by Jean-Louis Piraux | May 16, 2017 | Creative Industries
Insects have an external skeleton composed mainly of chitin. Chitin is a long-chain polysaccharide with functional groups that make it a valuable biopolymer for a broad range of applications. Chitin is an almost inexhaustible resource, as it is constantly produced in...
by Gorka Varela | Feb 28, 2017 | Creative Industries
A team of researchers at the Penn State have developed a procedure for making fabrics for protective suits that not only self-heal but can also protect people from toxic materials. The procedure consists of dipping the material in a series of liquids to create layers...
by Gorka Varela | Jan 31, 2017 | Creative Industries
In the CORNET project ResCoTex (IGF-No. 109 EBR/1), led by the FKT Forschungskuratorium Textil e.V., the Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI) cooperated with the Belgian research partner Centexbel, high strength textiles in form of ropes, belts, nets and...
by Jean-Louis Piraux | Dec 3, 2016 | Health
The extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates all important cell functions and is an interesting biomaterial for scientists. Fraunhofer has developed an ECM that contains artificial chemical groups which supports natural cell behaviour outside the body. It can be applied...
