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Living lab textielonderstromen

Living Lab Secondary Textile Flows

Duration
01 / 01 / 2023 - 31 / 12 / 2025
circular economy & sustainable solutions

Exploring the transparent and sustainable processing of consumer textile undercurrents, providing the opportunity for scale-up.

Living Lab Secondary Textile Flows
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Living Lab Plastics

Duration
01 / 01 / 2023 - 31 / 12 / 2025
circular economy & sustainable solutions

This living lab looks at ameliorating the treatment of plastic waste flows.

Living Lab Plastics
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Living Lab Carpet

Duration
01 / 01 / 2023 - 31 / 12 / 2025
circular economy & sustainable solutions

The purpose of this Living Lab is to establish the preconditions for reuse, repair and refurbishing business models including eligible fraction, bottlenecks to be solved through eco-design, necessary actors, training and logistics chain.

Living Lab Carpet
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MicroEcoTex

Duration
01 / 01 / 2023 - 31 / 12 / 2024
medical textiles

The MicroEcoTex project aims to produce antimicrobial textiles and coatings for medical applications (burns and wound treatment) and agri-food applications (food preservation and/or packaging).

MicroEcoTex
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Hybrid E-Tattoo

Duration
01 / 01 / 2023 - 31 / 12 / 2024
smart materials

By creating a versatile hybrid plug & play wearable sensor technology platform, expertise in functional skin adhesives and smart textiles will be combined with the aim of making wearable technology more accessible to SMEs.

Hybrid E-Tattoo

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20 / 03 / 2026
R&D

Evaluating Circular Footprint Formula

New study by Sofie Huysman and Jun Yin showcases practical applications and performance of the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) by evaluating the environmental impact of thermomechanically recycled mono‑material polyester carpets.

Evaluating Circular Footprint Formula
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14 / 10 / 2025
R&D

Hikers Unknowingly Trail Microplastics Into the Wilderness

Research conducted in New York’s Adirondack Mountains suggests that hiking shoes and outdoor gear are a surprisingly significant source of microplastic contamination in remote wilderness lakes.

Hikers Unknowingly Trail Microplastics Into the Wilderness
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