Medical Technologies

Medical technology has made enormous strides in recent years and plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The integration of various sensor technologies enables precise and reliable data collection on the body's condition, thus facilitating accurate and personalized treatment.

In medical technology, skin-friendly, soft, and easily stretchable silicones can be used as sensors to measure pressure, strain, and body loads, such as posture or breathing. CeSMA has developed methods to combine these sensors with textiles to simplify the application for the user.

Silicone films filled with conductive particles can be used as electrodes to capture ECG and EMG signals or transmit stimulation impulses for EMS or TENS. These electrically conductive elastomer films can also be used as stretchable heating films or to stimulate biological cell tissues.

Patients with diabetes often suffer from nerve and circulatory disorders on their feet and their pain sensation is reduced. In the truest sense of the word, they do not feel the pressure of their shoes. Even small uneven areas or the pressure of the shoe on the foot can lead to open wounds or tissue damage..

Pressure measuring sock

Soft, thin, and slightly stretchable dielectric elastomer sensors can be manufactured in various sizes to precisely measure local loads under orthoses or prostheses.
 

Pressure sensors orthoses + prostheses

In cooperation with Fraunhofer IOF and Fraunhofer IAP, CeSMA has developed optical polymer materials that can be manufactured via 3D printing for eyeglass lens manufacturing.

Printed eyeglass lenses

With "Rescue Aid," a pressure measurement mat placed on the upper body of a person, helpers can correctly perform the compression depth and rate through simple instructions.
 

Reanimation mat "Rescue Aid"

CeSMA develops soft actuators made of medically approved silicone elastomer that are autoclavable and can therefore come into direct contact with biological cells.

Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

Elastic shoe insoles with integrated pressure sensors can significantly shorten therapy after knee or hip operations.

insoles with pressure sensors