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Commission. 31 partners from 10 European countries work on the cross-sectoral development of<br />
hybrid textile structures integrating multifunctional shape memory alloys (SMAs) and the related<br />
processing techniques as well as design, simulation and organisational methodologies. They will<br />
enable the integration of such textile structures into novel high performance products in the fields of<br />
smart wearable systems and textile reinforcements for technical applications [219].<br />
2.9.2.6 Biotex<br />
The BIOTEX project is a STREP project (Specific Targeted Research or Innovation Project) part of the<br />
6th framework programme of the European Commission and a joint call between NMP and IST<br />
(Information Society Technologies). The overall goal of the project is to create a garment that monitors<br />
biochemical parameters. For this purpose, the project aims first at developing patches, adapted to<br />
different targeted body fluids, such as blood and sweat, and biological species, where the textile itself<br />
is the sensor. The technology will then be extended to the entire garment. The project can be seen as<br />
an extension of the two former projects WEALHTY and MyHeart, in which physiological parameters,<br />
like ECG, temperature, movement and respiration, were monitored. Eight partners from industry and<br />
research organisation joined the 2.5 year lasting project [220].<br />
2.9.2.7 Acteco<br />
Acteco (acronym for “Eco Efficient activation for hyper functional surfaces”) is an integrated project<br />
within the priority NMP of the FP6 of the European Commission with duration of 4 years. Partners,<br />
representing industry and research organisations, from 8 European countries aim at developing<br />
plasma technology for functionalising surfaces for textiles, biomedical and food applications. For this,<br />
the technology will be further developed with the help of end-users so that problems, like the<br />
consumption of large amount of water and solvents, with which the industry is struggling for many<br />
years can be solved [221].<br />
2.9.2.8 ProeTEX<br />
ProeTEX – Advanced e-textiles for firefighters and civilian victims- is a 6th Framework IST Integrated<br />
Project involving 23 partners from industry and research. The 4 years project will develop a full system<br />
for firefighters and civil protection workers plus a limited system for injured civilians. Hence, the focus<br />
of the project is made on textile-based micro-nano technologies within a communicating framework.<br />
Textile and fibre based integrated smart wearables for emergency disaster intervention personnel with<br />
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