2011
Goals (Name of the objective):
Evaluation of intra- and inter-molecular interactions of natural and synthetic polymers in binary polymer/solvent systems
Associated activities:
-Types of interactions occurring in solutions of natural and synthetic polymers
-Peculiar behaviors of natural or synthetic polymers in solution and how to model them
2012
Goals (Name of the objective):
1. Evaluation of the interactions established in multicomponent polymer systems in solution
Associated activities:
-Studies concerning the compatibility of PVA/Pluronic mixtures in solution by considering the viscometric/rheological data
-Correlation of the rheological data with turbidimetric and light scattering curves
2. Chemical gels based on natural and/or synthetic polymers
Associated activities:
-In-situ monitoring of the sol-gel transition for chemical gels in presence of natural or synthetic crosslinkers
-Establishment of the optimal conditions of gelation for obtaining elastic hydrogels
-Investigation of the properties of synthetic and natural hydrogels
3. Physical gels based on multicomponent polymer systems
Associated activities:
-Investigation of the conditions of gel formation (gelation point, kinetic aspects)
-Elaboration of physical gels which present the sol-gel transition around 37°C
-Influence of the environmental conditions on the gel properties
2013
Goals (Name of the objective):
1. Physical gels based on polymer/clay mixtures in aqueous medium
Associated activities:
- Preparation and investigation of gels based on synthetic polymer/clay mixtures
- Preparation and investigation of gels based on synthetic polymer/clay mixtures
2. Evaluation of specific interactions which determine the formation of the interpolymeric complexes for polymer mixtures in solution
Associated activities:
- Investigation of the thermodynamic and viscoelastic properties for aqueous solutions of natural and synthetic polymers;
- Evaluation of polymer-polymer compatibility for natural and synthetic polymers in aqueous solutions at 37°C
3. Evaluation of specific interactions which determine the formation of supramolecular structures from copolymers in solution
- Thermodynamic and rheologycal studies for copolymers in solution
2014
Objective: Physical and chemical gels from natural and synthetic polymers
Associated activities:
- Description of viscoelastic behaviour near the gelation point; investigation of the sol-gel transition
- Gels based on natural polymer/synthetic polymer/clay mixtures. Preparation and investigation of their properties
- The effect of copolymer composition and solvent quality on the thermodynamic properties in perturbed and unperturbed state
2015
Objective: Constitutive response of the obtained materials in different using conditions
Associated activities:
- Correlation between the thermodynamic parameters and phase separation phenomena
- Correlation between the thermodynamic properties and rheological data; establishing the conditions in which the supramolecular structures appear
2016
Objective: Constitutive response of the obtained materials in different using conditions
Associated activity:
- Dissemination the constitutive response of materials at different external stimuli
Goals (Name of the objective):
Evaluation of intra- and inter-molecular interactions of natural and synthetic polymers in binary polymer/solvent systems
Associated activities:
-Types of interactions occurring in solutions of natural and synthetic polymers
-Peculiar behaviors of natural or synthetic polymers in solution and how to model them
2012
Goals (Name of the objective):
1. Evaluation of the interactions established in multicomponent polymer systems in solution
Associated activities:
-Studies concerning the compatibility of PVA/Pluronic mixtures in solution by considering the viscometric/rheological data
-Correlation of the rheological data with turbidimetric and light scattering curves
2. Chemical gels based on natural and/or synthetic polymers
Associated activities:
-In-situ monitoring of the sol-gel transition for chemical gels in presence of natural or synthetic crosslinkers
-Establishment of the optimal conditions of gelation for obtaining elastic hydrogels
-Investigation of the properties of synthetic and natural hydrogels
3. Physical gels based on multicomponent polymer systems
Associated activities:
-Investigation of the conditions of gel formation (gelation point, kinetic aspects)
-Elaboration of physical gels which present the sol-gel transition around 37°C
-Influence of the environmental conditions on the gel properties
2013
Goals (Name of the objective):
1. Physical gels based on polymer/clay mixtures in aqueous medium
Associated activities:
- Preparation and investigation of gels based on synthetic polymer/clay mixtures
- Preparation and investigation of gels based on synthetic polymer/clay mixtures
2. Evaluation of specific interactions which determine the formation of the interpolymeric complexes for polymer mixtures in solution
Associated activities:
- Investigation of the thermodynamic and viscoelastic properties for aqueous solutions of natural and synthetic polymers;
- Evaluation of polymer-polymer compatibility for natural and synthetic polymers in aqueous solutions at 37°C
3. Evaluation of specific interactions which determine the formation of supramolecular structures from copolymers in solution
- Thermodynamic and rheologycal studies for copolymers in solution
2014
Objective: Physical and chemical gels from natural and synthetic polymers
Associated activities:
- Description of viscoelastic behaviour near the gelation point; investigation of the sol-gel transition
- Gels based on natural polymer/synthetic polymer/clay mixtures. Preparation and investigation of their properties
- The effect of copolymer composition and solvent quality on the thermodynamic properties in perturbed and unperturbed state
2015
Objective: Constitutive response of the obtained materials in different using conditions
Associated activities:
- Correlation between the thermodynamic parameters and phase separation phenomena
- Correlation between the thermodynamic properties and rheological data; establishing the conditions in which the supramolecular structures appear
2016
Objective: Constitutive response of the obtained materials in different using conditions
Associated activity:
- Dissemination the constitutive response of materials at different external stimuli
