BASF says SLIPS agreement will lead to “exciting - sportstextiles: Lea SportsTextiles

News

BASF says SLIPS agreement will lead to “exciting” new TPUs

03/11/2014
BASF has taken part in a $3 million investment exercise in Massachusetts-based smart materials developer SLIPS Technologies. Swiss entrepreneur and private investor Hansjo¨rg Wyss has also participated in the financing.

SLIPS Technologies develops customised, highly-repellent slippery surfaces for a large variety of applications. Its materials are biomimetic, taking their main inspiration from insect-consuming tropical pitcher plants, which produce fluid containing viscoelastic biopolymers that prevent prey from escaping.

Alongside the investment, BASF has signed a joint development agreement with the Cambridge-based company to develop SLIPS-coated thermoplastics with primary focus on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs). “By collaborating with SLIPS Technologies, we will develop and commercialise TPUs with new and exciting properties,” said Steve Fischer, director of new markets and products, for the performance materials division of BASF.




Related stories:

US pledges $75m for high-tech textiles institute 05/04/2016
Nike teams up with MIT for renewed focus on materials 28/09/2015
Industries clamour for SLIPS oil-repellent coating technology 28/05/2015

Sportstextiles.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English.

The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.