Moisture absorption and removal in shoes

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: G5ST-CT-2001-00261

Project closed

Start date 19 July 2001

End date 18 April 2002

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 29 580,00

EU contribution € 22 185,00

Coordinated by

HYDROPHILM LIMITED
United Kingdom

Objective

The proposal will focus upon two new applications for the Hydrophilm(R) polymer in the footwear industry. i) Moisture Absorption and Retention. Currently used insoles for the removal of moisture from shoes relies upon absorbent material soaking up moisture. These however quickly become worn and emit odour, requiring replacement. The proposal will aim to reformulate Hydrophilm(R) to give it the durability to withstand the aggressive environment of the shoe. A Hydrophilm(R)impregnated insole would retain moisture in humid conditions and release when the shoe is not being worn. ii) Footfall Impact Reduction. Materials such as carbon fiber fabric which would offer an excellent and durable sole material cannot currently be utilized for this purpose as they do not provide the necessary shock absorbent properties to give comfort. The proposal will focus upon reformulation of Hydrophilm(R) thermoplastic polymers to enable its injection into sole materials to reduce footfall impact.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › fibers
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites › carbon fibers

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Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

EAW - Exploratory awards

Coordinator

HYDROPHILM LIMITED

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Market Street 1, Tayler Bradshaw ; CB10 1JB SAFFRON WALDEN ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

INDUSTRIAS DEL CALZADO Y PRENDAS DEPORTIVAS S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Jaime Agueda Torregrosa 18 ; 03205 ELX - ALICANTE
• Total cost: No data