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