PRIN 2020F23HZ7-ZIMUX-Mario ABBATE (DCM.AD006.474)
Thematic area
Chemical sciences and materials technology
Project area
Chimica e tecnologia dei materiali (DCM.AD006)Structure responsible for the research project
Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB)
Project manager
MARIO ABBATE
Phone number: 0818675208
Email: mario.abbate@ipcb.cnr.it
Abstract
Self-monitoring materials have the ability to continuously measure the occurring stress/strain or damage, while providing in-service structural performance. They are excellent candidates to be used in Industry 4.0 scenarios for structural engineering applications. In this project, for the first time, sustainable carbonaceous thermosetting self-monitoring nanocomposites will be produced via VAT. For both types of materials, numerical simulations will be attempted using homogenization methods and multi-scale approaches. The project will be deployed in work packages (WPs), which will detail the operations needed to reach intermediate targets, in the frame of the main workflow, that concerns the formulation, 3D printing, and characterization of the samples, the numerical analysis and the analysis of the socio-economic impact of the new material.
Goals
This project is aimed to study the formulation, synthesis, and characterization of innovative sustainable, multifunctional, and 3D printable (via VAT photopolymerization: stereolithography (SLA) or digital light processing (DLP)) polymeric composite materials. The project is highly interdisciplinary and involves different branches of knowledge (material science and technology, computational engineering, applied medicine, and socio-economic studies) with a high level of interaction. The topic is new and appealing as it addresses three main pillars of innovation: 1)sustainability: intended as social, economic, and environmental as the raw materials will be sourced from organic wastes/biosource/recycled materials, 2)multifunctionality: the resulting smart composites will be able to perform additional specific functions to the primary one and 3)advanced manufacturing: the formulations will be selected to make the suitable resins for VAT printing.
Start date of activity
25/04/2022
Keywords
Composite materials, Material engineering, Self-monitoring materials
Last update: 07/06/2025