New functional materials that result from a combination of textile and nontextile technologies constitute an alternative to traditional systems for medicine and medical technology.
Examples in this field are knitted distance fabrics as shock absorption, divers sandwich structures as basis for adjustable heatable textiles. Inserted soles made of knitted distance fabrics, composite materials made by polymer-textile combination (leather, plastic, silicone) are launched increasingly.
Textile-based and textile-integrated sensors with good physiological properties in terms of wearing are used in hypothermedia prevention. In the area of sportsmedicine, new products as compression textiles and orthosis have been developed.
Further applications are medical hygiene products such as scrubs, matress covering, etc.

Product name | Type | Melting range | Melt Flow Index | Powder sizes | Resistance to dry cleaning | Hand iron | Enzyme washing | Washing resistance | Steam resistance | Stone-wash resistance | Heat resistance | Fusing conditions with flow-through-press | Appearance | ||||||
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Pastedot | Doubledot | Powderdot | Scatter | Granules | Lamination temperature | Pneumatic pressure | Time | ||||||||||||
ROWALIT® BIOPOW 1036 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 115 – 115 °C DSC | 22 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | 60 °C | 95 °C | 125 – 150 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||||
ROWALIT® BIOPOW 1038 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 85 – 85 °C DSC | 5 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 °C | 63 °C | 125 – 150 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||||
ROWALIT® 200-1 | Copolyamide | 100 – 115 °C DSC | 16 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | very good | no | 60 °C | good | 100 °C | 130 – 160 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 15 Sek. | White Powder | ||
ROWALIT® 200-2 | Copolyamide | 120 – 130 °C DSC | 19 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | 0 – 160 µm | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | very good | no | yes | 95 °C | very good | yes | 115 °C | 140 – 160 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder |
ROWALIT® 200-20 | Copolyamide | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 40 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | 0 – 160 µm | ✓ | ✓ | very good | 60 °C | very good | 100 °C | 125 – 150 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||
ROWALIT® 200-60A | Copolyamide | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 90 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | very good | 60 °C | good | no | 80 °C | 100 – 140 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | slight transparent granule | ||
ROWALIT® 300-1/33-25 | EVA | 59 – 65 °C DSC | 25 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | 40 °C | 40 °C | 75 – 82 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 3 – 5 Sek. | ||||||
ROWALIT® 300-1/33-45 | EVA | 59 – 65 °C DSC | 45 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | 40 °C | 40 °C | 75 – 82 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 3 – 5 Sek. | ||||||
ROWALIT® 300-1/34-25 | EVA | 59 – 65 °C DSC | 25 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | 40 °C | 40 °C | 80 – 100 °C | 2 – 5 N/cm² | 3 – 5 Sek. | ||||||
ROWALIT® 300-1/40-55 | EVA | 55 – 59 °C DSC | 55 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 °C | 40 °C | 70 – 75 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 3 – 5 Sek. | ||||||
ROWALIT® 400-1 | Copolyester | 118 – 123 °C DSC | 30 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 160 µm 80 – 200 µm |
0 – 160 µm | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | no | no | 80 °C | yes | 100 °C | 130 – 150 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 12 Sek. | White powder | |
ROWALIT® 400-8 | Copolyester | 118 – 125 °C DSC | 35 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | fair | no | no | 60 °C | fair | 100 °C | 125 – 145 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |
ROWALIT® 400-SIT-18 | Copolyester | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 30 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | good | no | 60 °C | good | 80 °C | 110 – 135 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 20 Sek. | White powder | ||
ROWALIT® 400-20 | Copolyester | 70 – 85 °C DSC | 150 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | low | yes | 40 °C | low | no | 70 °C | 90 – 120 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 10 – 15 Sek. | White powder | |
ROWALIT® 400-21 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 60 – 75 °C DSC | 35 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 160 µm 80 – 200 µm |
