Enzymatic Cotton Conversion for Bio-based Additive Manufacturing

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Organization

North Carolina State University

Award Date

February 27, 2025

Program Name

Flash Grant

Program Category

Research and Equipment Support

Principal Investigator

Sonja Salmon

Fiscal Year

2025

Region

Research Triangle

Project Description:

North Carolina State University received $29,066 to further develop a process for additive manufacturing to upcycle cotton fiber fragments extracted from textile waste into new 3D printed products for apparel and other applications.