of exudate or…
Marks & Spencer launches stoma underwear range
Marks & Spencer has introduced a new range of underwear for women with stomas – the first UK high street retailer to introduce such products.
Developing dressings that prevent infection and promote healing
A multidisciplinary team led by an academic plastic surgeon from the National Institute for Health and Care Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and the University…
Lead, arsenic and other toxic metals detected in tampons
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley, USA, have discovered toxic metals, including arsenic, lead and cadmium, in tampons, highlighting significant health risks associated with…
Biodegradable superabsorbent made from hemp
Researchers at the Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, are using cellulose extracted from hemp and refined through treatments to create patent-pending, superabsorbent materials,…
Polymer fibres deliver active ingredients over the long term
Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, are developing polymer fibres that can deliver active ingredients precisely over the long…
Superabsorbent wound dressing with dressing-full indication
A superabsorbent wound dressing configured to provide an indication as to when the dressing has reached a maximum absorption capacity has been developed by Solventum…
Advanced compression garments and systems
Advanced compression garments that include garments with compression-applying straps and associated sensors that can sense the compression applied to an underlying body tissue by the…
New period product minimises blood leakage
A team of US researchers at Virginia Tech have developed an eco-friendly, blood-absorbent biomaterial that is said to improve the performance of menstrual products by…
Bolster dressing for a range of wound types
A wound bolster dressing that not only provides environmental protection, reduction of mechanical forces, mitigation of exudate and pressure application to a wound, but is…
Vitamin C-rich bandage boosts burn healing
Italian researchers have developed a bandage made from biodegradable plant-based materials and loaded with vitamin C to help accelerate the healing process of burn wounds.
Smart bandages could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds
A team of US researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and the California Institute of Technology is developing…
Textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal
An implantable medical device, such as a prosthetic heart valve, which includes a textile used as a paravalvular leakage seal is disclosed by Edwards Lifesciences,…
Modular medical dressing with tearable portions
A modular medical dressing that includes pre-defined tearable portions has been developed by Becton, Dickinson & Co of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA.
Flexible compression-applying wearable for arthritic hands
A flexible compression-applying wearable for a hand is disclosed by Julianne Quintana of Huntington Beach, California, USA.