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Nanoporous material composites

Designing for functionality

Valeska Ting

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Challenges in composite design

• Lightweight,

strong, durable structures

• Sustainable

processing

• Damage tolerance,

predicting failure

• Control of

structure

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Functional nanomaterials

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(MOFs Fs) Nanos nostr tructu uctured ed c carbon

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polymer ers Zeolites

• High pore volumes
• High surface areas
• Tunable structures

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Smart composites in sustainable transportation

Lightw eight structures w ith:

• Energy harvesting

technologies

• Energy storage and alternative

energy sources

• Integrated sensing

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Combining structure and properties of composites

• Analysis of failure
• Hierarchical

porous architectures

• Porous material

polymer composites

50 nm

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Processing and Manufacture

• Rapid curing
• Reducing shrinkage
• Recycling, sustainable feedstocks,

life cycle assessment

• Functionally graded materials

50 nm

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Structural characterisation

• Imaging via computed

tomography/ microscopy/ spectroscopy

• Mechanical and thermal testing
• Development of techniques for non-

destructive testing

• In-situ testing and characterisation methods
• Chemical and structural analysis

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Linking fundamentals to applications

• Fundamental understanding of structure-

function relationships

• Knowledge sharing to identify industry needs

Collaborative approach to design, m anufacture and testing

• Demonstrators to encourage uptake of new

materials/ designs

• Integration of computational modelling

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Contact

Dr Valeska Ting

Reader in Smart Nanomaterials Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bristol

V.Ting@bristol.ac.uk @DrValeskaTing