Tailoring and Extending Chemically-assisted Spinning to Textiles Incorporating Liquid crystal-Enhanced functionalitycore
TECHSTILE · Horizon Europe grant · 2024-07-01–2026-08-31
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Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01 · scheme HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF · topic HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01-01. CORDIS record →
Objective
Responsive and smart textiles are a next frontier of research to add new, useful functionality to commodities we already use in our day-to-day lives. By allowing us to replace energy-consuming electronic sensors for detecting or responding to stresses and harmful conditions, they can contribute to a safer, greener, and more sustainable world. The jump from concept to product, however, has been fraught with issues: how can we incorporate novel materials of interest, such as liquid crystals or colloidal suspensions with a liquid armor functionality into fibers that we can then incorporate into textiles? In this project, I will use a microfluidic wet spinning technique I developed to incorporate functionality into fibers made from textile-grade polymers smart, yet comfortably wearable garments. I will focus on two functionalities: responsiveness to volatile organic compounds, enabled by liquid crystals, and responsiveness to ballistic impacts, provided by liquid armor. I will assess the performance of these fibers to the applied stresses as well as incorporate them, using embroidery and weaving, into fabrics and evaluate their performance in prototype wearable garments.
Beneficiaries (3)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG | LU | coordinator | €175,920 | |
| UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA | PT | associatedPartner | — | |
| Sensawear | CH | associatedPartner | — | Yes |
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