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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Polymers
Chemical Compounds
Crystallization
Chemical Compounds
Polypropylenes
Chemical Compounds
Fluids
Engineering & Materials Science
polymers
Physics & Astronomy
polycarbonate
Chemical Compounds
shear flow
Physics & Astronomy
Rheology
Chemical Compounds
Network
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Profiles
Hamid Ahmadi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology - University Researcher
Person: OWP : University Teacher / Researcher
Ahmad Amiri Rad, PhD
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology - Postdoc
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, van Dommelen
Person: PD : Postdoc
Patrick D. Anderson
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Technology - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
Research Output 1966 2020
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
File
Sugars
Printing
Glass
Microfabrication
Velocity measurement
Compatibilization of polymer blends by Janus particles
Cardinaels, R., 2020, Compatibilization of Polymer Blends. A.R., A. & Thomas, S. (eds.). New York: Elsevier, p. 249-275Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Compatibilizers
Polymer blends
Nanoparticles
Copolymers
Phase separation
Design of new protocol for determination of crystallization kinetics
Emara, I., 2020, (In preparation) Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.Research output: Thesis › Pd Eng Thesis
Equipment
Friction meters
Friction
Controllers
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
non-Newtonian fluid
fluid mechanics
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 1992 1994
- 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
October 31, 2018: Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek NWO: Trans-Atlantic Platform launches Social Innovation Call for Proposals
1/11/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
October 18, 2018: Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek NWO: Workshop pre-proposals Living Labs in the Dutch Delta
19/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
October 15, 2018: Nederlandse organisatie voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek NWO: NWO changes course for ERA-NETs and JPIs
16/10/18 → 18/10/18
4 items 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