Latest Medical Textiles News
Coloured suture improves visual contrast in critical surgical procedures
Honeywell is expanding its Spectra MG biofibre portfolio with a blue-hued fibre that provides a strong visual aid to better differentiate between multiple suture sets...
Dressing materials for moderate to heavily exuding wounds
A wound dressing for treating moderate to heavily exuding wounds is disclosed by Advanced Medical Solutions.
Adhesive wound dressing for tips of fingers or toes
An adhesive wound dressing that can be applied to the extremities of a human body while applying some tension onto the wound has been developed...
FDA clears antibiotic-embedded hernia mesh
Ariste Medical has achieved US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to market its drug-embedded, polypropylene hernia mesh in the US.
Personal hygiene wipes honoured with IDEA Achievement Award
LifeSavers Wipes received the IDEA Short-Life Product Achievement Award at the IDEA event for nonwovens and engineered fabrics held in March in Miami Beach, Florida,...
Bandages for the treatment of diabetic ulcers
A team of Russian scientists from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) MISIS, Moscow, and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of SB...
Joint development of nonwovens for use in stem cell culture
Mitsui Chemicals has launched a project with FullStem for the joint development of high-performance nonwovens to be used in the high-density, large-scale culture of stem...
Ultrathin coating process for film/nonwoven composites
Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating, a producer of cast film, sheet extrusion and extrusion coating lines, showcased a new production process for film/nonwoven composites with low...
Oro-nasal patient interface
An oro-nasal interface that features a frame including a textile material and a seal-forming structure provided to the frame has been developed by ResMed of...
Synthetic fabric material for prosthetic heart valves
Synthetic fabric materials that can be used in various medical devices, particularly collapsible/expandable prosthetic heart valves useful for delivery through a catheter or trocar, have...