0 – 200 µm | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | yes | 30 °C | 75 – 95 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 25 Sek. | White powder | |||||
ROWALIT® 400-29 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 34 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | good | no | no | 60 °C | no | 100 °C | 120 – 140 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 12 Sek. | White Powder | |
ROWALIT® 400-37M | Copolyester | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | good | no | no | 60 °C | 100 °C | 115 – 140 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 20 Sek. | |||
ROWALIT® 400-40 | Copolyester | 105 – 120 °C DSC | 40 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 60 °C | 100 °C | 115 – 130 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 20 Sek. | ||||||
ROWALIT® 400-41 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | moderate | no | no | 40 °C | yes | no | 100 °C | 125 – 150 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder |
ROWALIT® BIOPOW 4042 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 65 – 75 °C DSC | 55 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | moderate | yes | no | 40 °C | 55 °C | 80 – 110 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | ||
ROWALIT® 400-44 | Biobased Products, Copolyester | 110 – 120 °C DSC | 45 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | no | 60 °C | good | 100 °C | 115 – 130 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 20 Sek. | White powder | ||
ROWALIT® 500-1 | TPU | 90 – 105 °C DSC | 4 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | 90 °C | 100 – 120 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 15 Sek. | White powder | ||||||
ROWALIT® 500-7 | TPU | 62 – 66 °C DSC | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | 75 – 85 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 10 – 15 Sek. | ||||||||
ROWALIT® 500-SIT-23 | TPU | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | no | 60 °C | yes | 90 °C | 125 – 145 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||
ROWALIT® 500-SIT-37 | TPU | 115 – 125 °C DSC | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✕ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | 60 °C | yes | 90 °C | 120 – 145 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||
ROWALIT® 500-SIT-38 | TPU | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✕ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | no | 60 °C | yes | 90 °C | 125 – 145 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||
ROWALIT® BIOPOW 5038 | Biobased Products, TPU | 100 – 125 °C DSC | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) |
0 – 63 µm 0 – 80 µm |
80 – 200 µm | ✕ | 0 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | 60 °C | 90 °C | 125 – 145 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | ||||
ROWALIT® 500-50 | TPU | 6 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | yes | 60 °C | no | 60 °C | 120 – 145 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||
ROWALIT® 500-57 | TPU | 4 g / 10 Min. (MFI 160°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | 100 – 500 µm | ✓ | good | no | 60 °C | no | 90 °C | 120 – 145 °C | 2 – 4 N/cm² | 12 – 20 Sek. | White powder | |||
ROWALIT® 600-1 | Polypropylene | 132 – 136 °C DSC | 4 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) 8 g / 10 Min. (MFI 230°C) | ✕ | 80 – 200 µm | 0 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✕ | 95 °C | yes | 115 °C | 140 – 180 °C | 3 – 6 N/cm² | 12 – 30 Sek. | Powder | ||||
ROWALIT® H70 | LDPE | 100 – 104 °C DSC | 70 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 60 °C | 80 °C | 130 – 140 °C | 3 – 5 N/cm² | 10 – 15 Sek. | White powder | |||||
ROWALIT® H150 | LDPE | 98 – 102 °C DSC | 150 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 °C | 60 °C | 120 – 130 °C | 2 – 5 N/cm² | 8 – 10 Sek. | White powder | |||||
ROWALIT® N100-3 | HDPE | 130 – 135 °C DSC | 4 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | 0 – 80 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | very good | no | 95 °C | yes | 110 °C | 170 – 180 °C | 15 – 25 N/cm² | 12 – 18 Sek. | White powder | ||
ROWALIT® N100-6 | HDPE | 128 – 130 °C DSC | 6 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | very good | no | 95 °C | yes | 110 °C | 155 – 170 °C | 10 – 20 N/cm² | 12 – 18 Sek. | White powder | ||
ROWALIT® N100-20 | HDPE | 125 – 128 °C DSC | 20 g / 10 Min. (MFI 190°C) | 0 – 80 µm | 80 – 200 µm | 0 – 160 µm | ✓ | ✕ | very good | no | 95 °C | yes | 110 °C | 150 – 170 °C | 10 – 20 N/cm² | 10 – 12 Sek. | White powder | ||
ROWAFLEX® TH 4 | Thickener | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |||||||||||||
ROWAFLEX® TH 5 | Thickener | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |