Bipolar plate for a fuel cell and fuel cell

A fuel cell (2) comprising

• at least one membrane electrode unit (10) with a first electrode (21) and a second electrode (22) which are separated from one another by a membrane (18), and
• at least one bipolar plate (40) comprising a first distributing region (50) for distributing a fuel to the first electrode (21), a second distributing region (60) for distributing an oxidant to the second electrode (22), and at least one woven fabric (80) in at least one of the distributing regions (50, 60),
• characterized in that the woven fabric (80) has a first fiber (81) containing metal, wherein the woven fabric (80) has a second fiber (82, 83) having a different overall composition from the first fiber (81).