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
Fibre research, cellulose and other polysaccharides
Electrochemistry and textile dyeing processing
Natural colorants
Sol-gel technology and electrospinning
Formaldehyde free crosslinkers
Textiles in technical applications
Textile and fibre reinforced composites
Near net shape manufacturing
Integration of functionalities into textile/material structures
Surface and interface phenomena in multiphase systems
Polymer chemistry, polymer material and polymer modification
The institute hosts the Core Facility “Interface in Hybrid Systems”
It is also listed as Advanced Technology for Industry (ATI) Technology Centre