Braiding – Traditional technique for customized high-tech products
Production of braided structures at the ITM
The most recent developments in the field of braiding technology are aimed at the realization of customized structures with various performance characteristics. The goal of using braiding in the fields of biotechnology and medicine is to cover a wide variety of clinical applications in general surgery and in the regeneration of hard and soft tissues. The production of such medical products has to be centered on high precision. To fulfill these requirements, current developments move far beyond traditional braiding. Especially the adjustability of thread angle, patterns and individual placement of the braiding yarns makes braiding perfect for customized and load-adapted products. Current machine developments include braiding machines for the production of finest surgical suture yarns, and braiding machines for the manufacture of stents and catheters.
Braided sensor yarn for impedance measuring (left), and reinforced braided titanium fabric as hybrid bone implant (right)
ITM research based on braiding for medical applications aim at further optimization of production processes, and the development of new process technologies and techniques. Apart from medical applications, multilayer, textile-based sensor structures (e.g. for structural health monitoring in textile concrete and FRPCs) and actuators for composites and medicine are being realized.
Current research activities using the braiding technology at the ITM for medical applications include:
- development of braided structures for the reinforcement of hybrid bone implants,
- simulation-based development of innovative stent, ligament and sinew constructions as implants, and
- development of braided suture material from new biomaterials like chitosan and silk.
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© Mirko Krziwon
Ms Dr.-Ing. Dilbar Aibibu
Research Group Leader Biomedical Technology
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© Mirko Krziwon
Mr Dr.-Ing. Anwar Abdkader
Head of multi-material yarn structures for high-tech applications
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