{"id":19945,"date":"2026-07-17T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/?p=19945"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T12:40:15","slug":"smart-shoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/en\/smart-shoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Shoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2c1b1ac724f0b562d5e01be374986760\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong><strong>Development of adaptive, smart shoes incorporating shape-memory polymers integrated into the textile fabric for heat and moisture regulation<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-df06113f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5c3fea8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Smart-Shoe.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Smart-Shoe.png 500w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Smart-Shoe-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Smart-Shoe-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Smart-Shoe-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo-Smart-Shoe-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-54d079fe wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1b50859a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-pfi-grey-background-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-49b10ae3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed53c8ae6f1a04d8e1d7931b77a7de10\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">Project Information<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6787811b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-pfi-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-62a3e9cfb39762c23d9fd745bec7af00 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:130px\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duration:        <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pfi-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pfi-blue-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63527192 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-pfi-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-702bd9b300b86df469b0d56b5d179730 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:130px\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Sponsors: <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial Collective Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German Aerospace Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-pfi-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-pfi-blue-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63527192 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-pfi-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4cc9a2ab78bf080595714274e0906c45 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);flex-basis:130px\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Partners:<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dresden University of Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e88e4db9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2fd18c234d8f057d2a2f3f8579a2542c is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:200px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de\/Navigation\/EN\/Home\/home.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6993\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo.png 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Bundesministerium_fur_Wirtschaft_und_Energie_Logo-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:200px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igf-foerderung.de\/englisch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IGF-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6994\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IGF-Logo.png 244w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IGF-Logo-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IGF-Logo-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:200px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo_Tu-Dresden.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19949\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo_Tu-Dresden.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo_Tu-Dresden-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo_Tu-Dresden-50x24.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Logo_Tu-Dresden-18x9.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-927268d5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"gradient-separator\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a974289e32d63e80426c195fa141ad2\">Initial situation &amp; project description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">There has long been a demand for shoes that are both functional and comfortable. A shoe is considered breathable if moisture and sweat are wicked away from the foot and air from outside can enter the shoe. The aim of the project is to develop adaptive, smart shoes incorporating shape-memory polymers integrated into the textile fabric for heat and moisture regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website.png 1748w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-1024x418.png 1024w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-1600x653.png 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-1536x627.png 1536w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Beitragsbild-Website-18x7.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Functional prototypes (a) FM2 and (b) FM3, and (c) a concept for a demonstrator<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A temperature between 27\u00b0C and 36\u00b0C inside the shoe is considered comfortable. Leather shoes have a high moisture-holding capacity but limited moisture permeability. Shoes with membrane structures support ventilation within the shoe via passive pumping effects, but act as an additional barrier to moisture transport. This leads to discomfort and can adversely affect skin health. A promising approach involves adaptive footwear designed to enhance comfort. Self-opening pores offer a solution to changes in climatic parameters without the need for external actuators or sensors, thereby enabling rapid heat exchange and air circulation in real time. Such active systems can interact with the environment, thereby regulating the microclimate inside the shoe in a targeted and rapid manner. Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are particularly suitable as they react to an external stimulus (e.g. temperature) and can change their shape. The targeted integration of SMP yarns into knitted fabrics aims to create shoe designs that open pores when the temperature rises, thereby facilitating heat and moisture exchange. Demonstrating how the technology works, analysing the identified principles and providing practical guidance for SMEs will facilitate further transfer to industry.  There is a growing demand in the market for smart designs, particularly in medical and sporting applications and smart wearables. This presents significant growth potential for SMEs in the German footwear sector and related industries (textiles, leather, plastics) to establish themselves with innovative solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e9047171ad799eac591709b38fe70cf9 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00f6ac5c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:100px;border-bottom-left-radius:200px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-4a623ccb3a3ea4ce52332fe6baacd182\">Any questions about the project?<br>Your Contact Person: <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-59469b1c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-pfi-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5007e10c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2460\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4231\" style=\"border-radius:10px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:146px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-scaled.jpeg 2460w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-288x300.jpeg 288w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-984x1024.jpeg 984w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-768x799.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-50x52.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-1600x1665.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-1476x1536.jpeg 1476w, https:\/\/pfi-germany.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1149360661-1968x2048.jpeg 1968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2460px) 100vw, 2460px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3fc64daf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-pfi-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f68214cdfe2a2f8d7b257cbeb20d8fcd\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 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