Archive: October 2020
Haemostatic dressing for gunshot wounds
A wound dressing with haemostatic, coagulation-promoting and biocidal properties for treating gunshot wounds in particular has been developed by Speed Care Mineral of Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Textile-engineered prostheses
Methods for making improved textile-engineered prostheses, such as tracheas, vascular grafts and bioreactor containers, have been developed by Secant Group.
High-protection medical fabric range enhanced
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has launched TrustShield Biological, a personal protective apparel medical fabric designed to shield against hazardous pathogens in the operating room, and clinical and laboratory...
Textile-based monitoring in paediatric clinical study
Myant has started a clinical study at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in its hometown of Toronto, Canada.
Multi-layer liquid-absorbing assembly
A multi-layer liquid-absorbing textile assembly for use in feminine hygiene products and incontinence undergarments is disclosed by RSD Holdings of Auckland, New Zealand.
Porous catheter for intravascular blood pump reduces ingrowth
A catheter for an intravascular blood pump has been developed by Abiomed Europe of Aachen, Germany.