Medical & Surgical
Natural Renewable Resources Find Favor for Medical & Healthcare Textiles
Natural Fibers Are Continuing to Make Inroads Into a Sector Dominated by Man-Made Fibers With increasing concerns over their environmental impact, medical textiles from natural renewable resources such as natural …
Cortland Biomedical Expands Cutting-Edge Capabilities of Woven Biomedical Textile Structures
Cortland Biomedical, a full-service biomedical textiles product development company, is expanding its weaving capabilities with the incorporation of two additional Jacquard looms. This strategic move not only enhances the company’s …
Wearables & Healthcare
Materiality is rising to the forefront in some of the latest research and development in wearables for healthcare applications. The Wearables Collective symposium co-hosted by the Royal College of Art …
Devices That Can Extend Health and Profits
Global life expectancy has risen to 71.7 years in 2022 (from 64.5 years in 1950) and is set to rise further to 77.3 years by 2050 according to figures from …
Nanocomposites: Self-disinfecting Fabrics
Crescoating Infuses Textiles with Antimicrobial Properties That Don’t Wash Out The paradox of hospitalization is that the very places patients go to improve their health can make them sick. Healthcare-associated …