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Laboratory of Chemistry and Characterization of Innovative Polymers

ChIPLab

We apply basic knowledge in

macromolecular chemistry
surface and interface science
rheology
microstructure-to-property relations in polymers
and (nano)composites
Laboratory of Chemistry and Characterization of Innovative Polymers

ChIPLab
We tackle different technological aspects in the areas of

ADVANCED MATERIALS
•smart stimuli-responsive polymers
•sustainable “green” polymers
•hybrid multifunctional coatings

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGIES
•Photovoltaics device engineering
•3D printing
Lignin-based sustainable composites
Goal
to develop sustainable composite materials from
lignin (a biorefinery waste) and recycled fibers

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Lignin-based sustainable composites

Main activities:
• Composite preparation (molding, wet methods)
• Structural characterization (fiber sizing, interfacial
adhesion, crosslinking monitoring)
• Mechanical testing
• Life Cycle Assessment

Keywords: lignin, composite, recycled fiber,


chemorheology, mechanical characterization, electron
microscopy, LCA

Collaborations: Department of Mechanical Engineering,


thesis project developed in the frame of one
Horizon 2020 EU collaborative project

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Metallization of polymeric substrates by PVD

Goal
to develop sustainable metallization processes
(Cr6+ free) of polymeric substrates
Metallization of polymeric substrates by PVD

Main activities:
• Plasma treatment of polymeric substrates
• UV-curing intermediate layer
• Physical Vapor Deposition
• Nanomechanical characterization of surfaces and interfaces

Keywords:UV-curing, PVD processes, Atomic Force Microscopy,


adhesion, nanoscratch, pilot plant

Collaborations: GreenCoat SrL, Novellini SpA, thesis carried


out in the frame of a regional collaborative project
Durability of perovskite photovoltaic devices

Goal
To improve outdoor durability of high efficiency
Perovskite PV cells through multifunctional
coatings encapsulation

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Durability of perovskite photovoltaic devices

Main activities
• coating formulation and characterization
• PV device (cell/module) fabrication and testing
• functional characterization durability tests

Keywords device engineering, solar simulator, I-V


measurements, molecular spectroscopy

Collaborations
CHOSE (Rome), EPFL (Lausanne, CH)

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Expanded PTFE membranes

Goal
Production of PTFE membranes through an
innovative biaxial extrusion process

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Expanded PTFE membranes

Main activities:
• materials selection
• polymer processing (biaxial extrusion and
sintering)
• microstructural characterization
• mechanical characterization

Keywords: fluoropolymers, extrusion, polymer


morphology, mechanical characterization,
dynamic-mechanical analysis

Collaborations: Macchine Speciali SpA

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Smart polymers for 3D Printing
Goal
fabrication of smart (shape memory, self-healing)
polymeric microdevices by 3D-printing
Smart polymers for 3D Printing

Main activities
• Photopolymerization process
• 3D printing (SL, DLP)
• Microstructural characterization
• Testing of the smart behavior (sensors and actuators, biomedical)

Keywords
UV-curing, shape memory, self-healing, stereolithography, digital light projection

Collaborations
DWS SRL
3D printing 4.0:
a new approach to composites manufacturing

Goal
To design and fabricate short and continuous fiber
composites for aerospace, boats, and … more.
3D printing 4.0: a new approach to
composites manufacturing
Main activities
• New polymer resin development
• 3D printing process, digital fabrication and robotics
• Prototyping
• Mechanical and microstructural characterization of composites

Keywords
Industry 4.0, composites, short and continuous fibers, robotics

Collaborations
Finmeccanica Leonardo, Kuka
Laboratory of Chemistry and Characterization of Innovative Polymers

ChIPLab
Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” - Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 - Milano (Italy)

http://chiplab.chem.polimi.it/
www.piulab.it
PiuLab

Prof. Stefano Turri


([email protected])

Prof. Marinella Levi


([email protected])

Dr. Gianmarco Griffini


([email protected])

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