RESEARCH GROUPS
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ChemArts
The main objective is to inspire students and researchers to explore biomaterials together and to create new concepts for the future use of cellulose and other biomaterials.
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Fashion/Textiles Futures
The Fashion/Textile Futures research group explores new perspectives on human-centered design research. A strong research focus is on sustainable and circular fashion and textiles.
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Multifunctional materials design
The Multifunctional Materials Design research group focuses on experimental studies of soft materials, as well as inorganic-organic hybrids.
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Bioinnovation center
Bioinnovation Center’s target is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy and bioeconomy, and to create opportunities for sustainable economic growth in Finland.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
BioColour
Bio-based dyes and pigments for colour palette
Academy of Finland, Strategic funding 2019–2025
Crops4Luxury – Peltoluksus
Searching the value chain and the formation of new luxury from woad, a plant which provides blue natural colour
Sitra 2018–2019
DIGItex
Digital textile printing, product-service systems, and network type of doing business
DIGItex, Tekes 2013–2014
Digiprintnetwork, Tekes 2015–2017
DWoC
Designing cellulose for the future
Tekes 2013–2018
FINIX
Sustainable textile systems: Co-creating resource-wise business for Finland in global textile networks
Academy of Finland, Strategic funding 2019-2025
FinnCERES
Unveiling the full potential of lignocellulose
Academy of Finland’s Flagship program since 2018.
Greenex
Biobased water repellency for textiles
Aalto University 2017–2018
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Ioncell
High-quality textile fibres from wood and other cellulosic materials
several projects since 2013
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Beyond e-textiles
Nordic network on smart light-conversion textiles beyond electric circuits
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Modelcom
Autonomously adapting and communicating modular textiles
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NEWSILK
The New Road to Silk: Bio-based production of silk-like materials
Academy of Finland 2017–2020
RIB – Rhythms in Infant Brain
Wearables for computational diagnostics and mobile monitoring of treatment
Academy of Finland 2017-2020
Sun-Powered Textiles
An efficient, technically feasible, durable, and aesthetic design for integrating solar cells with textiles to provide energy-autonomous operation for wearable electronics and smart textile applications
Business Finland, 2019–2021
Touch Interwoven
Woven e-textile as an interface between physical and digital worlds
Aalto University, CEAMA/Business Finland & DEBARE/ATTRACT 2017–2022
Trash-2-Cash
Designing high-value products from zero-value waste textiles and fibres via design
EU Horizon 2015–2018