What do airplane wings have to do with Colt McCoy’s football shoulder pads? Turns out, a lot. Chicago-based Boeing Co. said Wednesday it is working with Russell Brands to incorporate leftover… ...

The company chose a material called polyamide 6, which is commonly used in everything from textiles to toothbrush handles. Because it’s ubiquitous, there’s a market for recycling it.

A shoulder fix that holds the joint together, using the same material as your shirt. By ROGER DOBSON FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Updated: 16:53 EDT, 12 November 2011 ...

A knitted patch made from drip-dry shirt material is being used to treat one of the most common causes of chronic pain. The polyester implant has transformed repairs to torn shoulder tendons.

First clinical use of Stryker’s Tornier Pyrocarbon Humeral Head completed at Denver Surgery Center in Colorado Stryker's Tornier Pyrocarbon Humeral Head is the first FDA-cleared pyrocarbon ...