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Prof. Xiaoming TAO delivered a speech at the Mr. & Mrs. HM Lui Memorial Lecture and hosted an on-site exhibition

4 Sep 2024

Prof. Xiaoming Tao and Prof. David Shum posed for a group photograph with the staff from Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH)

Prof. Tao delivered a speech at the Mr. & Mrs. HM Lui Memorial Lecture

Prof. TAO’s Team with Mr. William BU (Managing Director, China Elite Actuarial Consulting Limited)

PYNEH medical personnels experienced products on site

Prof. Tao’s team members introduced products to visitors


On September 3, 2024, the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH) hosted the Mr. and Mrs. HM Lui Memorial Lecture, the team led by Prof. Xiaoming Tao, the Director of RI-IWEAR and Chair Professor in Textile Technology, School of Fashion and Textiles, PolyU, showcased several intelligent textile technologies and innovative products, including textile electronic interactive Claudia, fast recovery device COOL-WEAR, antibacterial beddings for hospitals, and wearable system for Parkinson Disease patients EasyPacer.

 

The lecture assembled Hong Kong’s healthcare industry experts, providers, startups, and investors to discuss trends across various healthcare sectors. Prof. Tao’s team showcased its products through a combination of product presentations, guided explanations, and on-site experiences.

 

Following the exhibition, Prof. Tao delivered a speech, introducing the latest advancements and transformative applications in areas such as intelligent wearables and advanced textile technologies, clinical practice of sports medicine and textile engineering, fabric display devices and integrated systems, mechanotherapy, thermal and moisture management fabrics, smart wearable robots, bionic elastomer fiber devices, and high-performance fiber sports apparel. Prof. Tao provided diverse perspectives on fostering further collaboration between medicine and society, shared the team's latest achievements and ongoing efforts in education, interdisciplinary research, knowledge transfer, and entrepreneurship.


 


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