Although medical device engineers have been utilizingtextile structures for decades, their complexity is increasing as biomaterialand fabric-forming options become more abundant. Some well-known ...

Treating a wound or an inflammation directly where it occurs has clear advantages: The active ingredient reaches its target immediately, and there are no negative side effects on uninvolved parts of ...

Nanoscientists have produced a wearable textile that can be knitted into clothing and turn the bends, stretches and other body movement of the wearer into electricity and store that energy for use in ...