Medical applications

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The ADD-ITC serves as an interface between research institutions and industry. © ADD ITC

 
06/09/2024 – ADD ITC 2024

ADD ITC 2024

Interface between research institutions and industry

The Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference (ADD-ITC), one of the most important textile conferences in Europe, will take place in ... By  Sibylle Michel
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Empa researcher Edith Perret is developing special fibers that can deliver drugs in a targeted manner. © Empa

 
05/08/2024 – Medical textiles

Medical textiles

Inner values count

Empa researchers have developed “liquid core fibers” that contain drugs inside and can be integrated into medical textiles. This offers an innovative ... By  Editorial staff
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16/11/2023 – Textiles Intelligence

Textiles Intelligence

Challenges of medical recycling

Producers and users of single-use medical nonwovens face battles in overcoming challenges of recycling as they prepare for the introduction of new EU legislation ... By  Editorial staff
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Commenting on the developments, Mr. Raj Manek, Executive Director and Board Member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holding Ltd, shared: “We are elated to host Meditex alongside Techtextil India. We are positive that through this pavilion we will be a part of the rising medical tourism industry. Medical textiles being one of the categories of technical textiles and with its scope and growth opportunities promisingly scaling up, this collaboration will mean a boon to the industry visitors to have a glance of entire innovations not only in technical textiles but also in medical textiles”. © Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd

 
Techtextil India’s 2023 edition scheduled from 12th –14th September, will be hosting Sitra’s Expo on Medical Textiles called Meditex 2023.
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Grafe Sales Manager Lars Tonnecker sees advantages in the partnership of the two companies: “We are in a position to implement larger capacities at short notice.” © Grafe

 
08/02/2023 – Partnership

Partnership

Color Technik and Grafe join forces

As a new sister company of Grafe Polymer Solutions GmbH, Color Technik AG from Switzerland is now part of the Grafe Group. By  Sibylle Michel
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Biomimetic fish fin with dielectric elastomer actors und fiber reinforcement. © ITM/TUD

 
15/12/2022 – Composites

Composites

Intelligent materials for robotics and prostheses

Researchers are going to develop a completely new class of materials in which actuators and sensors are integrated directly into flexible fibre composites. By  Sibylle Michel
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The founders of Nahtlos AG José Näf and Michel Schmid with the textile-based electrodes for long-term ECGs in their laboratory in St. Gallen. © Marlies Thurnheer

 
Nahtlos, an Empa spin-off, has developed novel textile-based electrodes for recording heart activity and for electrostimulation therapies. By  Sibylle Michel