Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208088

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208088

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Novel Tough Polymer Composites. Advanced composites are used in high value-added applications such as computer chip packaging and aerospace applications. In these applications epoxy systems are used despite their inherent brittleness. Much research has focused on toughening epoxy systems, but most tougheners cause a reduction in processing or material properties. This project focuses on developing novel epoxy tougheners during the polymerisation of the epoxy-based composite. Specifically we will use novel hyperbranched [star-like] polymers that have excellent processing properties, high reactivity for structure control and the ability to control toughening at the molecular and macroscopic level to produce novel technology for advanced composites.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 29-02-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $661,411.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Polymers | Composite Materials | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Plastic products (incl. Construction materials) | Plastics in primary forms |

Other Keywords

Composite Materials | Materials Engineering | Plastic products (incl. Construction materials) | Plastics in primary forms | Polymers

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