MDT – Nanotechnologies for Textiles
Academic leader: Victoria Dutschk, University of Twente (The Netherlands ), v.dutschk@utwente.nl
Academic co-leader: Andre ten Elshof, University of Twente (The Netherlands), J.E.tenElshof@utwente.nl
Industrial co-leader: Jan Mahy, Bonar (The Netherlands), Jan.Mahy@bonar.com
Why Nanotechnologies? There is considerable interest in or need to have:
- Translations of nanotechnologies into applications in functional textile materials
- Definitions in the field of nanotechnologies/nanomaterials to create a common language
- Potential EU regulations (e.g. health related, REACH) concerning the use of nanomaterials
How to achieve these goals?
- Focussing on technical textiles, including nonwoven and woven fabrics, but excluding clothing applications
- Clustering of the MDT members in 2-3 groups of interests, i.e. according to (i) The desired functionality of the surface through nanomaterials and (ii) Functionalization technology: Surface morphology (physical modification); surface chemistry (physico-chemical, chemical modification)
- Involving other industrial companies interested in, and selection of functionalities to be obtained by nano technologies/nanomaterials, in close collaboration with the other MDT’s
Our research strategy
- Surface functionalization of fibre, yarn, textile with a special focus on surface functionalization of fabrics (woven, nonwoven) by inorganic engineered particles in wet-chemical processes
- Creation of business cases supported by industry, also in order to find additional industrial members in the value chain
- Developing demonstrators (‘fast prototyping’); examination for up-scaling them for industrial applications (TRL 4-6)
- Interrelations with MDTs
- Electrospinning
- Plasma
- Smart Textiles
- Antimicrobial Textiles
Our members:
Institution | Country |
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National Physical Laboratory Technitex Faraday Limited University of Bath School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University |
UK |
Istanbul teknik universitesi Martur |
Turkey |
Institute of solid state physics University of Latvia | Latvia |
Association UP-tex University of Mulhouse |
France |
Kiev National University of technologies | Ukraine |
Agfa Devan |
Belgium |
Kaunas University of Technology | Lithuania |
University of Bergamo University Federico II, Napoli Institute for Energetics and Interphases- National Research Council-Genova Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma |
Italy |
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics | Romania |
Research Center on Nanoscience | Spain |
Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade | Serbia |
Fraunhofer IST, Braunschweig14 | Germany |
Shinshu University | Japan |
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A project co-funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme within the NMP thematic area.
A project co-funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme within the NMP thematic area.