Hygiene and cosmetics
This area includes textile products for personal hygiene and cosmetics such as nappies, handkerchiefs, wet wipes, cotton buds, sanitary towels etc. AITEX studies and improves the product’s properties including the absorption capacity and breathability, as well as performing microbiological tests and the identification of active ingredients.
Lines of R & D:
Enzyme Technology
Enzyme technology encompasses the use of protein biomolecules with certain catalytic activity in the development of functional technical textiles. Enzymes, biocatalysts that are largely vegetable and microbial in origin can be used in the surface functionalisation of textiles, with a view to modifying their hydrophilicity, sensorial properties, chemical reactivity, etc.
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Biofibres
Research associated with the implementation of biofibres which present some kind of functionality in the development of technical textiles. Properties such as skin regeneration, hydration or the elimination of fungus and bacteria can be induced in a textile medium through the adequate use of biofibres in processes of spinning and weaving.
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Biomedicine: cell scaffolding for skin, cardiovascular lesions, bones and cartilage
This area is based on the use of electrospinning technology to obtain nanofibre veils, which are characterised by having a large specific surface area and being lightweight (low grammage). The veils that are electrospun are biodegradable polymers that are biocompatible with the human body, aimed at the cellular regeneration of human tissues.
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Hydrogel technology
Hydrogels are elastic three-dimensional polymers that are either natural or synthetic in origin, characterised by their extraordinary capacity to absorb water and/or different fluids in their polymer structure without dissolving.
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Lines of Innovation:
Health textiles: study and quantification in the fields of microbiology, analytical chemistry and textile physics
This area offers advice and consultancy services to help textile industries make a commitment to this sector and this industry as an alternative to traditional textiles.
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made in Green
“made in Green” is both a certificate and a label which, by controlling product traceability, ensures:
- The absence of substances that are harmful to HEALTH
- Respect for the ENVIRONMENT
- Respect for the HUMAN RIGHTS OF WORKERS
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