Topic details
| Topic | Advanced nanocomposites for smart material applications |
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| Supervisor | Adam Strachota, PhD |
| Consultant | Dr. Beata Strachota, PhD |
| Department | Nanostructured Polymers and Composites |
| Description | Planned is the synthesis of advanced nanocomposites and nano-structured copolymers, which are expected to display high promise as novel smart materials. Smart elastomers, especially hydrogels, gels with non-aqueous solvents, as well as of solvent free elastomers will be synthesized for this purpose. As fillers inorganic particles, nano-platelets, nano-rods, as well as interpenetrating organic phases will be employed, with the aim of supporting fast and extensive stimuli responsivity, and/or self-healing properties. For the latter purpose, also the incorporation of physically or chemically reversible crosslinks will be tested. The orientation of the most promising nanocomposite systems will be considered, in order to obtain nanocomposites with highly anisotropic material properties. Potential smart applications of such materials are in the field of actuators, drug-, or reagent-release matrices. Besides synthesis, rheological properties during nanocomposite formation (gelation behaviour) as well as the thermo-mechanical properties of the final products (DMTA) will be characterized. Further extensive analyses of the products will be carried out by cooperating with other departments of our Institute: especially morphology (TEM, WAXS, SAXS), chemical structure (NMR) and polarization microscopy. Planned is also a strong participation in running or submitted research projects of the supervisor. |
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