Programme & Abstracts

Day 1: 18th March 2009

‘Textile nanotechnology - facts and fiction’

• Overview of real "nano" textiles on the market
• Performance of these products in daily use
• Possible future textile nano products

Dr. Jan Beringer, Hohenstein Research Institute

‘Use of Nanostructured Materials in Fiber Development’

• The available tools for development of functionalized fibers with main focus on melt spinning.
• Introduction and performance of photocatalytic fibers, controlled-release fibers, reinforced fibers, use of bicomponent fibers.
• Incorporation of nanoparticles within fiber coatings.

Dr Giuseppino Fortunato, EMPA St. Gallen

‘Defence and First-responder Markets’

• Electrical components woven from fabric
• Textile keypads and keyboards, electrical heaters, sensors, wiring harnesses
• Applications within defence and related industries

Stan Swallow, Intelligent Textiles Ltd

‘Smart Garment Technology for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Protective Clothing’

• Nanotechnology as the driver behind many CBRNE textile innovations
• Protective and comfort enhancing technologies

Cath Rogan, Smart Garment People

‘Nanotechnologies for an optimum protection and comfort in protective clothing’

• Nanotechnogies for protective clothing
• Carbon Nanotubes reinforced foams
• Novel Plastic Optical Fibers

Daniel Crespy, EMPA

'Role of Nanoparticles as Fire retardants for Thermoplastic Fibres'

• Dispersion of polymer layered silicate nanoclays in different fibre-forming synthetic polymers
• Melt extrusion of polymer-nano hybrids without/with conventional flame retardants into filaments
Effect of nano particles and flame retardant micro particles on fibres' physical, mechanical and flammability properties.

Professor Baljinder K Kandola, University of Bolton

'Color-changing and Color-tunable Photonic Bandgap Fiber Textiles'

Prof. Maksim Skorobogatiy, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal

‘Elastomeric Opal Polymer Fibres with Stretchable Colour Effects’

• Polymer opals suitable for industrial-scale production made by a solvent-free technique
• Iridescent range of colours produced in durable sheets, ribbons and fibres
• Flexibility allows reversible and dramatic colour change

Dr David Snoswell, University of Cambridge

‘SensFloor ® and NaviFloor ® - Large-area Smart Textile Systems for Building Automation, Ambient Assisted Living, and Robot Navigation’

Christl Lauterbach, Future-Shape

d3o™: Join the Revolution

• Where it all began – the invention, the company, and the 1st ever application
• Current applications – where d3o™ is used now
• The future

Richard Palmer, d3o™

Day 2: 19th March 2009

09.35 - 10.05

‘A Modified Process for Improving the Properties of Carbon Nanotube Spun Yarn’

Dr Canh-Dung Tran, CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology (CTFT) Australia

‘Intelligent multi-reactive Textiles in Integrating Nano-filler based CPC-fibres’

• Scope and description of INTELTEX
• General principles of sensing polymers
• Today's achievements and novel potential applications

Hua Deng, Nanocyl S.A.

‘ Finishing of Textiles via Plasma Treatment'’

• Plasma treatment
• Plasma coating
• Textile finishing

Dr Guy Buyle, CenTexBel, Belgium

'Nanoparticles in Medical Textiles: Opportunities and Challenges'

• Market opportunities for nanoparticles in medical textiles
• Technical risks
• Market factors
• Health and environmental issues

Dr Tofail Syed, University of Limerick

'A Status Quo and Vision for Wearable Technologies in Sports- and Healthcare'

• Introduction of the Wearable Technologies (WT) market
• Actual examples of already established WT products
• Outlook for new upcoming technologies, which will stimulate this growing market

Christian Stammel, Navispace AG

13.55– 14.25

'Applications of Electronic Nose Technology in the Textiles Industry'

• The practical use of odour detection technology in the textile industry
• The direct measurement of anti-odour capability of technical textiles and fabrics
• Simultaneous anti-microbial efficacy and anti-odour capability of technical textiles and fabrics using a single incubation technique

Dr Tim Gibson, Scensive Technologies Ltd

'Golden Wool – A New Woollen Textile for High Value Textiles and Fashion Apparel'

• Use of Nanogold.
• The size of the nanogold colourants.
• The technology and products are proprietary.
• Nanogold properties

Professor Jim Johnston, Victoria University of Wellington

‘Economic Impact of Nanotechnology in the Textile Sector'

José Condé, Bax & Willems Consulting Venturing, Barcelona, Spain

‘Risk Assessment of Nanotechnology Applications in Textiles for Consumer Products’

• Identification of knowledge gaps for risk assessment of nanoparticles in general.
• Specific risk assessment issues related to the use of nanoparticles in textiles.

Susan Wijnhoven, RIVM