Fibers Shaping a Cleaner & Healthier Future

Fibers Shaping a Cleaner & Healthier Future

We leverage textiles as active, intelligent interfaces solving critical challenges in environment and health.

Adaptive Functionality

Advanced solutions for safeguarding our planet and human health against chemical, biological, and environmental threats.

pH-responsive Microneedles

  • Due to skin moisture, the PVP microneedles rapidly dissolve and release drug-encapsulated ZIF-8.
  • As the inflammation stage begins, the decreased pH triggers drug release from ZIF-8.
CCM@ZIF loaded microneedle release mechanism
pH-responsive ZIF degradation and release analysis

Curcumin/Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 Nanoparticle-Integrated Microneedles for pH-Responsive Treatment of Skin Disorders (2022)