research group: Department of Textiles Department of Textiles Prof. Dr. Paul KIEKENS, dr. h. c. Prof. Dr. ir. Lieva VAN LANGENHOVE, dr. h. c. Prof. Dr. ir. Gustaaf SCHOUKENS number of researchers: 20 contact person: Prof. Dr. Paul KIEKENS telephone: +32-9-2645735, email: [email protected]website adres: http://textiles.UGent.be
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research group: Department of Textiles
Department of TextilesProf. Dr. Paul KIEKENS, dr. h. c.Prof. Dr. ir. Lieva VAN LANGENHOVE, dr. h. c.Prof. Dr. ir. Gustaaf SCHOUKENSnumber of researchers: 20contact person: Prof. Dr. Paul KIEKENStelephone: +32-9-2645735, email: [email protected] adres: http://textiles.UGent.be
research group: Department of Textiles
research themes and infrastructure
main research themes
Textile Processing & Production Technology
Polymer & Fibre Technology
Physical & Chemical Textile Technology
research group: Department of Textiles
Textile Processing & Production Technology: Weaving
Basic and applied research
Main industrial partner : PICANOL NV Modelling of yarn behaviour during insertion
Modelling of fabric formation
Self-learning setting of machine
research group: Department of Textiles
Textile Processing & Production Technology: Biomimetics
Finding inspiration in nature
Insect repellent textiles UV protective textiles Embedding of natural organisms in
polymers
research group: Department of Textiles
Textile Processing & Production Technology: Spider silk for tissue engineering
Araneus diadematus cocoon silk Porous silk matrix
Cartilage wound / implant
Human knee cartilageCell growth
Cells for tissue regeneration
research group: Department of Textiles
Textile Processing & Production Technology: Intelligent Textiles
Textile electrodes for heart monitoring (Textrodes)
Textile strain sensor for respiration monitoring (Respibelt)
Intelligent textiles: integration in baby suit
research group: Department of Textiles
Polymer & Fibre Technology: Artificial Turf
Research and development of an optimal grass fibre and an alternative field construction
• Higher performance of artificial turf with FIFA quality mark• Higher level of acceptance of artificial turf• Worldwide breakthrough of artificial turf fields for football
research group: Department of Textiles
Polymer & Fibre Technology: Biomedical textiles from chitin
Development of chitin derivates Study of the spinning technology
Performance as wound dressing: anti-bacterial, hemostatic, biocompatible
research group: Department of Textiles
Physical & Chemical Textile Technology: Electrospinning Spinning in high voltage electrical field generates nanofibres Research themes:
- Study of nanofibre nonwoven web- Research on impact of process conditions
• Polymer solution• Electrical field• Other
research group: Department of Textiles
Physical & Chemical Textile Technology: Electrochemistry