9 June 2022

Sustainable wheelchair seat shortlisted for Med-Tech Innovation Award

A sustainable wheelchair seat pan developed by the National Composites Centre has been nominated for a Med-Tech Innovation Award in the Materials Innovation category.

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Working with Motivation, a global disability charity and social enterprise that provides wheelchairs, training and services to disabled people in low- and middle-income countries, the project designed and manufactured a prototype composite wheelchair seat pan.

Moulded with flax fibre and partially bio-based resin it can be uniquely moulded to the user to ensure a surface that provides long-term postural control and pressure management.

The materials aim to help the environment as well as significantly improve the quality of life for disabled people in developing countries.

The award winners will be announced on 8 June 2022.

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