The ‘Fibre Technologies’ platform sits within Royce’s research framework and contributes to the development of advanced materials for a sustainable society. This platform supports research across different Royce research areas, including but not limited to biomedical materials and composites based on 2D nanomaterials. It puts together cutting-edge facilities, and expertise to enable innovative research for fabricating polymer and composite fibres for applications such as separation and filtration and batteries or hydrogen storage, and accelerating their industrial exploitation in the smart textiles, aerospace, automotive and health sectors.
The fibre technologies platform aims to ensure that both the UK-wide materials science expertise and capability are visible and accessible to the materials community working on fibre technology related research, including industry and academia. For that, we are offering access to our capability, as well as customized specialist training (including hands-on and data processing) and the possibility to cooperate with our experts in the field of fibre spinning.
Dr Cristina Vallés
Capability
The Royce Fibres Technologies Technology Platform sits within the Royce Hub Building at the University of Manchester and supports a range of internal and external research activities which utilise the following equipment
Melt Spinning and Wet Spinning Lines
Nanofibres to Devices Suite with Pilot Scale Production Capability
Including:
Disruptive fibre spinning: Electrospinning, electro-blow spinning and solution blow spinning
Controlled enivironment (humidity and temperature)
Modules for roll-to-roll capability
Nanofibre yarn production (including fibre overcoating)
6-axis robot capability integrated for controlled architecture spinning
