Scientific Programme and Innovation
The proposed COST action will generate and coordinate a number of research projects which will be carried out by the participants. The seven research areas which will be covered by such projects are:
- New innovative nanosized filler particles, preparation and processing, basic properties and handling
- Development of Polymer nanocomposite matrix systems based on thermoplastics, elastomers, duromers and liquid crystalline polymers
- Preparation and processing of polymer nanoparticle blends with necessary surface modifying additives
- Processing technologies and novel production processes for semi-finished or final products
- Modelling and simulation
- Characterisation, safety aspects, quality assurance, property database
- Up-scaling, applications and commercialisation
The projects will be arranged vertically across the research areas in order to obtain the necessary interactions and the required needed interdisciplinarity.
The research goals in the projects aim at the improvement of the nanoparticle processing techniques, the development of new nanocomposites, polymer and polymer blend matrices with new property combinations and property profiles, and the generation of fundamental understanding of the structure/property relationship by advanced and improved modelling and simulation tools.
The main innovation will be products with optimised properties and the industrial procedures for high quality nanocomposites:
- Automotive: coatings, windscreens, catalysts, high performance composites
- Electronics: adhesives, glues, dental fillings
- Medical: bioactive nanocomposites, elastomeric membranes, orthopaedic applications, artificial blood pumps, blood sacs, artificial hearts
- Packaging (food industry): conservation foil, membranes
- Aviation: high performance composites
- Mechanical engineering: controlled processing, adaptive systems
- Construction: coatings, high performance composites, building preservation and restoration, porous materials consolidation
A number of cross-cutting activities are relevant and necessary for all projects:
- Safety, Ethics
- Sustainability, recycling
- Dissemination
- IPR
- Technology transfer
- Outreach activities ´
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