Public lecture about the advantages of digital inkjet printing on textiles
2025-06-16
Public lecture 27 August: Resource Efficiency and Recycling in Textiles: Exploring Pathways to More Sustainable Materials and Processes
Time: 13:00–14:00
Location: Vestindien B, Textile Fashion Center
This is one of two lectures in this session; the other one will be held at 14:05-15:00 by Li Guo, Associate Professor of Textile Technology, on the topic of Textile-Based Electrodes for sEMG: Towards Smart Textile Systems for Home Rehabilitation.
What do you find most interesting in your research area right now, and looking ahead a few years?
“I am working a lot with the digitalisation of textile processes, for example in digital inkjet printing and functionalisation of textiles. It’s fascinating to see how conventional textile methods can be replaced by digital processes. A lot has been done, but there is still significant room for improvement.”
Recycling sounds cliche but it is an important topic.
“If I look ahead a few years, recycling sounds cliche but it is an important topic. I believe that ‘recycling’ has been somehow misused or misunderstood. Despite the attention it receives, very little substantial progress has been made. A technological breakthrough in textile recycling is urgently needed, and I believe digital technology could play a significant role in driving that progress.”
How did your interest in this research area begin?
“I’d like to understand how materials, process and properties are correlated, at microstructure as well as at molecular level. I am particularly interested in how such a correlation could be used in textile applications.”
What is your lecture about?
Recent developments in digital inkjet printing promoted resource efficiency, which reshapes textile printing and functionalisation in research and industrial practice. Digital printing offers significant advantages – not only in resource-saving, but also in enabling advanced performance. I will speak about the most recent developments in digital printing and textile recycling, the obstacles in technological development, and about alternatives in solutions.”
Who is the lecture aimed at?
“The lecture aims at the audience who is interested in the development of digitalisation in textile processes and technological solution in textile recycling. The audience could be academic colleagues, students, or public.”
Why is your research important for society?
“My research so far has pushed the resource efficiency and the use of such resources in the textile industry, e.g., water, energy and chemicals. The research outcome could benefit the competitiveness of Swedish textile industry while pursuing Sustainable Development Goals.”
What does the Associate Professor qualification mean to you?
“It is a privilege for me to have that qualification. To me the higher qualification means more responsibility, more effort dedicated in developing research and education environment at University of Borås.”
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Solveig Klug
Högskolan i Borås