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March 30th, 2020
The textile industry moves quickly to provide critical supplies to fight COVID-19. This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. Photo: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Rocky […]
Shima Seiki releases knitting data for WHOLEGARMENT® mask
March 23rd, 2020
In light of the recent worldwide shortage of surgical masks due to the spread of COVID-19, flat-knitting solutions provider Shima Seiki has released knitting data for producing a 3D knitted version of the masks on its WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machines. Photo: Shima Seiki. According to a report in Knitting Industry, the released data is aimed at […]
Mitsufuji launches reusable Hamon AG mask
March 23rd, 2020
Mitsufuji Corp., a company that develops and sells wearable products, has launched the Hamon AG mask, a high-performance mask that can be washed in any home washing machine up to 50 times, and reused repeatedly. Photo: Mitsufuji Corp. A report on designboom.com says that the product is made from medical fibers developed for wearables and uses […]