Category: Medical Textiles
Textile sensor protects against pressure injuries
A medical device for determining oxygen saturation in a tissue and designed to protect against pressure injuries has been developed by the University of Bern,...
Compression garment for lymphoedema treatment
A compression and/or contention garment for the treatment of genital and/or pelvic lymphoedema is disclosed by Thuasne of Levallois-Perret, France.
Flexible absorbent and stable bandage
An absorbent and stable bandage that can be used in a variety of applications has been developed by Biodaptive Advanced Materials of Ronkonkoma, New York,...
Wound dressing containing multi-ply knitted fabric
A wound dressing that contains a multi-ply knitted fabric has been developed by textiles and chemicals manufacturer Milliken & Co of Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
New material helps diabetic wounds heal quickly
Researchers from the UK’s University of Nottingham have discovered a new class of polymer that can provide instructions to both immune and non-immune cells to...
Nanofibre aerogels for accelerated diabetic wound healing
Scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have developed a fibrous aerogel that is claimed to provide...
Compression stockings with cooling effect
Three-in-one stockings that address needs in both the medical and sports sectors have been developed by Carols LLC of Mason, Ohio, USA.
Estonian start-up heals wounds with nanotechnology
Scientists at a laboratory in Tallinn, Estonia, have discovered, quite by accident, a solution that is said to treat infections eight times better than those...
Two-layer compression bandage for treating diabetic ulcers
A two-layer compression bandage for treating diabetic ulcers has been developed by KOB of Wolfstein, Germany.
Foot orthosis with integrated footbed
Researchers at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) are developing a novel foot orthosis with an integrated footbed for patients with...
Elastic superabsorbers launched for wound dressings
Freudenberg Performance Materials has introduced an elastic variant of its flexible superabsorbers for wound dressings.
Single-stranded suture threads prevent pregnancy infection complications
Women at risk of pregnancy loss who need a specialist surgical procedure could benefit from a single-stranded suture thread to reduce the risk of infection,...
Self-gripping hernia prosthesis
An implantable self-gripping hernia prosthesis for mending defects and weaknesses of soft tissue and muscle walls has been developed by C R Bard of Murray...
Smart bandages could help with wound care
New research from Binghamton University’s Thomas J Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science takes an initial step toward better understanding of the wound healing...
Financing for textile-based electrodes for medtech applications
St Gallen, Switzerland-based Nahtlos has received CHF1m in a first round of financing from a network of business angels in Switzerland and Liechtenstein and the...
Wound dressing for long-term healing
An improved wound dressing that is said to offer lower biological toxicity and provide long-term application is disclosed by Dr Chin-San Huang, chairman of nonwovens...