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The utilization of nonwoven fabrics in the medical field has outpaced woven materials in recent years. Even when traced back to their rapid adoption during WWII,...
Flexible materials combined with emerging technologies are at the forefront of healthcare innovations. Guiding recent advances are cost concerns, mass-production, and...
Proper wound dressings are critical to the healing process. The right dressing prevents infection and creates an environment that supports healthy healing. The global...
In wound care management, the primary objective is complete healing. This is attained through thoughtful planning of patient care for reducing the loss of necessary...
More than two million Americans are currently living with a lost limb. The use of artificial limbs has been around for millennia, dating back to ancient Egyptians....
According to a report from Textile World, 2018 State of the U.S. Technical Textiles Industry, the outlook for technical textiles is healthy as the U.S. enters the ninth...
Researchers are working to develop and fabricate soft, smart contact lenses by combining recent advances in wearable electronics with wireless communications. Their...
"Smart" devices, appliances, glasses, watches, clothing, and numerous other items have flooded the market in recent years. The global market for the smart clothing...
The biosensor market is seeing tremendous growth, partly due to the aging population and the increasing number of people with diabetes and other chronic diseases that...
The fundamental purpose of suturing is to bring two soft tissues together, keeping them in place until they join; typically about ten days. Sutures fall into two main...