Hosiery/Seamless

Footfalls & Heartbeats teams up with KOB to improve compression therapy

During a six-month project, Footfalls & Heartbeats will develop the manufacturing process for a smart bandage.

Footfalls & Heartbeats has developed a process for manufacturing smart fabric which uses nano-scale interactions within the textile to make the fabric itself the sensor, avoiding the need for wires or miniature electronics.

17th May 2017

Knitting Industry
| UK

During a six-month project, Footfalls & Heartbeats will develop the manufacturing process for a smart bandage that aims to transform the treatment for patients suffering with venous leg ulcers and needing compression therapy.

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