The characteristics of human skin are heavily dependent on the hydration of the tissue - in simple terms, the water content. This also changes its interaction with textiles. Up to now, it has only been possible to determine ...
Apr 19, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 million cost of chronic wound care in Australia.
Jun 6, 2011
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Micro-encapsulated textiles, which offer added comfort as well as aroma-therapeutic benefits to cancer patients, are now being used in a luxury handmade headwear range, Asha.
Oct 15, 2012
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Anti-odour clothing may not be living up to its promise, and an ALES researcher is saying it could all be a matter of how the product was tested.
Sep 26, 2014
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Older people will be alerted to the increased risk of falls thanks to a new smart sock created by electronic textiles (e-textiles) experts at Nottingham Trent University.
Mar 21, 2023
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A smart textiles research project which involved people with mental health conditions in the design process found it helped participants experience lower levels of anxiety.
Jan 18, 2017
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In many cultures, menstruation is considered a taboo subject that puts women of childbearing age in a difficult situation. Karin Högberg and Lena Berglin at the Swedish School of Textiles and the University of Borås, are ...
Jul 18, 2017
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Occupational exposure to textile dust is associated with a more than doubling in the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Jan 15, 2016
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Chandrakan Pawar is lucky to be alive. In September, the Indian former textile mill worker was given an artificial pacemaker after his heart rate plunged to just 20 to 30 beats per minute.
Nov 21, 2011
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Greece's highly uncertain future has forced businesses into a quasi hand-to-mouth existence, with one of the most alarming effects a shortage of medicines, including for the seriously ill.
Jun 6, 2012
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