Firm-to-Soft Intelligent Floor Mat for Fall Injury Prevention

Overview

By leveraging NAMI’s smart protection material technology, impact absorbing floor mat with reduced thickness yet superior impact protection performance has been developed.

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Commercialisation opportunities
Non-exclusive licensing
Problem addressed

Conventional floor mats are thick to provide sufficient impact protection, which increases the risk of tripping; but they are not firm enough to support stable walking or withstand wheelchair mobility, raising safety and durability concerns.

Innovation
  • NAMI's intelligent floor mat automatically transits between “firm state” for sufficient support and "soft state" for optimal impact absorption to prevent fall injuries.
  • It is 50% thinner than conventional mats but provides twice the impact protection.
Key impact
  • Enhanced stability: support walking while withstanding wheelchair traffic
  • Reduced trip hazards and excellent slip resistance
  • High safety standards: flame retardant and odorless
  • Minimum maintenance requirements with a long lifetime of > 5 years
Award
  • Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at the “2024 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions”
Application
  • Protective floor mats for the elderly and children in household environments
  • Protective flooring in elderly homes, rehabilitation centers and hostels
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI)

As a Materials Expert, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) has a strong portfolio of innovative technologies to support and collaborate with the industry, offering frontier-applied research on advanced materials as well as technology transfer for commercialization success.

NAMI, incorporated in 2006, is designated by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong Government as a Research and Development Center for nanotechnology and advanced materials. NAMI undertakes and provides support for market-driven research in nanotechnology and advanced materials, and strives for commercialization of the technologies to benefit the industry and the society at large, as well as re-industrialization to promote the economic growth and sustainability of Hong Kong.

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