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: Paul.Kiekens@UGent.bewebsite 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

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Textile Processing & Production Technology: Biomimetics

Finding inspiration in nature

Insect repellent textiles UV protective textiles Embedding of natural organisms in

polymers

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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

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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

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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

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Polymer & Fibre Technology: Biomedical textiles from chitin

Development of chitin derivates Study of the spinning technology

Performance as wound dressing: anti-bacterial, hemostatic, biocompatible

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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

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Physical & Chemical Textile Technology: Electrochemistry

1. PVC plates2. Rubber fittings3. PVC Tube4. Electrolyte solution5. Screws6. Textile electrodes7. Membranes

Electrochemical impedance test cell as objective method to evaluate textile electrodes

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Physical & Chemical Textile Technology: Fibre characterisation

Optimisation of characterisation techniques to provide high resolution research tools to the textile industry

Microscopy(SEM, CLSM, OM)

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Thermal analysis (DSC, MDSC, TMA)

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Physical & Chemical Textile Technology: Plasma treatment of textiles

• GENERIC RESEARCH :Results useful for development of both theory and industrial applications

• ENVISAGED EFFECTS :Deeper and brighter colour, hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity,…

• PARAMETERS LOOKED AT : effect penetration (figure), surface (im)purity, effect of porous character of textiles

• EFFECT CHARACTERISATION :In view of production control in industrial environment and taking into account industrial reality

subtle influence of 7-layer textile structure on effect penetration

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