In times of coronavirus and influenza, the topic of hygiene plays a more important role than ever: The first Hohenstein Thematic Day on Hygiene on March 25, 2020, examines the topic from various perspectives and discusses questions such as "Are infections and outbreaks the result of hygiene deficien…
Hohenstein has completed the development of its new method for analysing microfibre shedding from textiles. Using dynamic image analysis, the method quantifies shedding behavior and reveals previously unattainable data with practical implications for material development throughout the supply chain…
Since March Hohenstein is paving the way to modern learning worlds with the e-Academy. Digital and independent of time and location, the Academy thus offers access to valuable content from all areas and competences of the company to anyone who is interested. There are webinars, webcasts, tutorials a…
In the age of climate change and environmental protection, the pressure on manufacturers, brands and retailers in the textile sector is growing. More and more consumers are calling for compliance with minimum social standards in the manufacture of their textiles. The OEKO-TEX® Association, together…
Heightened consumer awareness, industry initiatives such as ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) or the Greenpeace Detox campaign: they all pose new challenges for brands, retailers and manufacturers. The OEKO-TEX® Association together with Hohenstein as one of its founding members has deve…
A new research project at the Hohenstein Group deals with antimicrobial effects of Lewis acids that are applied on textile surfaces. Results of this work may significantly contribute to countermeasures against multi-resistant bacteria as found, for example, in medical facilities.
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Every year World Hand Hygiene Day on 5 May reminds us how important effective hand disinfection is to prevent infection. Hohenstein Institut für Textilinnovation gGmbH joined forces with Labor Dr. Merk & Kollegen GmbH to focus on the issue of hand disinfection on a project under the ZIM progr…
Since 01.04.2017 there has been a new man at the head of theWilliam-Küster Institute (WKI) for Hygiene, Environment and Medicine – otherwise known as the Institute for Life Science at Hohenstein's Research and Service Centre. A natural scientist and Business Administration graduate, Dr. Timo Hamm…
With effect from 1 May 2017, the Hohenstein Institute has set up a new centre for textile public health as part of its group of companies in Boennigheim. The Hohenstein Health Center will concentrate specifically on medical textiles, i.e. clothing, textile products or processes which affect human he…
As part of the European community project "Touché" (a subproject of the CORNET project AiF-No. 137 EN), researchers from the Hohenstein Institute have so far investigated open aspects of the interaction between human skin and textiles. The goal of the now successfully completed project was to analy…
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