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TAGS - Project Overview VOETC Vorarlberg, 14th of March 2012, Dornbirn

TAGS - Project Overview

Barbora Široká, Thomas Bechtold, and Ján Široký

The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development “Textiles for Ageing Society”

Grant Agreement Number 290494 FP7 – NMP – 2011 – CSA - 5


The Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development: o the EU's main instrument funding research in

Europe o runs from 2007 to 2013 (then after integrated

into the Horizon 2020 programmes) with budget of € 50.5 billion, excluding Euratom

o it designed to respond to Europe’s employment needs and competitiveness

o supports research in selected priority areas - to make, or keep, the EU as a world leader in those sectors

Source: Understanding the FP7 - FP7 - Tomorrow's answers start today http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm?pg=understanding

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http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm?pg=understanding



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Topic called: NMP.2011.2.3-3 – Networking of materials laboratories and innovation actors in various industrial sectors for product or process innovation – coordination and support actions

Technical Content/Scope:

• New alliances are needed to mobilise and bring together all the right actors and to broker collaboration between material research and industrial entrepreneurs.

• To stimulate the creation of a dynamic system that exploits the untapped potential of new ideas/materials to create new businesses (with novel or boosted alliances between material researchers and “creative industries“)

• Bring together researchers with the other actors in the determination of the added value, aiming at constituting teams of innovators, able to close the loop from the laboratories to a product, or a novel industrial process.

• Actors competent in other aspects that can play a critical role in boosting competitiveness and accelerate success (metrology, standardization, socio-economic, health or environmental impact, regulation)

„FP7 NMP Work Programme 2011, Cooperation, Theme 4 - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies – NMP”

TAGS CALL


Source: Eurostat (data from October 2011) http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Population_structure_and_ageing#

Almost 14% of the EU population is over the age of 65 and this figure is expected to double by 2050. By then we will have 80 million older Europeans.

Over the last century average life expectancy in Europe has increased for males from 45.7 to 75.0 years, and for females from 49.6 to 79.9 years, birth rate has reduced.

For the EU-25, 22% of the population will be aged over 65 by 2025, rising to almost 30% by 2050. In absolute terms, this represents an increase of 60 million people between 2004 and 2050, to a total of 134.5 million.

Furthermore, the proportion of very old people (aged 80 and above) in the EU-25 will grow even more rapidly, from 4% in 2004 to reach 6% by 2025 and 10% by 2050.

Source: i2010: Independent Living for the Ageing Society (2007) http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/policy_link/brochures/documents/independent_living.pdf

AGEING SOCIETY – DRIVING FORCE

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Population_structure_and_ageing

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/policy_link/brochures/documents/independent_living.pdf


Eurostat's old-age dependency ratio measures and predicts "the projected number of persons aged 65 and over expressed as a percentage of the projected number of persons aged between 15 and 64." The bigger the number, the older the population. For example, the ratio for the EU-27 was 25.9 % in 2010 which means there were around four persons of working age for every person aged 65 or over.

Source: Eurostat (data from 20.12.2011) http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/refreshTableAction.do?tab=table&plugin=1&pcode=tsdde511&language=en

PROJECTED OLD-AGE DEPENDENCY RATIO

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/refreshTableAction.do?tab=table&plugin=1&pcode=tsdde511&language=en


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High quality of life - key to well being living longer independently being able to continue in high-quality

employment and contribute productively to the economy – (active ageing in work)

active participation in society, through social contacts and activities, daily economic activities such as shopping, and democratic decision-making.

Towards integrated social and health care Independent living is about both social and health care.

Many older people experience some form of physical or cognitive impairment, or suffer from a chronic condition.

Thus, besides social care there is a clear need for long-term healthcare too. The challenge is to find the right mix of health, social and informal care to match the

individual’s needs: this requires ‘joined-up’ thinking by researchers, policy-makers and care agencies on the ground.

CONTENT OF TAGS Improving quality of elderly life

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Acronym Participant legal name Country Organis. type

1-UIBK University of Innsbruck AUT University

2-TITK Thuringian Institute of Textiles and Plastics Research GER Research

organization

3-NIRI Nonwovens Innovation and Research Institute, Ltd GBR SME

4-WarmX WarmX GER SME

5-TEXVER Textilverein – Registered association of textile SMEs AUT Non-profit

Organiz.

6-FLORIDA Tessitura Florida S.R.L. ITA SME

7-CONN Connexia – Gesellschaft für Gesundheit und Pflege gem. GmbH AUT End-User

8-KHBG Vorarlberger Krankenhaus-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H AUT End-User

9-ANS Anziani E Non Solo società cooperativa ITA End-User

10-DCS Democenter-Sipe ITA Inn./Tech.Transfer Org.

Technology development

P3

Industry P4, P5, P6

Care-givers P7, P8, P9

European Ageing Society

TAGS CONSORTIUM


TAGS CONSORTIUM Areas of Expertise

UIBK - Textile and fibre research, cellulose fibre research; processing of cellulosic textiles; alkali treatments; waste-water treatment; heat, moisture and water transport; electrochemistry

TITK - Transformation and shaping of natural polymers; chemical recovery of polymer wastes; chemical processing of materials; development of new conversion technologies; materials characterization

NIRI - Design, engineering and manufacturing of nonwovens and textiles; development of new products for the hygiene, medical and healthcare, filtration, automotive, construction and clothing sectors

WarmX - Development and manufacturing of knitted smart textiles

TEXVER - Technology and processing of textiles, commercial exploitation and spin-off activities, company funding, research policy and strategy, consumer safety, chemicals regulations, product assessment

FLORIDA - Development and manufacturing of biological and hypoallergenic textiles, fabric quality control, sample technical consulting, product weaving

