Archive: October 2022
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...
Bandage for treating diabetic foot ulcers
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a bandage/scaffold to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is said to be cost-effective while improving patient outcomes.