Archive: 2023

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...