Research

The research at the Institute focuses on fundamental physico-chemical principles and mechanisms, and also on process engineering and development with industry partners. The themes are:

Chemical separation and recovery of textile fibres
Surface functionalization of fibres
Fibre research, cellulose and other polysaccharides
Interaction fibres / dyes / additives
Applied electrochemistry and textile dyeing processing
Natural colorants
Reactive coatings / Sol-gel coatings
Formaldehyde free crosslinkers
Textile and fibre reinforced composites
Integration of functionalities into textile/material structures
Conductive coatings
Textile based energy storage systems
The institute hosts the Core Facility “Interface in Hybrid Systems”
It is also listed as Advanced Technology for Industry (ATI) Technology Centre