Our facilities are always in continuous expansion to support new projects, new analysis and new materials. Let’s welcome our new arrivals in the MaST labs: Cold-plasma gun The Piezobrush PZ3 handheld plasma gun by Relyon Plasma is capable of producing cold (<50°C) active plasma at atmospheric pressure for the surface treatment of materials. The plasma […]
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ECNP conference in Łódź (Poland)
The 11th ECNP (European Centre for Nanostructured Polymers) conference has just concluded! 🌏 Our group joined European researchers in the welcoming Politechnika Łódzka (Poland) for four days of fruitful and stimulating presentations and posters! We had the honour to present some of our humble research works: A great thanks to the ECNP organising committee for the amazing job and […]
Modeling the fracture behavior of 3D-printed PLA as a laminate composite
New paper out! In our latest paper published in Elsevier’s Composite Structures journal, we investigate the numerical simulation of the failure mechanism of 3D-printed structures by modelling them as laminate composites. The use of a statistical approach (Anova) allowed us to analyse the influence of 3D-printing parameters on the mechanical properties and tune the Finite […]
Sustainable phase change materials (PCMs) from waste materials
Our latest work on sustainable and bio-based materials has just been published on Elsevier’s Materials Today Sustainability! In our research, we investigate the use of waste pork fat from the cooking process as Phase Change Material confined in host materials derived from polypropylene mats from used surgical masks and bio-silica from diatoms algae. The resulting […]
Prof Kukla’s seminar
We had the great honour of hosting Prof Christian Kukla from the Montanuniversität Leoben for a terrific seminar titled “Indirect 3D printing of metals and ceramics“. Thank you for sharing some of your precious knowledge on binder systems and sintering, derived from a decennial experience and pioneering work on metal and ceramic injection moulding and 3D printing. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7083105334440906754
INTEGRATE project on Swiss TV
The INTEGRATE project was recently featured in the “Il Giardino di Albert” science program on Swiss Italian TV (Radiotelevisione Svizzera, RSI). The report (in Italian) brilliantly illustrates the background, aim and workings of the project aimed to develop artificial soft muscles powered by metabolic energy, in which the Material Science and Technology group will develop […]
Toward sustainable rubber compounds
We are proud to announce our latest publication in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Wiley), “Toward sustainable rubber compounds: the use of waste raw materials”! The sustainability and circular economy in the plastic and rubber industry are important targets to fight climate change. Our work originates from the idea of realizing sustainable rubber compounds […]
Maker Faire Rome 2022
Il gruppo di Material Science and Technology parteciperà al Maker Faire Rome 2022 presso il Gazometro nelle giornate del 7-8-9 Ottobre 2022! Vieni a trovarci al nostro stand (E.02, padiglione E) dove esporremo il nostro lavoro su Strutture dispiegabili a memoria di forma. Il progetto presenta un uso creativo della stampa 3D per la realizzazione […]
Polymers MDPI Special Issue: “3D Printing and Customized Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Sustainable Polymers and Composites”
Dear Colleagues, Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D-printing allows for new freedom in the thermomechanical design of engineering components, and the realization of complex non-symmetric shapes that are otherwise impossible to achieve with the traditional manufacturing processes. Advanced polymers and composites have gained popularity in both research and industry and find a wide range of applications, […]
New instruments!
Two new instruments have been just added to the Material Science and Technology research group facilities! Fourier Transform InfraRed FTIR ATR spectroscopy (Agilent Technologies Cary 630) to acquire the absorption/transmission spectrum of a material with high resolution and in a wide spectral range. The spectrometer is crucial to characterize the chemical bonds present in materials […]