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Material
Î Drapeable
Î High specific surfaces
Î Biocompatible materials
Î Material combinations
Source: ACTO
Structure
Î 2D- and 3D-structures
Î Environment-adapted mechanical
characteristics
Î Adjustable macroscopic structur
Î Directed surface design
Source: Physiologie Î Controllable degradation
Materials
Degradable polymers
Î Polyglycolid (PGA)
Î Polylactid (PLA)
Î Polyester amide (PEA)
Non-degradable polymers
Multifilament fibre
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemisry modification production Finishing technology Medicine
Testing techniques
Drawing
Texturing
Plying
Nonwoven
Knitting
Braiding
Weaving
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemistry modification production Finishing technology Medicine
Testing techniques
Coating
Drug Delivery
Micro capsule on
knitted fabric
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemistry modification prodction Finishing technology Medicine
Testing techniques
Sewing technology
Embroidery technology
Sewing machine
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemistry modification production Finishing technology Medicine
Testing techniques
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1 Head engineer
1 Lecturer
26 Assistant employees
18 Technical employees
5 Office workers
4 Trainees
56 Student employees
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E-mail: ita@ita.rwth-aachen.de http://www.ita.rwth-aachen.de
Main Focus of the Research Groups
Î ITA Presentation
Î Man-made Fibre Technology
Î Staple Fibre Processing
Î Textile Fabric Production
Î Technical Textiles
Î Quality Control and Process Analysis
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Modified Air-jet texturing machine
(E. Erdmann GmbH) ATC-Prozess: Air-jet texturing & covering
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemistry production Finishing technology Medicine
modification
Testing techniques
Non-woven manufacturing
Î Aero dynamical non-woven manufacturing
(non-orientated non-woven) and carding lab
Scale (orientated non-woven)
Î Optimal material / volume ratio
Î Adjustable porosity
Lab Carding Machine
Î Manufacturing of suitable surface structure
Î Incorporation of bioactive agents
(e.g. micro spheres)
Product examples
Î Scaffolds for tissue engineering
• Gingival replacement
• Urether
• Stem cells
Non-wovens from PGA
• Adipose cells
• Mucous membrane
• Bone replacement
Warp knitting
Î Processing of smallest material
quantities
Î Adjustable porosity
Î Adjustable elastic characteristics
Î Admission of cyclic loads
Î Structuring of surface
Î Material combinations
Î Manufacturing of plane interlaced warp
knitted structure and dendritic tube
structures with different geometry
Î Different yarn count
Double Raschel warp knitting machine (Diameter 10 to 300 µm)
Spinning Yarn Textil Joining
Chemistry production Finishing technology Medicine
modification
Testing techniques
Product examples
Î Vascular grafts
Î Artificial cornea
Î Meniscus prothesis
Î Hernia net Hernia net Artificial cornea
Î Heart valve
Î Wound dressings
Î Stents
Meniscus prothesis
Spinning Yarn Textil Joining
Chemistry production Finishing technology Medicine
modification
Testing techniques
Braiding
Î Compact structure
Î High strength
Î Small elongation
Î Variable fineness
Î 3D-braid with continuous change
of geometry
Î Incorporation of functional
components
3D-Rotation-braiding machine
Spinning Yarn Textil Joining
Chemistry production Finishing technology Medicine
modification
Testing techniques
1 mm
Product examples
Î ligament
Î Drug-Delivery-System 3D-Braid
Î Stents
Nitinol-Stent
Alloplastic cruciate ligament
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemistry production Finishing technology Medicine
modification
Testing techniques
Weaving
Î Laboratory and industry weaving
machine
Î Processing of smallest material
quantities
Î Adjustable porosity
Î Low elasticity
Product examples
Î Hernia net
Î Blood filter
Hernia nets
Spinning Yarn Textile Joining
Chemistry production Finishing technology Medicine
modification
Testing techniques
Stitching of Nitinol