Latest Medical Textiles News
Recombinant spider silk fibres enter biomedical field
Biotechnology company Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a developer of genetically engineered spider silk-based fibre technologies, has announced the first sample shipment of its recombinant spider silk...
Dressings with improved extensibility, elasticity and conformability
Dressings such as bandages or tapes having improved extensibility, elasticity and conformability for better coverage of movable areas such as joints are disclosed by Johnson...
Silk-based regenerative implant to prevent total knee replacement
A European research team focused on transforming silk into substitute knee cartilage will launch clinical trials in Hungary and the UK later this year with...
Customised comfort bra aids recovery from mastectomy
Researchers at the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel have developed a novel mastectomy bra by employing ergonomic design and three-dimensional material engineering...
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...