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class=\"politeks-research__top-copy\">\n<div\n    class=\"politeks-research__hero\"\n    aria-labelledby=\"politeks-research-title\"\n  >\n\n    <p class=\"politeks-research__eyebrow\">\n      Research &amp; Innovation\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h1 id=\"politeks-research-title\">\n      Smart Socks &amp; Innovation\n    <\/h1>\n\n    <p class=\"politeks-research__subtitle\">\n      and Innovation at <strong>POLITEKS<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div\n      class=\"politeks-research__hero-line\"\n      aria-hidden=\"true\"\n    ><\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"politeks-research__lead\">\n      Research cooperation in conductive knitted structures,\n      textile sensors and smart textile technologies.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"politeks-research__intro\">\n\n    <h2>Smart Research<\/h2>\n\n    <p>\n      POLITEKS participated in the development of smart textiles,\n      focusing on conductive knitted structures and wearable textile\n      technologies, in collaboration with Riga Technical University.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      The research explored ways to integrate conductive yarns and\n      knitted sensor structures into <strong>socks<\/strong> for movement\n      tracking, gait analysis and foot pressure measurement.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      Scientific publications demonstrate the collaboration between\n      <strong>sock<\/strong> manufacturing specialists and researchers\n      in the field of wearable textile technologies.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <figure class=\"politeks-research__top-photo\" style=\"margin:0!important;padding:0!important;display:block!important;line-height:0!important;\">\n          <a class=\"politeks-research__top-photo-frame politeks-research__top-photo-trigger\" href=\"#politeks-research-photo-full-en\" aria-label=\"Open a large photo of the smart sock demonstration prototype\">\n            <img 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loading=\"eager\"\n              decoding=\"async\"\n              fetchpriority=\"high\"\n            >\n          <\/a>\n        <\/figure>\n\n    <a\n      id=\"politeks-research-photo-full-en\"\n      class=\"politeks-research__photo-lightbox\"\n      href=\"#\"\n      aria-label=\"Close the large photo\"\n    >\n      <img\n        src=\"https:\/\/politeks.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eho-smart-sock-demo.webp\"\n        width=\"1000\"\n        height=\"1333\"\n        alt=\"Smart sock demonstration prototype at a textile research event\"\n        loading=\"eager\"\n        decoding=\"async\"\n      >\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"politeks-research__publications\">\n\n    <h2>Scientific Publications<\/h2>\n\n    <article class=\"politeks-research__publication\">\n\n      <h3>\n        1. Knitted Resistive Fabric: Properties and Applications (2014)\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"politeks-research__publication-meta\">\n\n        <p>\n          <strong>Authors:<\/strong><br>\n          Dr. habil. sc. ing. Alexander Oks<br>\n          Dr. phys., PhD in Solid State Physics Alexei Katashev<br>\n          Engineer of Textile Equipment Jurij Litvak\n          (<strong>Politeks Ltd.<\/strong>)\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          <strong>Published:<\/strong><br>\n          Material Science. Textile and Clothing Technology,\n          Vol. 9 (2014), pp. 28\u201333.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p>\n        This publication presents research on knitted\n        <strong>socks<\/strong> using conductive threads. The paper\n        examines textile structures capable of acting as resistive\n        sensors and their potential applications in smart\n        <strong>sock<\/strong> technologies.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/archive-journals.rtu.lv\/mstct\/article\/view\/mstct.2014.005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View the scientific publication Knitted Resistive Fabric: Properties and Applications\">\n          View scientific publication\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"politeks-research__publication\">\n\n      <h3>\n        2. Development of Smart Sock System for Gait Analysis and\n        Foot Pressure Control (2016)\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <div class=\"politeks-research__publication-meta\">\n\n        <p>\n          <strong>Authors:<\/strong><br>\n          Alexander Oks<br>\n          Alexei Katashev<br>\n          M. Zadinans<br>\n          M. Rancans<br>\n          J. Litvak (<strong>Politeks Ltd.<\/strong>)\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          <strong>Published:<\/strong><br>\n          IFMBE Proceedings, Vol. 57 (2016), pp. 472\u2013475.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p>\n        This research describes a smart sock system with integrated\n        knitted pressure sensors designed for gait analysis and plantar\n        pressure measurement.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        The study examined potential applications of smart textile\n        technologies in sports, biomechanics and medical monitoring.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-3-319-32703-7_92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"View the scientific publication Development of Smart Sock System for Gait Analysis and Foot Pressure Control\">\n          View scientific publication\n          <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/article>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <section aria-labelledby=\"politeks-research-areas-title\">\n\n    <h2 id=\"politeks-research-areas-title\">\n      Research Areas Represented in the Publications\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <ul class=\"politeks-research__areas\">\n\n      <li>\n        Research into conductive knitted textile structures\n      <\/li>\n\n      <li>\n        Integration of conductive yarns into knitted\n        <strong>socks<\/strong>\n      <\/li>\n\n      <li>\n        Development of textile-based sensor concepts\n      <\/li>\n\n      <li>\n        Cooperation between industrial textile production and\n        scientific research\n      <\/li>\n\n      <li>\n        Exploration of smart textile applications for wearable\n        technologies\n      <\/li>\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section aria-labelledby=\"politeks-manufacturing-title\">\n\n    <h2 id=\"politeks-manufacturing-title\">\n      Research and current production\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p>\n      The publications above document research cooperation involving\n      <strong>POLITEKS<\/strong> and smart textile concepts. They describe\n      research and development work, not a standard product catalogue or\n      a promise that sensor-enabled socks are available for ordinary orders.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      For current orderable sock models, materials and commercial\n      information, see <a href=\"\/en\/about-us\/\">About POLITEKS<\/a> and\n      <a href=\"\/en\/cenas\/\">starting prices<\/a>. To discuss a current\n      requirement, <a href=\"\/en\/kontakti\/\">request a quote<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n<aside class=\"politeks-research__background\">\n\n    <h3>Research Background<\/h3>\n\n    <p>\n      These peer-reviewed publications document\n      <strong>POLITEKS&rsquo;<\/strong> participation in research on\n      conductive knitted textile structures and smart\n      <strong>sock<\/strong> concepts.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/aside>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research &amp; Innovation Smart Socks &amp; Innovation and Innovation at POLITEKS Research cooperation in conductive knitted structures, textile sensors and smart textile technologies. Smart Research POLITEKS participated in the development of smart textiles, focusing on conductive knitted structures and wearable textile technologies, in collaboration with Riga Technical University. 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