scope:

This CD contains the conference presentations from IFAI's Advanced Textiles '09, that took place at the Hotel Bloom! in Brussels, Belgium from 2 April-3 April 2009. The Advanced Textiles '09 plenary and technical program included 22 presentations over the 2 day conference:

Transatlantic trade & investment: challenges and opportunities

Transatlantic economic cooperation Latest coating technologies for various industrial applications

The way to new high-conductive textiles structures

Heatable textiles for clothing and industrial applications

Wearable interfaces for biomedical application Systex: The driving wheel towards more intelligent systems

Bioactive fibers for antimicrobial textiles

New generation of monofilaments for medical use

New resorbable guidance devices for the regeneration of peripheral nerves

Flexible materials for medical implants

Innovative acoustic isolation solutions in buildings

Architecture merging with textiles

How to encounter aerodynamic forces for lightweight roof structures: A new calculation method Latest trends in wide format digital printing technology

Wide format digital fabric printing for the entertainment industry

New perspectives for combined silicone technologies in the coating and assembly of technical textiles Active cooling garments for military in hot environments

Smart textile reinforcements in tires, a new approach to reduce cost and increase performance Nanotechnology sensors in transport systems

Innovative concepts for textiles in architectural applications generated via extensive technical scenario analysis

Light-emitting digital fabrics

Optical fibre fabrics for lighting and air purification