Objective
Light composite materials for load bearing applications can be made using different type reinforcements and polymer matrices. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been studied extensively because of their exceptional mechanical and electrical properties, yet their practical and extensive use in commercial materials is missing. The utilization of CNTs as reinforcement to design novel composites is a quite old idea. However, there is a lack of a knowledge based approach to achieve the nanostructuration level required to optimize the CNT/polymer composite performances. The main objective of POCO is to get innovative polymer composites filled with CNT in order to obtain nanostructured materials with tailor made properties. The CNT/polymer interface is, together with the CNT and the polymer, the third and most important element that will determine the final properties. Hence the chemical functionalization of CNT surfaces is of utter importance to achieve not only a proper dispersion and anchorage of the nanotubes into the polymer matrix during processing, but also to optimize the performance itself in solid state. Our approach involves the development of different CNT confinement strategies to develop novel polymer matrix nanocomposites. Several polymers have been selected as representative of thermosetting and thermoplastic materials. This ensures that the output of POCO could be applied in a wide range of applications: automotive, aeronautics, building, aerospace, wind power generation (blades), ship building, biomedicine…This project will be focused on four fundamental properties: (i) high strength for structural and mechanical components, (ii) tuneable electrical properties, (iii) low wear under fretting (low amplitude reciprocating movement) and (iv) superhydrophobicity. Multifunctionality of these materials will be an important benefit as the requirements for composite polymeric materials are quite diverse
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materials
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnaval engineeringsea vessels
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Call for proposal
FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
20600 Eibar Guipuzcoa
Spain
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Participants (16)
92700 Colombes
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82024 Taufkirchen
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01069 Dresden
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7000 Mons
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48940 Leioa
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31100 Toulouse
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50121 Florence
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4206AC Gorinchem
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20014 San Sebastian
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75794 Paris
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10036 SETTIMO TORINESE
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28033 MADRID
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10043 Orbassano
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45110 Ioannina
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1053 Buenos Aires
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8600 Dubendorf
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