PRIN 2020F23HZ7-ZIMUX-Mario ABBATE (DCM.AD006.474)

Area tematica

Scienze chimiche e tecnologie dei materiali

Area progettuale

Struttura responsabile del progetto di ricerca

Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali (IPCB)

Responsabile di progetto

MARIO ABBATE
Telefono: 0818675208
E-mail: 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.

Obiettivi

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.

Data inizio attività

25/04/2022

Parole chiave

Composite materials, Material engineering, Self-monitoring materials

Ultimo aggiornamento: 07/06/2025