Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC and the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM in Germany have developed a bioresorbable...
With thousands of people dying waiting for an organ transplant last year and many more on the waiting list, a researcher at North Carolina State...
A new antimicrobial suture material that glows in medical imaging could be a promising alternative for mesh implants and internal stitches.
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) have developed a digital platform that can be used to produce precisely fitting, flexible textile...
Implantable medical devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, that include a woven textile made with textured yarn and exhibiting a three-dimensional honeycomb pattern have been...
The Electrospinning Company, a manufacturer of nanofibrous biomaterials for medical devices and regenerative medicine, has launched its new sutureless stent coating division, headed by electrospinning...
A multi-layer wound dressing has been developed by Nevada Medical Solutions of Reno, Nevada, USA.
Technical Absorbents has achieved Oekotex 100 certification for its washable fabric technology offering.
A scar-reducing bandage (or sticking plaster) that can be used in the case of hypertrophic scars and keloids has been developed by Adrian Giger, chief...
A transdisciplinary and multi-institutional research team in the US has developed a new antimicrobial cotton textile with copper (Cu) ions incorporated into the cotton structure...