The project deals with multidisciplinary analysis and optimisation of sports textiles from the textile fibre to the complete garment with methods of textile physics and chemistry, biomechanics, microbiology and exercise physiology.

The research activities focus on different selected aspects:

• performance improvement in competitive sports by cooling, compression, air resistance
• optimisation of benefit to risk ratio in recreational sports: cooling and heat storage, textile support for muscles and/or joints, rain-proof and breathable fabrics for different conditions.

Research topics:
Biomechanics, exercise physiology , textile physics and chemistry, microbiology