Objective
The overall objective of the INTELTEX project is to develop a radically new approach to obtain intelligent textile combining three innovative functions: measurement in a continuous way of mechanical stresses applied to the textile structure, thermal self regulated textile surfaces, and detection of toxic volatile solvents.
This multi-sensitivity will be ensured by the integration of Conductive Polymer Composite (CPC) in textiles fibres. CPC, that is obtained by dispersion of conductive particles in a non-conductive polymeric matrix, is a material whose electrical conductivity changes depending on external stresses such as temperature, strain and vapour atmosphere. By processing textiles structures integrating CPC-based fibers, it will be p possible to get multi-reactive textiles where the complete textile act as sensor.
This new multifunctional textile will be used for many important applications with customised properties tailored to the following applications: Building application: wall fabric to detect cracks and temperature changes; industrial floors for leakage control and volatile solvent detection / Medical application: medical wear for monitoring body temperature / Protective clothing: combination of the three functionalities in fire-man clothing: monitoring near skin temperature, exterior temperature, mechanical stress (detection of an impact) and toxic volatile solvents such as carbon monoxide in fire.
INTELTEX offer radical innovations in 2 areas:
-Textiles area: development of a CPC-based technical functional textile combining 3 innovative functions mentioned above.
- Materials and nanotechnology area: development of stable carbon nanotube based multiphase CPC by controlling at nanoscale level the dispersion of carbon nanotubes.
The inter-particle gap is indeed a key-factor to get spinable CPC with the desired electrical properties.
Fields of science
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- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringfibers
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compounds
- engineering and technologynanotechnology
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
Call for proposal
FP6-2004-NMP-SME-4
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Funding Scheme
IP - Integrated ProjectCoordinator
SAMBREVILLE
Belgium
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Participants (23)
JODOIGNE
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MILANO
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CAMBRIDGE
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MONS
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WARSZAWA
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OBERKULM
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PÓVOA DO VARZIM
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BRUSSELS
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BRAGA
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LODZ
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PARIS
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BRUSSELS
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RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE
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TIMISOARA
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ÜBACH PALENBERG
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SANDIGLIANO (BI)
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MILANO
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293 VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO
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27120 HOULBEC-COCHEREL
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30329 ROUBAIX
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120411 DRESDEN
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LONDON
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92 116 LORIENT
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