A touch-sensitive textile device that is configured to detect the occurrence of a touch, the location of a touch, and/or the force of a touch on the touch-sensitive textile device. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive textile device includes a first set of conductive threads oriented along a first direction, and a second set of conductive threads interwoven with the first set of conductive threads and oriented along a second direction. The device may also include a sensing circuit that is operatively coupled to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may be configured to apply a drive signal to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may also be configured to detect a touch or near touch based on a variation in an electrical measurement using the first or second set of conductive threads.

A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.

A planar (two-dimensional, XY location) touch sensor may include a knitted structure and supplementary method of sensing detects human touch on a fabric surface. This sensor may be fully knitted and detect the continuous planar location and contact force of human touch along the surface of the structure. The fabric may conform to any arbitrary surface and may be a rectangle for touch pad applications. This sensor may be used for applications that include robotics and human-machine interaction, smart garments and wearables, as well as medical textiles and flexible embedded sensors. This touch sensor may require as few as only two electrode connections from the fabric to sense both planar touch and pressure, which allows it to work in areas with limited space that allow for limited complexity for wiring.

A three-dimensional interlayer composite carpet that can be washed without deformation is provided in the present invention, which includes a surface layer, a three-dimensional interlayer, and an anti-slip layer. The three-dimensional interlayer is composed of an upper knitted fabric layer, a lower knitted fabric layer, and a composite filament connecting layer arranged vertically in the middle and connecting the upper layer and the lower layer. The three-dimensional interlayer composite carpet adopting a composite filament connecting structure of the present invention has strong supporting force and high extensibility, and can be repeatedly folded for more than 1000 times. The washing shrinkage of 10 washings does not exceed 2%, and the composite carpet will not be deformed under long-term squeezing, heat, and moisture.

The present disclosure generally relates to a knitted structure (100) for an actuation element. The knitted structure (100) comprises: an elastic fabric layer (102); an inelastic fabric layer (104), the elastic fabric layer (102) being knitted with the inelastic fabric layer (104) along their respective joint edges; and a channel (106) formed between the elastic fabric layer (102) and inelastic fabric layer (104), the channel (106) configured for receiving the actuation element, wherein upon actuation of the actuation element, the elastic fabric layer (102) is stretched by the actuation element while the inelastic fabric layer (104) is undeformed.

Disclosed herein is aweft knit spacer fabric having variable thicknesses, the fabric formed from: a first surface layer formed from a first set of yarn; a second surface layer formed from a second set of yarn; and a set of spacer yarn between the first and second surface layer, where the fabric is formed from a plurality of courses of the sets of first, second and spacer yarns, where each course is connected to at least one other course in a wale direction, wherein the thickness is varied by varying one or both of: a density of tuck stitches along each course, where each tuck stitch is formed by the spacer yarn with the first and/or second surface layers; and a thickness of the set of spacer yarn in each course. The fabric is patterned to provide a free-standing 3-dimensional shape that has an internal volume defined by the surface of the first or second surface layer, and the first and second sets of yarns comprise an elastic material, provided that the fabric is a fabric that has not been subjected to a moulding step.

The present invention relates to a bidirectional low tearing strength spacer textile using warp knitting, more particularly, relates to a spacer textile comprising a surface textile layer, a rear surface textile layer, and a spacer thread connecting the textile layers, wherein the surface textile layer and the rear surface textile layer include a main thread provided with a plurality of open loops formed with openings in a longitudinal direction.

A spacer textile material may include a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer. The connecting members may form a series of at least ten rows that are separated by spaces. The rows have a width that is less than a width of the spaces, and the connecting members form at least one stabilizing row with a width that is greater than the width of the spaces.

Staple cartridge assemblies for use with surgical stapling instruments and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. Scaffolds for use with a surgical staple cartridge and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided.

A heating textile for transmission of heat to an environment, including electrically conductive fibre threads configured for conducting electrical energy, energy-delivering fibre strands configured for heating the environment, contacts for forming at least one closed circuit, and at least one coupling fibre strand configured for contacting coupling of the energy-delivering fibre strands with the electrically conductive fibre strands and/or of the contacts with the electrically conductive fibre strands, wherein the electrically conductive fibre strands and/or the contacting fibre strands and/or the energy-delivering fibre strands are formed as pillar fibre strands and/or weft fibre strands, and the at least one coupling fibre strand is warp knitted and/or laid and/or weft knitted directly or indirectly around the pillar fibre strands and weft fibre strands in stitch-like manner.