
Research and Development projects carried out by SMITA group:
- Functional coated textiles
- Instrument for generating atmospheric pressure uniform glow discharge plasma suitable for applications in textile.
- Research program on Smart and Innovative Textile (SMITA).
- Development of auto functional clear/cloud glazing windows using stimuli sensitive polymers suitable for desert environment.
- Feasibility study on the development of encapsulated phase change materials (PCM) at near body temperature for use in protective clothing.
- Process Simulation of solution spinning processes in man-made fibre manufacturing.
- Development of Reinforced laminates using Bhindi Fibres.
- Smart membranes for protective clothing.
- Electrospinning of nanofibers.
- Development of fibres based on nylon clay nano-composite and studying the structure & properties of those fibres.
- Improvement of S&T infrastructure in the area of high performance clothing & speciality textile.
- Environmentally responsive Textile materials.
- Project on Extreme Winter Clothing.
- Development of a process for plasma treatment of tyre cord fabrics.
- Plasma treatment of polyester substrates and their evaluation.
- Optical Fibre Manufacturing based on PMMA.
- Atmospheric pressure glow plasma treatment of cellulosic textiles.
- Feasibility of polymerizing modified PAN for acid dye-able acrylic fibers.
- Polymer web development by electrospinning for automotive filters.
- Product and process development in nylon-6.
- Development of wound antimicrobial dressing material.
- Development of polymeric floaters.
- PAN Precursor Yarns.
- Development of new generation softener.
- Development of modified POY PET filament yarns.