Composites from long fibres (flax and/or long PLA fibres), renewable and local resources and (nano) reinforced biobased and thermocuring resins (benzoxazine fibres based on naturally available phenols).
Promoting the recovery of plastics from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and awareness raising of those involved in recycling. The VALBREE project, financed by Interreg FWVL, aims to set up a dry process for the decontamination of brominated plastics in order to allow a real reuse of the polymer matrix.
MDTex aims to create a cross-border French-Belgian cluster in the field of medical textiles. By combining their networks and competences, the partners will remove the borders between the "health" and "textiles" value chains in order to unite the necessary spear point expertise and technologies to develop products.
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is characterized by the descent of pelvic organs from their normal positions. The condition usually occurs when a woman's pelvic floor collapses due to age or successive pregnancies.
