General Topic

INNOVATIVE POLYMER MATERIALS, HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES AND FUNCTIONALIZED NANOSTRUCTURES

• Synthesis of functional monomers for polymers, photopolymers, block copolymers and hybrid nanocomposites for applications in sensing, catalysis, optical image, or biomedical field; Obtaining polymers by different techniques of photopolymerization, microwave-assisted polymerization, ATRP/RAFT, etc
• Synthesis of new polymers for membranes through reactions of the maleimide groups with suitable reactants, functionalization of some synthetic polymers by click chemistry or chemical modification by thermoreversible reactions; Preparation of self-healing composite membranes based on (bis)maleimide-monomer and nanocomposite membranes based on synthetic polymers and inorganic fillers with gas permselectivity
• Development of polyurethane materials and high performance polymer composites by using of renewable materials/vegetable materials; Realization of materials with superior properties based on polyurethane hydrogels for bioapplications