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Sumitomo Seika’s 2025 report says it began full-scale sales of a high-retention superabsorbent polymer in fiscal 2024. The company describes the material as allowing about a 10 percent…
Kamakura City’s October 2024 report describes a used-diaper separation and product-development trial involving hospital and nursery waste. Kurita handled separation, while TOPPAN examined the recovered materials and possible…
A 2026 Korean study indexed by KCI examines information-security requirements for smart-diaper care data. It follows information from a diaper sensor through a gateway and cloud system to…
Tohoku University’s technology-seed catalogue identifies smart diapers as a possible application for materials that respond differently to gases including ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. The record was updated on…
A 2026 doctoral thesis record at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University describes embroidered dual-tag RFID sensing for urine-volume monitoring. The approach addresses the influence of body movement on…