Project

Stimulu-responsive textiles II

Code
179P1108
Duration
01 July 2008 → 30 June 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
    • Other materials engineering
Keywords
responsive textile
 
Project description

Thermo-responsive hydrogels have swelling properties / contraction due to temperature changes. This swelling / shrinking behavior can be used to improve the comfort properties of textiles. In addition, these hydrogels serve as carrier for "controleed relaese" functionalities. Using knowledge seeks this follow-up project in the first part of developing stimuli-responsive demonstration textiles into concrete applications for thermoregulation far. In the second part will also have the opportunity to release properties of textile equipped studied hydrogels. The following concrete results are put forward: - properties of hydrogels and their applicability to fabric: for example, an absorption capacity of at least 500% and a washability of a minimum of 50 cycles for mattress ticking, and mattress covers,. for reusable medical absorbent cloth washability / be sterilized; for clothes increased thermal insulation below 30 ° C and a reduced insulation above 30 ° C; - methods / protocols to equip-based textile with Pluronic-BMA hydrogels in order to obtain an improved comfort: The comfort improvement will be obtained through the optimization of air and water vapor permeability of the fabric and the water absorption in the textiemateriaal; - textile materials with thermo-responsive diffusion / barrier controlled release properties.