Research Output per year
Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The Polymer Technology group of Eindhoven University of Technology provides education on and conducts research in the broad area of Polymer Technology, i.e. the industrial arts of manufacturing of polymer-based products.
Highlighted phrase
"Bridge the gap from molecule via processing to product properties… and back"
Organisational profile
Design of polymer products and shaping processes benefit from a change from experimental trial-and-error to quantitative predictive capability. The main objective is to provide knowledge and models for the prediction and understanding of structure development during processing and the resulting final properties of polymeric products. These properties are determined by intrinsic (molecular) material parameters and, to a great extent, by the processing conditions.
To bridge the gap from the underlying structure and kinetics of polymers to their respective applications via processing, we use advanced experimental, theoretical, and numerical methods. Central research themes include polymer mechanics and processing, rheology, lifetime assessment, friction and wear, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, and multi-scale mechanics.
Application areas
Polymers are vital for energy, environment, and health. They are mainly characterized by their low density, ease of processing and shaping, possibilities of functional integration, and an almost unlimited flexibility in molecular design. Moreover they are in most cases relatively cheap. These characteristics determine not only the societal needs for improved polymer systems in a multitude of application areas like protection, isolation, transportation, communication, illumination, packaging, shielding, housing, furniture, clothing etc., but also set the resulting scientific challenges.
Education and collaboration
The Polymer Technology staff is responsible for courses at the BSc, MSc and PhD level. Our contact with industry is ensured via part-time professor positions.
Our group is an integral part of the Materials Technology Institute connecting materials and mechanics at TU/e for more than 25 years. We are also one of the leading participants in the research school Eindhoven Polymers Laboratory. Several members are also affiliated with the TU/e Institute of Complex and Molecular Science.
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Profiles
Research Output
3D sugar printing of networks mimicking the vasculature
Pollet, A. M. A. O., Homburg, E. F. G. A., Cardinaels, R. & den Toonder, J. M. J., 1 Jan 2020, In : Micromachines. 11, 1, 22 p., 43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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1
Citation
(Scopus)
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(Pure)
A novel technique for the assessment of mechanical properties of vascular tissue
Sanders, S. N., Lopata, R. G. P., van Breemen, L. C. A., van de Vosse, F. N. & Rutten, M. C. M., 24 Jan 2020, In : Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Behavior of viscoelastic models with thermal fluctuations
Hütter, M., Carrozza, M. A., Hulsen, M. A. & Anderson, P. D., 25 May 2020, In : European Physical Journal E : Soft Matter. 43, 12 p., 24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Equipment
Prizes
2017 Walters Prize
N.O. Jaensson (Recipient), Martien Hulsen (Recipient) & P.D. Anderson (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best plenary lecture Dutch Polymer Days
Lambert van Breemen (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best Poster Award at 10th European Symposium on Polymer Blends
R.M. Cardinaels (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
- 37 Contributed talk
3rd International Conference on Ultraprecision in Manufacturing Engineering
F.A.C.M. Habraken (Speaker)4 Nov 1994
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Fourth European Rheology Conference, 4-9 September 1994 Sevilla
Gerrit Peters (Speaker)4 Nov 1994
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Delft
G.M.A. Schreppers (Speaker)25 Oct 1994
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Press / Media
Romancing the thread: The story of Dyneema'
H.E.H. Meijer
14/03/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
Applied Rheology and Process Modeling
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Chaotic Mixing and Multi-phase Flows
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Contact and Surface Mechanics
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Student theses
Computational plasticity for very large strains: a Eulerian approach
Author: Dautzenberg, L., 30 Jun 2013Supervisor: Peerlings, R. (Supervisor 1), Geers, M. (Supervisor 2), van Dommelen, J. (Supervisor 2) & Hulsen, M. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Contact mechanics of isotactic polypropylene
Author: Looijmans, S., 2017Supervisor: Anderson, P. (Supervisor 1) & van Breemen, L. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Craze initiation in glassy polymer systems
Author: Bressers, O., 31 Jan 2002Supervisor: Meijer, H. (Supervisor 1), van Melick, H. (Supervisor 2), Govaert, L. (Supervisor 2) & den Toonder, J. (External coach)
Student thesis: Master