Leading up to MEDICA 2024, adhesives giant Henkel announced a partnership alongside polymer specialist Covestro and flexible printed electronics manufacturer Quad Industries. The companies aim to accelerate customer developments for advanced medical wearables and to drive the adoption of innovative printed electronics solutions, especially for stretchable materials in healthcare applications.
At the show, the company was presenting a range of products including printed sensors for diagnostics and hygiene, medical wearables, medical heaters and antennas for medical wearables at the Wearable Technologies pavilion. The partnership was highlighted by the presentation of a patch demonstrator, an ECG pad for continuous patient monitoring of heart activities.
Pia Schmiedel, Business Development Manager – Printed Electronics, Henkel talked MTI through some of the medical patches that have been created through the collaboration:
