Laboratory of Chemistry and Characterization of Innovative Polymers

• subjectSkills

  The core competences of the laboratory of Chemistry and Characterization of Innovative Polymers (ChIPlab) are focused on the development and characterization of novel polymeric materials that find application in different key areas of scientific and technological interest. In particular, the laboratory possesses a consolidated experience in the science and technology of polymeric materials and of their composites and nanocomposites, in their chemical, physical and functional characterization, in macromolecular chemistry, in the physics/chemistry of surfaces, interfaces and coatings, and in the study of the rheological and viscoelastic properties of polymers. The laboratory is equipped with a wide range of tools and equipment for the synthesis, characterization, transformation and functional as well as applicative evaluation of polymeric materials, composites and nanocomposites.

• subjectResearch activities

  The research activities focus primarily on the science and technology of polymeric materials and on the study of their structure-property correlations. Areas of major interest concern the development and characterization of:

  • smart polymeric and composite materials (self-healing, shape-memory, reprocessable, recyclable)
  • polymeric materials, composites and nanocomposites for circular economy
  • bio-derived polymeric materials, composites and nanocomposites from biomass (lignocellulosic, vegetable) and food waste
  • organic and polymeric materials for the collection, management, conversion and storage of solar energy (photovoltaics, luminescent solar concentrators, batteries)
  • polymers, fluoropolymers and organic-inorganic sol-gel hybrids, for application in the field of high-performance protective coatings with increased durability and enhanced surface properties (hardness, scratch resistance, wettability)

• peopleTemporary Research Fellow

  RICCARDO CIAPPONI

• linkKeywords

  Additive Manufacturing

  Batteries

  Biobased materials

  Biodegradable/Bioresorbable Polymers

  Biomass Transformation

  Biomaterials

  Bio-Plastics

  Composites

  Durability

  Fluorinated Materials

  Frugal Materials and Tecnologies

  Green Chemistry

  Hydrogels

  Hydrogen bonding

  Industry 4.0

  Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

  Materials for Plastic Electronics and Optoelectronics

  Materials Functionalization

  Microfluidics

  Nanomaterials

  Nanotubes

  Photochromism and Photoactive Materials for Smart Optics

  Photovoltaics

  Polymer Chemistry

  Polymerization Processes

  Polymers

  Product Design and Engineering

  Renewable Sources

  Responsive Materials

  Rheology

  Smart Materials

  Smart Polymers

  Structure-property Relationship

  Supramolecular Chemistry

  Surface Engineering

  Sustainable Chemistry

  Thermo-Responsive Polymers