Contact person
Anja Lund
Forskare
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BioPiezo - Biobased piezofibres for technical textiles
The development of high tech and high value applications for bioplastics may be one key to accelerate growth of the bioplastics sector. This project was a prestudy towards one such application: biobased piezoelectric fibres (piezofibres) for use in technical textiles.
This project aimed to identify one or several bioplastic materials suitable for development of piezofibres. The materials selection was based on experimental results on (i) piezoelectric response, (ii) processability with respect to melt spinning and coating with conductive graphene and (iii) suitability for use in a few products selected by the end-users in the project.
We found that several commercially available biobased thermoplastic polymers both, show piezoelectric characteristics and can be melt spun to textile fibres.
Summary
Project name
BioPiezo
Status
Completed
Region
Västra Götaland Region
RISE role in project
Coordinator
Project start
Duration
6 månader
Total budget
936 000 kr
Partner
Gaia BioMaterials, Senbis Polymer Innovations, Grafren, Andritz Fabrics and Rolls, Camfil AB
Funders
Coordinators
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Project members
