Smart textiles are able to sense and respond to changes in their environment, increasing as such their functionality to the wearer. The main application fields of smart textiles are safety and protection (e.g. technical textiles and workwear), medical support (e.g. monitoring of the elderly) and performance enhancement (e.g. fitness and sport).
Growing markets for fish & seaweed farming, energy harvesting, boats, pontoons, anchoring and buoy elements, etc. are pushing the demand for composites for marine applications to substitute petrol-based composites.
ECÔFUNC is a pioneering initiative dedicated to developing eco-friendly, circular building materials 100% made in EU and derived from carbon-negative polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) produced by microorganisms utilizing CO2 as feedstock. These natural and fully biodegradable materials represent an innovative solution for sustainable construction. Additionally, ECÔFUNC aims to develop recycling methods to repurpose these materials for use in the furniture and automotive industries.
