Winston-Salem Business Magazine - February 2008 - (Page 10) BUSINESS Front A New Spin For The Textile Industry The Textile Industry and Biotech Join Forces To Produce a Revolutionary New Bandage BY CAROL BECKETT How can bamboo and glass dramatically reduce severe blood loss? Entegrion, a biotechnology company based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, has revolutionized wound care by weaving together bamboo and glass fibers into ™ its Stasilon-FR bandage. And it used the textile expertise of Carolina Narrow Fabric Company of WinstonSalem and National Spinning of Glen Raven to make it happen. Entegrion was founded in 2002 for the development of devices and drugs for hemorrhage control, wound 10 FEBRUARY 2008 management, and associated tissue repair. Building upon technologies licensed from the University of North Carolina, Entegrion worked in consultation with the Office of Naval Research to address the military’s critical need for effective, but low-cost wound dressings. With severe blood loss causing 50,000 civilian deaths a year and 50% of all battlefield deaths, the need for improved wound care is great. Entegrion has created a unique weave of fibers that stabilizes the clotting process of the wounded tissue thereby preventing further blood loss. Knowing that glass activates the body’s natural clotting processes, Dr. Thomas Fischer, Entegrion’s chief scientific officer, believed there had to be a way to use glass to help stop bleeding. After careful consideration, Entegrion chose Carolina Narrow Fabric and National Spinning to help create the Stasilon-FR bandage. National Spinning brought its ability to turn raw bamboo, a natural antimicrobial, into a specialized yarn. With Carolina Narrow Fabric bringing the textile expertise necessary to PHOTO BY ANDREW HONEY
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