Technical Textiles

Heal bones without having to transplant it from another part of the body? A new doctoral thesis from the University of Borås involves using bacteria to produce fibres that can help heal bones.

Taking a leaf out of nature, scientists have come up with a superhydrophobic spacer fabric that can be produced industrially to remove oil spills from water surfaces in an energy-saving, cost-effective way and without the use of toxic substances.

Less than a month from now, the world of technical textiles and nonwovens as well as the processing of textile and flexible materials will finally meet again at Techtextil and Texprocess. Michael Jänecke, Director - Brand Management - Technical Textiles and Textile Processing, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition, wraps up the last two years and tells texfash.com which way the industry is headed.