Archive: November 2025
Ontex launches ‘sustainable’ night-time diapers
Belgium-based personal care specialist Ontex has launched Dreamshield 360 Night Pants, a new night-time concept designed to give babies dry nights.
Taiwan alliance targets Thailand’s healthcare market
To address the export challenges faced by Taiwan’s textile industry amid global trade and tariff pressures, functional and smart textiles manufacturer Asiatic Fiber Corporation has…
Curable immobilising cast dressing
A curable immobilising cast dressing has been developed by UV Cast of Bialystok, Poland.
Pedilay Foot wins German Medical Award
KOB, a supplier of medical devices and special elastic textiles, has won the German Medical Award for its Pedilay Foot, a ready-to-use, elastic secondary dressing.
Osmotic bandage improves drainage
An osmotic bandage for treating wounds, such as cuts, abrasions, minor burns, blisters and post-surgical incisions, has been developed by scientists at Florida A&M University,…
Panty liners that prevent bacterial vaginosis
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) are developing a panty liner that supports the health of the vaginal environment to prevent…
Knitting machine makes solid 3D objects for biomedical structures
A new prototype knitting machine that creates solid, knitted shapes has been developed by US researchers at Cornell University and Carnegie Mellon University.