Textile Engineering And Materials (TEAM) is highly regarded internationally for the success of its research and its collaborative projects with research institutes and industries throughout Europe. Research work encompasses projects reflecting the diversity of the textile industry, including:
- Environmentally friendly textiles and their production and processing
- Technical, medical and smart textiles
- Novel fibre crops such as flax, hemp, nettles
- Application of enzymes in textile processes
- Industrial textiles, including aerospace and military textiles, protective clothing and composites
- Modelling the relationship between structure and properties of textile fibres, yarns and fabrics.
Latest News:
BBC presenter wears Art + Design nettle dress on the air
Textiles Design team developing nettle fabrics for catwalks
Featured videos
Clothing made from nettles (BBC: Part I)
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Nettle dress 'does not sting' (BBC: Part II)
For further details of Textiles research areas and projects:
Contact TEAM: +44 (0) 116 207 8575
Head of TEAM Research:
Matthew Horne
Telephone: +44 (0) 116257 7550
Fax: +44 (0) 116 2577582
Email: mhorne@dmu.ac.uk
Website: TEAM
