 |
AMIPP research is aimed at developing structural materials and functional materials
from the novel morphologies available via immiscible polymer processing and at combining nanoscale particles
and fibers with nanoscale morphologies achievable through advanced melt process methods. Four major project/product
areas of development are listed below with current projects.
Environmental. This area focuses on developing materials for environmental technologies over a broad range of applications from hazardous treated lumber replacements to minimize the environmental release of toxic materials to biomass conversion and hydrogen storage to address energy and greenhouse gas issues. Projects Defense Advanced materials are required for the national defense and homeland security. Structures and components prepared from AMIPP advanced polymer composites enable numerous capabilities critical to mission success in theaters of conflict and at home. Key development concepts center on soldier security, response speed and flexibility, and cost reductions. Projects Industrial Technologies Immiscible polymer processing and nanotechnology offer great opportunity to develop new functional materials for industry. The combination of properties possible via blends, the unique morphologies and properties resulting from the process, and the insertion of fibers or nanoparticles are all current approaches to the development of new engineered materials in the Center. Projects Biomedical The AMIPP biomedical research thrust is based on the biomimetic structures generated in certain immiscible polymer blends and the ability to engineer these structures in blends of selected biocompatible polymers. Projects
|
|
|
 |
|||
