TEAM was established in the early 1990s to undertake research in textiles. Textile research is by its very nature multidisciplinary and this is reflected in the wide range of projects undertaken. We seek to improve materials performance and processing through applied research in four inter-related area:

Textile Products and Processing

• High performance technical, medical and military textiles
• Nanotechnology for enhanced performance
• Industrial textiles, protective clothing and composites.

Enzymes and Sustainable Technologies

• Environmental and social assessment
• Application of biotechnology
• Re-use, re-manufacture and recycling of textiles

Agriculture and Natural Fibres

• Plant fibres from non-food crops
• Process engineering for plant fibre extraction
• Processing of protein fibres and textiles.

Material Performance and Design

• Predicting the performance of fibres, yarns and fabrics
• Bespoke software packages for yarn and fabric design
• 3D textile design.

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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