iDEAPOLNAN
Interphase-driven enhancement of advanced polymer blend and nanocomposite materials
iDEAPOLNAN is a coordinated project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity (MINECO) to develop novel polymer nanocomposite (PNC) materials with improved properties.
The importance of nanocomposites based on the incorporation of nanoparticle fillers (NF) into polymer matrices has grown considerably over the last decade to become a key area in nanoscience and nanotechnology. This is due to their considerable potential for advanced technological applications which range from structural materials, through electronic devices to regenerative medicine, to mention but a few.
Many nanoparticle-filled polymer composites can offer access to improved thermal, mechanical, barrier, electrical, optical and electronic properties of their polymeric hosts, and in some cases new and unexpected properties can appear.
The principal objective of the proposal is to obtain polymer nanocomposite materials using new strategies that allow the design of advanced multifunctional materials with a view to enhancing mechanical, electrical, optical and thermal properties for different key application areas.
DEVELOPMENT AREAS
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| Polymer blends | Polymer nanocomposites |
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| Chemical modification | Surface modification by RF plasma |
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| Deposition of inorganic layers | Nanoparticle synergy |
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| Multilayer and laminates | Advanced characterization techniques |
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LATEST NEWS
Clicking polymers to carbon nanomaterials
Ago 2015
The group has contributed a chapter to a 1,077 page book from CRC Press entitled Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials. The work describes functionalization by click-chemistry of CNT's and graphene with polymers. More HERE.
Looking at crazes
Mar 2015
Conformational changes inside micron-sized crazes in a PET film studied using synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy and Raman microscopy. More details HERE
New view on graphene reinforcement
Jan 2015
Covalently incorporated rGO makes hydrophilic polymer matrix stronger under conditions of high humidity. For more information go HERE
"Progress" in PNC nanoindentation
A review has just been published in the prestigious journal Progress in Material Science, on nanoindentation in polymer nanocomposites. SEE HERE
Recent PBNCs paper published
Dic 2014
A recent article in the journal Macromolecular Materials and Engineering features some surprising results on epoxy-thermoplastic polymer blend nanocomposites (PBNCs). SEE HERE
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