Application
This core addresses the creation and application of new surface functions for diverse industries. Topics include antimicrobial surfaces, anti-fog, anti-ice, and anti-fouling technologies. It also explores advanced functionalities like easy-to-clean surfaces, nanoscale polymer films, and self-healing and anti-friction powder coatings, all aimed at enhancing the durability and performance of materials.
Fields
Multifunctional Adaptive Polymer Coating
Functional polymer films have potential in various applications but face scalability challenges for commercial use. A bio-inspired phosphorylcholine nanocoating illustrates successful adaptation, offering anti-fouling, anti-fog, and ice-reducing properties.
Surface Biofunctionalization
Surface biofunctionalization strategically modifies material surfaces to control biological interactions, enhancing biocompatibility, functionality, and resistance to biofouling across biomedical and technological applications.
Interface Design and Interphase Characterization
Focus on bio-inspired material concepts like dopamine and tannic acid, developing new analytics methods to understand interfacial processes and creating a platform for hybrid materials, with a goal of controlled degradation for reuse and recycling.
Fiber sizings and coatings
Application of sizings/coatings during glass and polymer fiber spinning
Reinforcing fibers for polymer adn concrete composistes
Surafce of glass, carbon, baslat, natural polymer fibres are modified and adapted towars required funstionlaities.
Fiber-based Biomaterials
Development of fiber-based textiles and composites for medical applications.
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