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Fraunhofer ISC Enables Wearable Technology for Medical Devices

Functional adaptable and smart materials enable innovative applications, products and designs.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Fraunhofer ISC presents its competence in wearable and flexible technology for medical devices and technical textiles at the IDTechEX, Santa Clara, CA from Nov. 18-19, 2015.   A new class of mechanical sensors is suitable for integration into woven or knitted fabrics because of their high elasticity and their soft and flexible characteristics. These dielectric elastomer sensors (DES) can be integrated into the textile by bonding or sewing, and can be used to measure deformations, forces and pr...

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