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Intelligence30 Sept 2017

Conductive materials for smart textiles

This report focuses on conductive textile materials and discusses various approaches to produce electrically conductive textiles for smart textiles needs, including metallised textiles and nanocarbon-based conductive textiles.

Technical TextilesMedicalManufacturing Technology

Insight18 Sept 2017

The future of smart textiles with conductive fibres

Wearable technologies are exploding in popularity in both the consumer and research spaces resulting in a lot of developments and innovations in recent years.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeResearch & Development

Intelligence18 Sept 2017

Conductive Materials for Smart Textiles - Now and the Future

There is an increasing demand for smart textiles in both the consumer and research spaces, from industries such as medical, healthcare, sport, fashion, entertainment, military and protection. Electrically conductive fibres are key components in smart and interactive textiles. This report focuses on conductive textile materials and will discuss various approaches to produce electrically conductive textiles for smart textiles needs, including metallised textiles, conductive polymer-based textiles and nanocarbon based conductive textiles. Moreover, some recent smart textiles developments using the above mentioned technologies, in applications from healthcare and safety to sport and fitness together with some of the commercial manufacturers of conductive textiles are introduced.

Technical TextilesMedicalManufacturing Technology

Fireside Chat5 Sept 2017

Innovative medical nonwovens: WTiN interviews Dr Matthew Tipper

Dr Matthew Tipper, from the Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute (NIRI), talks us through its two latest innovations, Surfaceskins and Sanguis blood filter.

NonwovensMedicalResearch & Development

Intelligence1 Sept 2017

Medical textiles technology trends: WTiN interviews Timo Hammer

Dr Timo Hammer from Hohenstein Institute talks us through some of the organisation’s latest developments.

CellulosicsTechnical TextilesResearch & Development

Fireside Chat31 Aug 2017

Smart medical textiles: WTiN interviews Dr René Rossi

Dr René Rossi from Empa Institute of Switzerland, talks to us about the further development and clinical trial of the electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor belt, which was first launched at Techtextil 2015.

MedicalResearch & Development

Presentation20 Jul 2017

Health care is more than medical care

Sebastian Probst, professor of tissue viability and wound care at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Geneva, discusses the definition of “healthcare” from a clinical practice point of view.

MedicalMedicalResearch & Development

Presentation18 Jul 2017

The impact of nonwovens on advanced wound care

Bernd Schlesselmann, head of R&D, Freudenberg Performance Materials, offers the perspective of a nonwoven company with regards to materials.

MedicalResearch & Development

Insight7 Jul 2017

NIRI develops soft, fine and sustainable fibre from hemp

SeFF (sustainable environmentally-friendly fibre) was introduced at the Nonwovens Network UK seminar held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 29 June.

NaturalGeotextiles

Intelligence5 Jul 2017

Multifunctional wound therapies: Application of nanofibres

This report provides an overview of the different types of wounds and the dressing materials used to treat them, placing a special emphasis on those prepared using nanofibres.

Technical TextilesMedicalResearch & Development

Insight3 Jul 2017

New UK group promotes graphene and other 2D materials applications

A new 2D materials Special Interest Group (SIG) was officially launched at the House of Lords in London last week.

SyntheticsSpun/Man-madeResearch & Development

Presentation19 Jun 2017

Designing medical devices with patients in mind

Paul Greenhalgh, director of Design at Team Consulting, UK, presented at the Medical Nonwovens Forum at INDEX 17 on “Patient centric approach to design / Applying human centric design to medical technology development”.

MedicalResearch & Development

Presentation6 Jun 2017

Material innovation in nonwoven woundcare

Dr Robabeh (Zohreh) Gharaei, materials innovation analyst, WTiN, discusses “Innovation landscape of materials and technologies in the nonwovens wound care sector”.

NonwovensMedicalResearch & Development

Intelligencefree25 May 2017

Advanced woundcare strategies: An interview with Prof Stephen Russell

Robabeh (Zohreh) Gharaei talks to Professor Stephen Russell, chair of Textile Materials and Technology at the University of Leeds, UK.

MedicalResearch & Development

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