Advanced Composite Materials

Our group has 3 main areas of interest:

1. Enhancement of Mechanical and Thermal Properties

• Smart and dynamic linkers
• Core-shell additives
• Post-polymerization modification 
  

2. Special Properties

• Tunable electrical and thermal conductivity
• Flame retardant
• EM shielding
• High operational temperature polymers
  

3. Reused and Recycled Composites

• Catalytic chemical decomposition of CFRP/CFRTP
• Improvement of recycled fiber quality
• Up-cycle plastic waste

The long-standing experience in material development and strong partnerships with institutes of higher learning and industry partners makes our team a proficient partner for application-oriented R&D in polymer and composite material technology, starting from the idea and concept development to prototyping. Some achievements have been highlighted here:

• Strong adhesion between the glass fibers with IMRE polypropylene formulation enables better mechanical properties with lower filler content, resulting in a weight reduction of 20-30%.
• Highly conductive nanofillers are synthesized and incorporated into the polymer matrix giving it enhanced bulk and surface electrical conductivity. The conductivity is improved by 105 times and yet the filler content is less than 10 wt%.
• The bio-inspired nanofiller with structural design in molecular level and synergism of each molecular segment is tunable, possesses uniform filler size and is well-dispersed in the polymer matrix.

We welcome partnerships in research, translation, service or consultancy from both public and private sectors. Our participation in research programs with the industry partners and public funding organizations have equipped us with the know-how and experience to offer our customers individual and specific solutions. A further strength lies in the close interaction among our competence areas, which enables us to take a holistic approach and offer system solutions.

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