Polymers & Composites Lab - UniTN

The Polymers and Composites Laboratory (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Italy) has a 30+ year experience on the research about polymers and composite materials for industrial applications, with a focus on the processing technologies and the structure-property correlation. The main research topics are: • the processing and characterization of multiphase polymer systems (micro- and nanocomposites, blends); • the development of ecocompatible and sustainable polymers (biodegradable, bioderived, recyclable); • the production of functional polymer materials (electrically conductive, shape-memory, with thermal energy storage (TES) capability, piezoelectric, self-sensing and self-healing); • the research of new materials for 3D printing (fused deposition modelling, FDM); • the evaluation of the environmental impact of materials and processes through an LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) approach.