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HeiQ Allergen Tech: A bio-based technology Pneumo.Vest: A

that reduces inanimate allergens high-tech textile

vest for lung

patients

The Pneumo.Vest is a new high-tech textile vest The signals are then registered by a software
HeiQ is a leader in material innovation creating name a few of the ones they cause (according to created by scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for program that electronically amplifies and visually
some of the most effective, durable, and an article in the Iranian Journal of Public Health). Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Germany. depicts them on a screen.
high-performance textile and material effects in Even sleeping means that our body and airways Textile vest with integrated acoustic sensors helps
the market today. Recently, HeiQ has introduced are exposed between 6 to 8 hours each night, monitor the lung function of patients with severe The result is a comprehensive acoustic and optical
HeiQ Allergen Tech, a 100% biobased, proprietary which is considered a long exposure. respiratory diseases—the Pneumo.Vest features a picture of the ventilation status of the various parts of
technology that reduces exposure to allergens technology via which lung noises are recorded, and the lungs—moreover, the Pneumo.Vest’s system
such as house dust, mite matter, and pet Building upon its tested and proven proprietary these signals are converted and displayed visually gathers and stores the data permanently so that
allergens with the help of active probiotics. Synbio ingredient, HeiQ is now launching HeiQ using the software. examinations can be scheduled at any time and even
According to an article in the International Allergen Tech, a new textile finish for home textiles in the absence of hospital staff. Although the special
Archives of Allergy and Immunology, allergies are and textiles used for furniture and public The vest enables the continuous monitoring of vest was initially designed for respiratory patients, it
one of the most prevalent health problems in the transportation. According to performed tests, the patients outside intensive care units (ICUs). can also be used for people in care facilities and
world, estimated to affect about 40% of the global biobased HeiQ Allergen Tech creates an invisible Piezoceramic acoustic sensors are fixed on the front sleep laboratories, added the release. Young doctors
protective layer that lasts at least 20 washing
population. cycles and beyond. Several tests have proven the and back of the vest to detect and record even the can also be trained in auscultation via the
high effectiveness of HeiQ Allergen Tech in smallest noise produced by the lungs in the thorax. Pneumo.Vest.
During sleep and when we make our beds, we reducing the levels of house dust mite matter
inadvertently launch these allergens into the air, (96.6%), allergens from dog hair (76.5%), and cat
and we end up breathing a high number of them, hair (83.6%), keeping a long-lasting effect even
The Lycra Company to adopt Browzwear’s
causing respiratory, skin, and ocular problems, to after frequent washing.

VStitcher to create innovative 3D fashion design

Huue’s indigo: A sustainable bio-based dye for denim
The LYCRA Company, a global leader in developing innovative and sustainable fiber and technology solutions
for the apparel and personal care industries, today announced a partnership with Browzwear that will provide
Huue, a San Francisco-based developer of Conventional indigo requires producing dangerous designers using VStitcher and Lotta, the pioneering platforms for 3D fashion design, the ability to quickly and
sustainable bio-based dyes, has so far raised $17.6 chemicals, like benzene, formaldehyde, and easily develop products incorporating fabrics containing LYCRA , LYCRA T400 , and COOLMAX fibers.
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million in funding to speed its commercial scale-up. carbon-emitting petroleum. Huue is making
Using a proprietary bio-based process, Huue sustainable indigo blue for the denim industry so that The partnership with Browzwear is the latest element of a multifaceted digital transformation that The LYCRA
produces indigo that is just as effective for denim as your favorite piece of clothing can finally be Company began last year with the launch of the LYCRA ONE™ customer portal, an online marketplace
conventional solutions, without the environmental planet-friendly, too. connecting brands, retailers, and garment makers to a global network of partner mills
impact and harmful chemicals. The company’s Biosynthetic indigo has five times less toxicity than in a virtual capacity.
enzymatically produced dye mimics how colors are chemical sources, and our dye is just as effective and
produced in nature and, as a bio-based technology, easy for jeans makers to implement. Instead of using With the true-to-life visualizations made possible with Browzwear’s innovative software, the industry’s leading
slots into the existing denim manufacturing process toxic chemicals, Huue turns sugar into dye using 3D software for apparel design and development, designers can digitally create activewear, denim, swim-
as a one-to-one solution. bioengineered microbes for the said purpose. Huue’s wear, ready-to-wear, and intimate apparel fashions using fabrics showcased in the LYCRA Brand Materials
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breakthrough approach to bio-based dye Library. The Browzwear platform lets designers visualize how garments made with LYCRA fiber offer a
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It is a little-known fact: the indigo blue that gives manufacturing is a game-changer for industries comfortable, lasting fit that will move with the wearer. This partnership also advances The LYCRA Company’s
jeans their iconic look is highly polluting to the under mounting pressure to minimize their sustainability commitment to offering a variety of fiber and fabric solutions that reduce or divert waste and
environment and made with toxic ingredients. environmental footprint. keep materials in use longer.

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