Laboratorio di Polimeri e Compositi - UniTN

Abbiamo avuto il piacere di accogliere gli studenti del Liceo Canova di Treviso nella nostra Università per l'iniziativa “Una giornata da matricola”. 👩🔬👨🔬 Durante la visita, i ragazzi hanno esplorato i nostri laboratori per conoscere le strutture e le opportunità che il nostro Ateneo offre per il loro futuro accademico. È stato entusiasmante vedere il loro interesse e la curiosità verso il mondo universitario e la ricerca! 🔍✨ Un grande grazie al Liceo Canova per la partecipazione e a tutti coloro che hanno reso possibile questa esperienza formativa e coinvolgente. Siamo sempre pronti ad aprire le porte alla prossima generazione di studenti! 💡📚 #Università #Formazione #Futuro #Laboratori #UnaGiornataDaMatricola

🪴 If #lignocellulosicfibers like flax, bamboo, and jute are so lightweight, sustainable, and strong (which they are), why don't we use them as a reinforcement in all #polymercomposites, replacing all carbon and glass fibers? For three main reasons: 💦 hydrophilicity, 🌦️ variability, and 🤒 thermal instability. 💦 First. Lignocellulosic fibers are #hydrophylic, so not very much liked by the hydrophobic polymer matrices (bad interfaces🙅♀️), and #hygroscopic, which make them absorb a lot of moisture and swell (worse interfaces🙅♀️). 🌦️ Second. Lignocellulosic fibers are #variable batch-to-batch, because their properties depend on the growing conditions (location, temperature, preciptations). Moreover, their cross section often has a #complexgeometry and it is difficult to measure their mechanical properties reliably. 🤒 Third. Lignocellulosic fibers #thermally #degrade above 200 °C, which makes it challenging to combine them with high performance thermoplastics. How can we address these challenges? By surface treatments, standardized measurements protocols, and #reactivethermoplastics, respectively! At the Polymers & Composites Lab - UniTN, we specifically work on the third challenge and are studying how to produce #polyamide6/flax fiber composites through reactive thermoplastic processing and #insitu #polymerization. If you want to know more on lignocellulosic #reinforcements, here's a video where my colleague Andrea Dorigato and I describe the challenges and opportunities of lignocellulosic fibers (our talk starts at 2:12:30). This talk comes from a very interesting event, "#Sustainable materials - #Plastic transition" held at NOI Techpark in Bolzano, Italy. The full event, with many talks and case studies from the industry, is available at https://lnkd.in/d3h5Q2ZN.

🌍 Educare oggi per un futuro sostenibile 🌱 I nostri dottorandi Edoardo Zonta e Lorenzo Broggio hanno tenuto una conferenza didattica presso l'aula magna dell'Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico (ITT) Buonarroti, dedicata agli studenti delle classi terza, quarta e quinta degli indirizzi Chimica e Materiali, Chimica Ambientale, e Chimica Sanitaria. Il tema? Plastica, bioplastica, riciclo, microplastiche e problemi ambientali. Un argomento cruciale, che ci tocca da vicino e che richiede consapevolezza, curiosità e impegno da parte delle nuove generazioni. Edoardo e Lorenzo hanno discusso non solo delle sfide legate all'inquinamento, ma anche delle opportunità che la chimica e la scienza dei materiali possono offrire per trovare soluzioni sostenibili e innovative. Un ringraziamento speciale all'ITT Buonarroti per aver dato l'opportunità di contribuire a questo percorso di crescita e formazione. 🚀

🌟 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀! 🌟 I am thrilled to announce that my article, based on my PhD research on the 𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿, has just been published in 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴! 📄 🔍 In this study, I investigated how 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 influences the 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿—a sustainable and promising material for energy-efficient cooling applications. 💡 The research reveals that 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 of Natural Rubber, potentially paving the way for 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀. This discovery could open exciting possibilities for developing greener, more efficient cooling systems. ➡️ If you are interested in learning more about our work, you can read our paper here: https://lnkd.in/dwytsNxX Thank you to co-authors Prof. Luca Fambri, Giulia Fredi, Prof. Alessandro Pegoretti and Prof. Andrea Dorigato. #NaturalRubber #Elastocaloriceffect #Crosslinkingdensity #Solidstatecooling

🎉 Excited to share the start of my PhD journey! 🎉 🎓 As of November 1st, I’m happy to have joined Bioniks - Innovative Bio-based Materials (Verona, Italy) as materials engineer and embarked on an Executive PhD in Industrial Innovation at the Università di Trento (Trento, Italy). My doctoral research, titled "Bacterial Cellulose-Derived Aerogels for Energy Storage and Environmental Applications," is supervised by Professor Gian Domenico Sorarù and Giulia Fredi from the University of Trento and Martina Bruschi from Bioniks. 🔬 This research focuses on developing optimized synthetic protocols to transform purified bacterial cellulose into high-performance aerogels, with tailored microstructures and properties to address critical environmental and energy needs. This project promises valuable insights into sustainable materials innovation, bridging the gap between laboratory synthesis and real-world applications. 🧨 Looking forward to sharing updates on this journey with you all! Figure: bacterial cellulose aerogel, a lightweight and highly porous material at the heart of my research.

