Research & Development
I. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
headed by prof. dr. Paul KIEKENS
- Advanced and high performance textile materials (prof. dr. Paul KIEKENS)
Nanoparticles based products and developments: composites, flame retardancy,… - Conductive textiles (M.Sc. Anne SCHWARZ)
- Biotechnology (dr. Vincent NIERSTRASZ) Read more
Biotechnological functionalisation
Specific enzymatic surface modification
Enzymatic and microbial modification of fibres
- CMSE: Centre for Materials Science and Engineering (ir. Els VAN DER BURGHT)
http://cmse.ugent.be
- Electrospinning: Technology Developer (dr. Philippe WESTBROEK)
http://www.fibroniq.be
II. FIBROUS STRUCTURES
headed by prof. dr. ir. Lieva VAN LANGENHOVE
- Smart textiles (ir. Carla HERTLEER) Read more
Textile sensors
Dressing material
Impedance spectroscopy
Textile antennas
Electrotherapy
Medical applications
- Weaving (dr. Simona VASILE) Read more
Self-learning machine speed for airjet looms
Research and design of stretch fancy yarns
Simulation of weft insertion on airjet and rapier looms
- Carpets (ing. Didier VAN DAELE) Read more
Automated assessment of carpet wear, carpet resilience, static electricity
III. FIBRE AND COLORATION TECHNOLOGY
headed by prof. dr. ir. Karen DE CLERCK
- Fibre Technology Read more
Fibre morphology and characterisation
Electrospinning and nanofibres
- Coloration Technology Read more
Colour-changing materials
Dye diffusion processes
Dye-Polymer interactions
IV. POLYMER TECHNOLOGY
headed by prof. dr. ir. Gustaaf SCHOUKENS
- Polymer morphology
Fibre properties, dimensional stability, permeability of polymer films
- ERCAT: European Research Centre for Artificial Turf (lic. Stijn RAMBOUR) Read more
New polymers, FIFA testing, improvement of resilience, woven artificial turf
