The Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) Conference will devote one day of its three day event to present a symposium - Nanofibers for the Third Millennium (N3M), which will highlight major nanofiber application areas and manufacturing processes.

The RISE conference organised by INDA will be held from 10-12 February, 2015 in Miami, Florida.

INDA said the conference is a response to the growing interest in combining nanofibers, with nonwoven materials to significantly enhance various performance properties. Nanofibers are fibers with diameters less than 100 nanometers.

The N3M symposium includes key applications, nanofiber operations and several nanofiber production processes. Applications to be covered include air/liquid filtration, life sciences in wound care and tissue scaffolding, and energy storage in fuel cells and battery separators.

“Adding the N3M symposium on nanofibers as enhancements to nonwovens brings attendees an exciting new area that simply cannot be ignored by forward looking companies”, said Dave Rousse, President of INDA.

N3M delegates will have the option of attending two tracks and four sessions. Two of the mid-day sessions will be held simultaneously and cap the event with a plenary panel discussion.

The RISE conference has been connecting technical innovation in engineered fabrics with practical applications since 2010. It is a conference growing in appeal to business/product development professionals, innovation teams, product managers and research engineers.

Since 1968, INDA events have helped members connect, learn, innovate and develop their businesses and its educational courses, market data, test methods, consultancy and issue advocacy help members succeed by providing them information to better plan their business strategies. (AR)