Name of the organization: University of Minho
Location: Guimaraes, Portugal
Website: http://www.2c2t.uminho.pt/
Contact person: Antonio J. Paleo
Email: ajpaleovieito@2c2t.uminho.pt
Type of organization: University
Expertise:
The research activities are integrated in three cross-cutting research areas: 1) Nano and Multifunctional Materials; 2) Sustainable and Advanced Processes and Technologies; and 3) Design and Product Engineering. The 2C2T research labs include equipment for weaving, braiding and knitting of yarns, and electrospinning of nanofibers, and the chemistry, physics, biological, and structural analysis of textiles, and their functionalization processes such as plasma, enzymatic, dyeing, etc.