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The wipe is more effective in cleaning up toxins than powdered decontaminants.
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Applications include decontamination bags for soil and ash containing low-level radioactive substances.
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With cotton and carbon, new wipes absorb better than powdered decontaminant.
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Rapid deployment tents provide field hospitals, clinics, decontamination showers, command posts and rehab shelters.
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Symposium will highlight advances in nonwovens, technical textiles and sustainable materials.
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Industry support can help drive new developments in advanced textiles markets.
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JSEWs contain FiberTect®, activated carbon wipe for dry decontamination.
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Medical textiles meet the growing need for protection and comfort in health care apparel.
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U.S. Army grant funds program for countermeasures against biological and chemical threats.
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First Line Technology is now marketing Fibertect through a network of distributors.
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Researcher to receive honorary fellowship from world’s largest textile and fiber association.
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Fibertect® was selected by Cotton Incorporated to show the versatility of the fiber.
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Companies supplying oil boom for the Gulf worked around the clock, then found themselves awash in inventory.
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The NATO Advanced Study Institute on defense textiles offered a collaborative platform for advancing science and technology for peace and security.
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After 35 years of producing tents for the U.S. military, Alaska Structures Inc. is pitching tents to a whole new audience--homeland security and disaster relief agencies.
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The same Texas-Tech-created nonwoven cotton technology that keeps soldiers safe from chemical and biological warfare agents may also serve as an effective sponge for sopping up oil that has polluted the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation recently awarded Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor of nonwoven materials at Texas Tech University, with the “Scientist of the Year” award for his development of the Fibertect decontamination wipe.
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Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelters (DRASH) by DHS Systems were recently used by the Air National Guard and the New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME).
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Texas Tech University recently received a patent for its nonwoven toxic chemical decontamination wipe, Fibertect™, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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The New Pig Corp., Tipton, Pa., developed a clever solution for low-volume leaks: the PIG® Sealable Portable Containment Pool.
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The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recently tested 30 different decontamination wipes to clean up chemical warfare agents and other toxins.
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The 3,342-square-foot mobile medical center, manufactured by Zumro Inc., is completely self-contained, with two large generators, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning.
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Nanotechnology may be a manufacturing revolution, but how environmentally responsible (and safe) will it be?
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Kay Obendorf, professor of fiber science and apparel design at Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, believes in the power of nanotechnology to aid in the development of personal protective products.