TexDel Partners with AFFOA

Textile-Based Delivery Inc. (TexDel), a biomaterials platform technology company, has received a $1 million award from Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), a private-public partnership established through the Department of Defense. The award supports the manufacturing scale up of TexDel’s patented technology for controlled delivery of active ingredients via textiles. TexDel, based at Catawba Valley Community College’s Manufacturing Solutions Center, has developed a patented smart-textile platform called Nufabrx® that puts active ingredients (vitamins, supplements, medicines) into fabric. The platform can be programmed for controlled release to the skin.