A fiber-reinforced composite article useful in supporting or immobilizing an injured body part is disclosed. The composite is a multi-layer, flexible precursor including fiber reinforcement plies, which can be rapidly cured into a rigid body using a thermosetting resin. Methods of making and using the same are also disclosed, along with kits containing such composite articles.

A glass, glass-ceramic, or ceramic bead is described, with an internal porous scaffold microstructure that is surrounded by an amorphous shield. The shield serves to protect the internal porous microstructure of the shield while increasing the overall strength of the porous microstructure and improve the flowability of the beads either by themselves or in devices such as biologically degradable putty that would be used in bone or soft tissue augmentation or regeneration. The open porosity present inside the bead will allow for enhanced degradability in-vivo as compared to solid particles or spheres and also promote the growth of tissues including but not limited to all types of bone, soft tissue, blood vessels, and nerves.

A glass, glass-ceramic, or ceramic bead is described, with an internal porous scaffold microstructure that is surrounded by an amorphous shield. The shield serves to protect the internal porous microstructure of the shield while increasing the overall strength of the porous microstructure and improve the flowability of the beads either by themselves or in devices such as biologically degradable putty that would be used in bone or soft tissue augmentation or regeneration. The open porosity present inside the bead will allow for enhanced degradability in-vivo as compared to solid particles or spheres and also promote the growth of tissues including but not limited to all types of bone, soft tissue, blood vessels, and nerves.

A medical bandaging product that includes a flexible medical material including an elongate knitted fabric, a reactive system, and microspheres. In certain aspects, a component of the reactive system is homogeneously impregnated into or coated throughout the flexible medical material without being encapsulated in the microspheres such that the reactive system remains stable and non-activated in the absence of an activating agent, and hardens upon activation by exposure to the activating agent to form a rigid, self-supporting structure. In this aspect, the microspheres are homogeneously impregnated into or coated throughout the flexible medical material, the microspheres encapsulate an activating agent and are configured to release the activating agent to form the rigid, self-supporting structure.

A medical bandaging product that includes a flexible medical material including an elongate knitted fabric, a reactive system, and microspheres. In certain aspects, a component of the reactive system is homogeneously impregnated into or coated throughout the flexible medical material without being encapsulated in the microspheres such that the reactive system remains stable and non-activated in the absence of an activating agent, and hardens upon activation by exposure to the activating agent to form a rigid, self-supporting structure. In this aspect, the microspheres are homogeneously impregnated into or coated throughout the flexible medical material, the microspheres encapsulate an activating agent and are configured to release the activating agent to form the rigid, self-supporting structure.

The present invention includes the composition and manufacturing of a product to treat various types of infections, and diseases ailments. The invention embodies a disposable absorbent or nonabsorbent article comprising an unbound/freely associating adsorbent porous carbonaceous material for the entrapment and/or treatment of pathogens and adverse biological by-products. The product form includes three dimensional carriers such as tampons, panty liners, incontinence pads, diapers, sanitary towels, swabs, cotton balls, pouches, and/or plugs, which contain adsorbent porous carbonaceous material that effectively reduces and/or eliminates adverse situations sourcing from pathogens and harmful biological by-products, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasites. The article is used to treat yeast infections, vaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases, tooth infections, abscess, nail-bed and cuticle infections, and other ailments by way of internal insertion and/or completely covering of the body cavity, mucous membrane, and/or affected areas, creating a clear and direct path for contact with pathogens and adverse biological by-products.

The present invention includes the composition and manufacturing of a product to treat various types of infections, and diseases ailments. The invention embodies a disposable absorbent or nonabsorbent article comprising an unbound/freely associating adsorbent porous carbonaceous material for the entrapment and/or treatment of pathogens and adverse biological by-products. The product form includes three dimensional carriers such as tampons, panty liners, incontinence pads, diapers, sanitary towels, swabs, cotton balls, pouches, and/or plugs, which contain adsorbent porous carbonaceous material that effectively reduces and/or eliminates adverse situations sourcing from pathogens and harmful biological by-products, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasites. The article is used to treat yeast infections, vaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases, tooth infections, abscess, nail-bed and cuticle infections, and other ailments by way of internal insertion and/or completely covering of the body cavity, mucous membrane, and/or affected areas, creating a clear and direct path for contact with pathogens and adverse biological by-products.

The present invention includes the composition and manufacturing of a product to treat various types of infections, and disease ailments. The invention embodies a disposable absorbent or nonabsorbent article comprising an unbound/freely associating adsorbent porous carbonaceous material for the entrapment and/or treatment of pathogens and adverse biological by-products. The product form includes three dimensional carriers such as tampons, panty liners, incontinence pads, diapers, sanitary towels, swabs, cotton balls, pouches, and/or plugs, which contain adsorbent porous carbonaceous material that effectively reduces and/or eliminates adverse situations sourcing from pathogens and harmful biological by-products, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasites. The article is used to treat yeast infections, vaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases, tooth infections, abscess, nail-bed and cuticle infections, and other ailments by way of internal insertion and/or completely covering of the body cavity, mucous membrane, and/or affected areas, creating a clear and direct path for contact with pathogens and adverse biological by-products.

The present invention includes the composition and manufacturing of a product to treat various types of infections, and disease ailments. The invention embodies a disposable absorbent or nonabsorbent article comprising an unbound/freely associating adsorbent porous carbonaceous material for the entrapment and/or treatment of pathogens and adverse biological by-products. The product form includes three dimensional carriers such as tampons, panty liners, incontinence pads, diapers, sanitary towels, swabs, cotton balls, pouches, and/or plugs, which contain adsorbent porous carbonaceous material that effectively reduces and/or eliminates adverse situations sourcing from pathogens and harmful biological by-products, including fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasites. The article is used to treat yeast infections, vaginitis, sexually transmitted diseases, tooth infections, abscess, nail-bed and cuticle infections, and other ailments by way of internal insertion and/or completely covering of the body cavity, mucous membrane, and/or affected areas, creating a clear and direct path for contact with pathogens and adverse biological by-products.

A medical bandaging product that includes a flexible medical material including an elongate fabric, a reactive system, and microspheres. In certain aspects, a component of the reactive system is homogeneously impregnated into or coated throughout the flexible medical material without being encapsulated in the microspheres such that the reactive system remains stable and non-activated in the absence of an activating agent, and hardens upon activation by exposure to the activating agent to form a rigid, self-supporting structure. In this aspect, the microspheres are homogeneously impregnated into or coated throughout the flexible medical material, the microspheres encapsulate an activating agent and are configured to release the activating agent to form the rigid, self-supporting structure.