Xiros Limited

This fibre R&D project addresses the need for more effective wound management in the context of increasing worldwide demand for wound dressings. The experimental fibre developed at a UK University uses a natural substance which gives (i) better moisture handling capability, (ii) a more effective antimicrobial action, and (iii) expected improved clinical o...

This project addresses the next and critical step in a long process of bringing a novel biomaterial, developed at Xiros in Leeds, to market. The first new product to be made from it is a tendon repair implant, and the project involves design and development of the implant and pre-clinical testing. The proposed design incorporates not only a new biomateria...

The Leeds cartilage repair system provides a disease-modifying, minimally-invasive cartilage resurfacing therapy for patients whose articular disease is too severe for palliative treatment alone but who are too young to receive joint replacement implants. It consists of a biomaterial implant that features (i) a flexible and hence joint-contour-following s...