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Stitches with internally produced electric charge speed up healing

A team of chemical fibre and polymer material researchers in China has found that the use of internally produced, electrically charged sutures can speed up…

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All-fabric privacy curtain launched

Standard Textile, a producer of healthcare and hospitality textiles, has launched AMY, claimed to be the industry’s first all-fabric privacy curtain for healthcare settings.

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Winner Medical acquires stake in GRI

Winner Medical has acquired 75. 2% equity of Global Resources International in a cash deal valued at around US$120m.

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Artificial spider silk for next-generation bandages

Chinese scientists have developed artificial spider silk that consists of proteins and can heal chronic wounds.

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Ready-to-uses secondary dressings for enclosing a leg or arm region

Ready-to-use secondary bandages for enclosing a leg or arm region are disclosed by medical device manufacturer KOB.

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Wetness sensing technology for incontinence management

US healthcare company Medline Industries has developed new user-friendly technology for incontinence management called the FitRight Connect Wetness Sensing System.

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Multi-layer dressing with improved antimicrobial efficacy

A multi-layer antimicrobial wound dressing in which the antimicrobial agent is located at the interface between opposing surfaces of the dressing’s layers has been developed…

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Microbiome-friendly certified tampon made from seaweed

German biomaterials start-up Vyld has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first microbiome-friendly certified tampon made from kelp.

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New healthcare fabric launched at HCD

Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics, a producer of polymer-coated fabrics, will launch a new fabric from its Dartex Endurance range for healthcare seating at the Healthcare…

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US researchers create a ‘bandage’ for the heart

Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method for three-dimensional printing hydrogel materials that mimic the…

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