Category: Medical Textiles
Ready-to-uses secondary dressings for enclosing a leg or arm region
Ready-to-use secondary bandages for enclosing a leg or arm region are disclosed by medical device manufacturer KOB.
Wetness sensing technology for incontinence management
US healthcare company Medline Industries has developed new user-friendly technology for incontinence management called the FitRight Connect Wetness Sensing System.
Multi-layer dressing with improved antimicrobial efficacy
A multi-layer antimicrobial wound dressing in which the antimicrobial agent is located at the interface between opposing surfaces of the dressing’s layers has been developed…
Microbiome-friendly certified tampon made from seaweed
German biomaterials start-up Vyld has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first microbiome-friendly certified tampon made from kelp.
New healthcare fabric launched at HCD
Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics, a producer of polymer-coated fabrics, will launch a new fabric from its Dartex Endurance range for healthcare seating at the Healthcare…
US researchers create a ‘bandage’ for the heart
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method for three-dimensional printing hydrogel materials that mimic the…
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…