Fraunhofer IZM is designing the fabric of the future: portable, washable, and equipped with sensors. Researchers are developing devices such as intelligent knee supports, for example. Integrated textile sensors measure the movement of the patient's knee, among other things, thus keeping a real-time eye on the patient's state of health. The knee bandage and other wearable electronics will be on display from May 14 to 17 at TechTextil 2019, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles, and can be found at the joint stand of the Fraunhofer Technical Textiles Alliance.

The integration of electronics and sensor technology in textiles opens up many potential applications: Fraunhofer IZM has developed such items as a knee bandage in which highly stretchable textile sensors are integrated. It measures the angle of the knee and can support the patient during his or her rehabilitation after knee surgery. In another project, a textile-integrated multi-sensor system was developed that monitors the wearer's back posture. The stretchable circuit board (SCB) technology developed at Fraunhofer IZM is particularly outstanding. A textile printed circuit board will also be on display: it is as big as a handkerchief and feels like just like one too – soft and flexible. In addition, it can withstand continuous dynamic loads well and can even be washed.

E-textiles are not only used in medicine, but in all kinds of areas: In work safety clothing, interiors, the automotive industry, lightweight construction, aerospace, and sports. Curious? The Fraunhofer Technical Textiles Alliance combines the individual skills of its member institutes and will exhibit the versatile possibilities offered by technical textiles at TechTextil 2019.

Visit us in Hall 3 at Stand C76 and read more about us at:
https://techtextil.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/exhibitor-search.detail.html/fraunhofer-allianz-textil.html