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Asahi Kasei announces a batteryless smart-diaper concept for CES 2025
Asahi Kasei Microdevices announced on November 13, 2024 that it would show a batteryless smart-diaper concept at CES 2025, scheduled for January 7–10 in Las Vegas.
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Lenzing adds fine and coarse fibers to its Lyocell Dry range
Lenzing announced two additions to its Lyocell Dry fiber range on November 5, 2024: a fine fiber for denser nonwovens and a coarse fiber for more open structures.…
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Duke-linked smart-toilet study follows six adults over several months
A feasibility study recorded stool images in a workplace bathroom. Six healthy volunteers are not evidence of performance in a care-home population.
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Toi Labs announces HPE collaboration for TrueLoo connectivity
The companies’ connectivity collaboration is described in a Toi Labs announcement. Operator networks are not equivalent to completed installations.
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aba and BioSilver announce shared monitoring for Helppad 2 and aams
aba and BioSilver announced on July 1, 2024 that they would begin connecting the monitoring displays for Helppad 2 and the aams care-monitoring system from early July.
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Nippon Shokubai starts certified biomass-attributed SAP supply in Indonesia
Nippon Shokubai announced on May 29, 2024 that its Indonesian subsidiary had begun manufacturing and marketing ISCC PLUS-certified acrylic acid, acrylates and SAP. The superabsorbent product identified in…
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TrueLoo study evaluates automated toileting records in 52 older adults
A retrospective study examined three days of records from a Texas care facility. It tests recording and acceptance, rather than long-term clinical outcomes.
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Responsive Management announces a five-site Ontario TrueLoo pilot
The supplier announcement describes a pilot across five Ontario communities. The plan is not evidence that all five installations or evaluations were completed.
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Trinity Village’s Ontario care-home deployment of TrueLoo is announced
A named Ontario care provider and Toi Labs describe toilet-based monitoring. The announcement is distinct from a controlled outcome study.
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Flexible urine-dopamine sensor research points to possible smart-diaper integration
Penn State reported on March 11, 2024 on flexible sensors developed with researchers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. The work uses titanium-dioxide films…
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Japanese report describes Toray’s integrated diaper urine-detection sensor
Impress Watch reported on March 5, 2024 that Toray had developed a urine-detection sensor integrated into a diaper. The report describes work with diaper manufacturer Koyo and a…
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Nazareth Home describes expanding TrueLoo after an initial care-home pilot
The care provider’s account documents a pilot and a purchase-and-installation agreement. Supplier outcome claims remain separate from independent evidence.