🎉 🌳Exciting news! All the final results of ONEforest project are now available on our website. Explore our: 📰 #ScientificPublications 💻 #ONEforestMCDSSprototype 📚 Deliverables and reports 📜 #ONEforestPolicyBrief 🤝 Collaborations 📺 Videos 🗓️ Final Conference conclusions Visit the link to learn more about our work and contributions to forest management! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dPcxySd6 #H2020 #EUforest #EUforestryPolicy #INNOVAForONE #EUforest #OpenAccess #Forestry #ForestInnovation #forestmanagement Cesefor Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya Estonian University of Life Sciences Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Technische Universität Dresden University of Ljubljana Mediterranean Model Forest Network Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR) GmbH The University of Freiburg University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty Polymers & Composites Lab - UniTN

📢 Nella nuova intervista Rai con il professor Luca Fambri, viene esplorato un tema di grande attualità: le microplastiche nell'ambiente e i loro potenziali effetti sulla salute. Scopri il progetto "Seabin" e segui i consigli pratici per ridurre l'impatto delle microplastiche, a partire dalla gestione della plastica in casa e dall'uso di lavatrice e asciugatrice. 📖 Leggi l'intervista completa qui: https://lnkd.in/eZqA3jMD

🎓 After years of hard work, sleepless nights, countless hours of research, and facing more setbacks than I can count, I’m beyond excited to announce that I’ve successfully defended my PhD thesis! 🎓 This journey has been a rollercoaster of challenges and triumphs, pushing me to my limits both academically and personally. But through every high and low, one thing remained constant, the support from the incredible people around me. It truly does take a village! I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my supervisors, Professor Andrea Dorigato and Professor Alessandro Pegoretti, whose guidance, wisdom, and relentless encouragement inspired me to keep pushing my boundaries and aiming for my very best. A tremendous thank you to the outstanding examination committee! Professor Veronique Michaud, Professor Vincenzo Fiore, and Professor Michele Fedel, your invaluable feedback and encouragement truly made a difference. To my beloved Polymers & Composites Lab - UniTN, what an unforgettable group of amazing people! You were the heartbeat of this journey, making the tough times easier and the good times even better. And to my colleagues at the University of Pisa— Professor Andrea Lazzeri, Vito Gigante, Laura Aliotta, and the whole MBEM Lab - UNIPI—you welcomed me like family and helped turn a dream into reality. I’ll never forget your kindness. A heartfelt thanks as well to Professor Luigi Botta and Professor Russo Pietro, whose insights and support were fundamental in elevating my research to the next level. Now, as I step into the next chapter, I feel ready to take on whatever the world has in store. The challenges ahead? Bring them on! #MilestoneAchieved #ResearchJourney #NextChapter #PhDLife

👀 Looking for master's and bachelor's students of UniTrento DII for a #thesis project in the field of #naturalfiber-reinforced #thermoplastic composites! 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿 Plant-based fibers are thermally sensitive, and this is a main issue when manufacturing vegetal fibres/thermoplastic composites due to the high melting point of engineering polymers. ❓ So it is even possible to combine natural fibers with #technicalmatrices such as polyamide 6 (#PA6) to produce #highperformance and sustainable composites? ❗ Yes it is, and we are working on it! ❗ 📲 Want to know how and contribute to the project? Come to the Polymers & Composites Lab - UniTN or contact me, here or by email (giulia.fredi@unitn.it). PS: If you reeeeeally want to know how we did it, a hint is in the first comment 😉 #reactiveiskey #thesisproject #compositesscience #naturalfibers

🎉 Congratulazioni a Mirko Coser che ha vinto il Premio di Laurea TMP 2024! 🎓 La sua tesi, dal titolo “Development of thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced composites with self-healing capability”, ha conquistato il primo premio, un importante riconoscimento per il suo eccellente lavoro nel campo dei materiali termoplastici rinforzati con fibre di carbonio. La cerimonia di premiazione si terrà il 21 novembre 2024 durante il Congresso delle materie plastiche presso il Centro Congressi NH di Assago Milano. Complimenti a Mirko per questo straordinario risultato! 👏 #Innovazione #MaterialiCompositi #TMP #Ricerca #Sostenibilità #PremioDiLaurea #EccellenzaAccademica