Collaborative research on advanced textiles has shown new ways to increase the longevity of antiviral face masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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Anti-viral textile technology, developed by Australian materials technology company Xefco, with support from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), will be used by HeiQ Materials AG to produce Read More
Researchers at RMIT have shown how disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste.
Their study shows that using the recycled face mask Read More
Australian personal protective equipment producer Softmed has become the country’s first manufacturer of non-woven fabric-based products such as surgical gowns, caps and shoe coverings.
The company last Read More
A new, state-of-the-art factory at Campbellfield has begun producing millions of medical-grade face masks for the local, interstate and overseas market.
Softmed, a privately owned, Melbourne-based company, Read More
An Australian-first testing facility will enable local manufacturers of surgical face masks to fast-track the supply for frontline health workers.
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews Read More
A Victorian manufacturer has risen to the challenge of making personal protective equipment (PPE), which until now was only available from overseas.
Micro Plastics in Dandenong South recognised the need Read More
A South Australian packaging manufacturer will begin making millions of surgical masks and respirators from its Adelaide factory to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The federal government and South Read More