Project

Adaptive functional materials: From smart nanoparticles to self-healing materials

Code

01G02311

Duration

01 January 2011 → 31 October 2016

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Filip Du Prez

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Macromolecular and materials chemistry
- Organic chemistry

Keywords

responsive materials polymer chemistry supramolecular chemistry click chemistry

Project description

Adaptive materials will be developed based on supramolecular and polymer chemistry within this CRA-project. Nanoparticles that respond to changes in the environment will be studied for biomedical applications while self-healing materials will be investigated to increase the life span of polymeric materials. High-throughput experimentation will be applied to understand and optimise the studied adaptive materials.