Category: Medical Textiles

Speciality chemicals producer Evonik has introduced a carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone filament for use in long-term, three-dimensional printed medical implants.

Suture materials that are configured to undergo a change in surface texture and/or surface visual presentation responsive to implantation have been developed by Medos International,...

A medical dressing suitable for the prevention of pressure ulcers, such as at the sacrum region, has been developed by Mölnlycke Health Care of Gothenburg, Sweden....

The necessary base technologies for establishing a digital, flexible and automated value chain for the production of composite medical products, such as prosthetics and orthotics,...

An implantable medical device, such as a heart valve replacement device, with a low-profile composite covering that is attached to a substrate without sutures is...

A method of making a bespoke knitted compression garment is described by Advanced Therapeutic Materials of Manchester, UK.

A conformable medical dressing is disclosed by 3M in which the carrier construction allows for better handling of the dressing during application.

Fibertex Personal Care has launched a new product that is said to enable an up to 50% reduction in the volume of plastics in diapers,...

Personal hygiene solutions provider Ontex is introducing new innovations to its growing baby pants and adult pants businesses, both of which continue to achieve double-digit...

Sequel Spiral, a spiral tampon that offers a patented, leak-proof design, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration as a medical device,...

Bioengineers at the University of Connecticut, USA, have developed a scaffold for new skin that also kills bacteria.

A kit for locating a vein, disclosed by US inventor Tanya Hamilton of Greensboro, North Carolina, is designed as a composite device containing a pharmacologically...

An improved compression garment designed to produce significantly reduced pressure in a knee region of the garment or knee area has been developed by inventors...

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, UK, have designed a three-dimensional (3D) printed bandage that offers an innovative method of treating diabetic foot ulcers.

Researchers from the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences report the development of a new hydrogel ink infused with gelatin fibres...

A knitted surgical patch that could improve the surgical treatment of patients with congenital heart disease is to be marketed by a consortium in Japan.