Recently UCLouvain and Centexbel published a manuscript about "How roughness controls the water repellency of woven fabrics". The manuscript can be downloaded on the website of Materials & Design (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127519308275).
Manuscript about the relation between roughness and water repellency
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Water droplet bounces off treated PES fabric . Coating is done by dipping in the appropriate solution for a few minutes and curing several minutes above 100°C.
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Recently UCL, Certech and Centexbel published a manuscript about fluor free superhydrophobic fabrics. The manuscript can be downloaded on the website of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces… read more
Recently Ensait and Centexbel published a manuscript about antibacterial polyester fabrics via diffusion process using active biobased agents. The manuscript can be downloaded on the website of Industrials Crops and Products: … read more
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Recently UCLouvain and Centexbel published a manuscript about "How roughness controls the water repellency of woven fabrics". The manuscript can be downloaded on the website of Materials & Design (… read more
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The 6th news letter, discussing a biobased antimicrobial coating, is now online.
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Recently UCL and Centexbel published a manuscript about C6 and C8 fluorocarbon free omniphobic fabrics. The manuscript can be downloaded on the website of ACS Omega: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/… read more
Ensait is doing research in processing polymers into textiles. They are a partner in the Duratex project.
Recently an article about the Duratex project was published in the Unitex journal. Please find enclosed the publication.
The final flyer about the developments in bio-based antimicrobials is published online https://transfer.centexbel.be/duratex/Antimicrobial_flyer/duratex-… read more
De finale folder met de ontwikkelingen in biogebaseerde antimicrobiële producten is online https://transfer.centexbel.be/duratex/Antimicrobial_flyer/duratex-… read more
The flyer with the final developments in the field of ecological repellency is online https://transfer.centexbel.be/duratex/… read more