The invention relates to a polymer material comprising at least one different doping element, the or at least one of the different doping elements at least partially absorbing electromagnetic radiation emitted by the human or animal body and at least partially emitting electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region, preferably the infrared C region, and to a textile material comprising the polymer material according to the invention. The invention further relates to medical and non-medical uses of the polymer material according to the invention and to a method for producing the polymer material according to the invention.