CONN - Quality assurance, innovation and development of new concepts in care, educational aspects of care, formulation of recommendations

KHBG - Medical aspects of care, rehabilitation and recovery, education of staff for hospital and home care

ANS - Social and health services for elderly people; social research, social policies and testing of innovative practices aimed to improve the life quality of elderly people and their care-givers

DCS - Industrial automation and advanced technologies providing innovative services and support design and manufacturing processes


TEXTILVEREIN Brief introduction

Non-profit organisation – formed of more than 75 textile companies (4600 employees, total turnover of €650 Million) – Vorarlberg

Companies (spinning, weaving, knitting, textile dyeing and finishing or garment production):

• Manufacturing • Processing

located within the chamber of commerce of Vorarlberg

the arm of the “Fachgruppe Textilindustrie” (participate in project activities)

Source of intensive exchange of knowledge and information


● Project Start - End: 1.1.2012 – 31.12.2015 (4 years) ● Budget: €1.12 Million (Funded by EC to 100%)

● Scientific partners

• Will share knowledge from their areas of expertise (e.g. textile chemical analysis, processing, physical testing, structure-property relationships of materials, waste-water treatment strategies, chemical recovery of polymer wastes, heat – moisture/water transport, research/development of nonwoven products, etc.)

• Will contribute with their ready access to literature ● Manufacturers

• Will share knowledge and expertise on processing of textile products • Will provide information on limitations related to the process/technology,

environmental, legal and price regulations ● Care-givers / End users

• Will share information on requirements for textiles and clothing for the elderly ● Technology transfer organization

• Will identify elements along the innovation chain, provide contact with policy making institutions

TAGS In details


AIMS OF TAGS

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Bring together ● Elderly ● Social and medical care institution ● Research institutions ● Technology transfer institutions, and ● Manufacturers To identify: ● Specific requirements of elderly and care institutions ● Latest developments in materials science and technology, and ● Strategies to incorporate developments in the manufacturing chain

Improve or innovate products and/or processes to meet the specific clothing and textile needs of EU elderly population


TAGS OBJECTIVES

To identify new materials, production techniques, and technologies based on demands and requirements formulated by end-users and industry that can improve the performance of healthcare textile products for the elderly.

To assess the scope, boundary conditions for innovation and identify barriers preventing progress.

To set up systems for active discussion and dissemination of information between partners, provide public with access to general information.

To generate new joint and collaborative concepts, joint research activities.

Identify standards, specifications for products and formulate recommendations for policy makers.


Targeted groups: Policy makers; Manufacturing concerns; Institutions involved in the care of elderly, handicapped and infirmed; Public; Research institutions Expected Impact: Initiation of research and innovation activities to develop new materials

and products in the context of ageing people Improvement of the quality of inhabitants lives and also improvement of

work quality of people involved in care-giving Foster the ability of European enterprises to compete in the global marketplace. Increase of competence in given field Support establishment of new contacts and co-operations Establishment of new co-operations and strengthening of existing

innovation networks

TARGETED GROUPS/EXPECTED IMPACT


MAIN FIELDS OF INTEREST

Bedding textiles

Clothing

Textile products for hygiene and

personal care

Therapeutic and

recreational/leisure textiles

Researchers Contributions: The state of the art of materials, procedures, processes, techniques commonly used; possibilities of materials modifications Manufacturers Contributions: Info on aspects of productions e.g. chemical consumptions, effluents, sustainability, LCA End-Users Contributions: Survey results on the product requirements, their use, and care of products, garment design, non-technological barriers. The needs of elderly.


BEDDING TEXTILES

Properties

• Moisture management (sorption-desorption considered) • Air-conditioning effect, ventilative • Wash durable • Repels body fluids & moisture • Cooling effect/thermoregulation (sheets) – moisture

wicking • Anti-microbial • Dust mite protection

Products

• Bed and Mattress Pads (Incontinence Management) • Bed sheets and blankets • 3D spacers (variable mesh) • Smart embroidery textiles

Isotherm curves = molecularly sorbed water

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CLOTHING

Properties

• Moisture and heat transport • Breathable • Membrane-like fibre (hydrophobic/hydrophilic, e.g. wool) • Integration of health-monitoring tools into textiles (e.g.

monitor blood pressure, heartbeat, body fluids) • Smart textiles to evoke memories of absent people • Thermoregulation • Prevent odor

Products

• Date-to-date clothing • Cloths for ageing people with dementia • Intelligent/smart cloths • Adaptive cloths • Underwear, socks


TEX PRODUCTS FOR HYG AND PERSONAL CARE

Properties

• Superabsorbent properties • Breathable • Membrane-like fibre (hydrophobic/hydrophilic) • Prevent odor • Disposable vs. non-disposable (?)

Products

• Inflated fibres (uncollapsed; collabsed – trilobal) • bi- or multi- component fibre (islands-in-the-sea) • Towels • Incontinence pads


THERAP AND RECREAT/LEISURE TEXTILES

Properties

• Release therapeutic substance • “Soft touch” • Breathable • Membrane-like fibre (hydrophobic/hydrophilic) • Thermoregulation • Improve comfort

Products

• Therapeutic bandages • Decubitus pads • Compression stocking • Leisure and outdoor cloths


Companies, manufacturers, institutions, etc. outside the TAGS Consortium are welcomed to joint us! Information on aspects of productions (chem. consumptions, effluents, sustainability, LCA): • Providing • Spreading • Getting

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GENERAL SCHEME (WORK PACKAGES)

Collection of Information Identification of present state of the art, problem areas, demand, definition of requirements

Common understanding between research institutions, industrial partners and end-users

New concepts/solutions Concentrating of new ideas

● Initiation of new projects/co-operations

●New innovation products


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

“The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No. 290494.”

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