Bioactive natural compounds for therapeutic textiles

Project coordinator: SC MAGNUM SX- Romania

Project Director: Marcela RADU

Programme: EUREKA

Acronym: TEXBIOCOLL

Contract number: 327E

EUREKA project number: E! 7214

Priority area no.: 7

Title of priority area: INNOVATIVE MATERIALS, PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS

Scientific and technical area number: 014 LIGHT INDUSTRY

Title of scientific and technical subsector: Machines and equipment for the light industry; Light industry products and technologies

Total project value: 1.405.300 lei

State budget value: 900.000 lei

Project implementation period: October 2013 – November 2015

Financed by UEFISCDI- INNOVATION Programme - EUREKA-EUROSTARS European Cooperation Subprogramme

 

Partners: 

1. National Research and Development Institute for Textiles and Leather
(INCDTP)-Romania

2. Todo Para Sus Pies S.L.-Spain

3. Mahan Kozmetik-Turkey

4. YEEJOO Co., Ltd.-South Korea

5. Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)- South Korea

6. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology- South Korea

 

Project objectives 

● The main objective of the project is developing technical textiles functionalized with bioactive natural compounds, for the medical and cosmetic fields..

 

Specific objectives 

● Developing knitted textiles optimized and functionalized through the application of specific micro-encapsulation technologies based on collagen hydrolysate and active substances.;

● Designing, developing and testing bioactive knitted products with high added value;

● Developing R&D activity and future collaboration of consortium members.

 

Stages

I. Evaluation and diagnosis of technologies for developing bioactive technical textiles;

II. Design of bioactive technical textile articles - experimental models and
execution, technological evaluation, selection, knitted structures/articles and
bioactive cosmetic/medical formulations;

III. Development of bioactive technical textiles (prototype testing) and
elaboration of presentation/instruction manual for bioactive technical textiles.

 

Estimated results 

● Evaluation and research reports (diagnoses, evaluations));

● Technical documentations for development, experimental models and prototype;

● Trial reports, analyses;;

● Test report;

● Technology and prototype;

● Presentation/instruction manual; Company standards;

● Project completion and implementation report - economic effects.

 

Contact information: 

● Contact person: Maria BUZDUGAN

● Adress: 16-16A Lucretiu Patrascanu, Sector 3, Bucharest

● Tel: 0744.66.06.19 / 0754.089.617

● Fax: 0378.10.78.71

● E-mail: magsx2000@gmail.com