Deciphering Distribu tions: Advancing separation methodologies for the determination of ph ysicochemical characteristics of polymeric materials
'Poly meric materials, better known as plastics, are being made more and mo re complicated at the chemical level. How a plastic is constructed at the molecular level determines the properties of the material, such as its hardness, flexibility and strength. A good example of this is polyethylene. The old-fashioned plastic bags from the supermarket are made of this material and are very weak. But if you build polyethyle ne in a different way, it can become even stronger than steel.
If we can better measure and understand the molecular structure of pl astics, we can also better link that structure to the final propertie s. However, this requires accurate analysis techniques. My research t herefore focused on improving and using these measurement techniques in a smarter way, so that we can better map different physicochemical properties of plastics.
The research focused on ordinary plast ics and plastic nanoparticles, or very small particles. Some plastics are difficult to dissolve, which makes it difficult to examine them. For one type of plastic, a way has been found to accurately analyze this material.
In addition, a new measurement method was compar ed with an existing method. The new way appears to provide valuable a dditional information that was previously lacking.
Finally, a m ethod has been developed to measure the exact size and electrical sur face charge of the minuscule particles. This knowledge can be widely used in various fields, such as medicine and the production of coatin gs.'
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DESCRIPTION: Deciphering Distributions: Advancing separation methodolo gies for the determination of physicochemical characteristics of poly meric materials 'Polymeric materials, better known as plastics, are b eing made more and more complicated at the chemical level. How a plas tic is constructed at the molecular level determines the properties o f the material, such as its hardness, flexibility and strength. A goo d example of this is polyethylene. The old-fashioned plastic bags fro m the supermarket are made of this material and are very weak. But if you build polyethylene in a different way, it can become even strong er than steel.If we can better measure and understand the molecular s tructure of plastics, we can also better link that structure to the f inal properties. However, this requires accurate analysis techniques. My research therefore focused on improving and using these measureme nt techniques in a smarter way, so that we can better map different p hysicochemical properties of plastics.The research focused on ordinar y plastics and plastic nanoparticles, or very small particles. Some p lastics are difficult to dissolve, which makes it difficult to examin e them. For one type of plastic, a way has been found to accurately a nalyze this material.In addition, a new measurement method was compar ed with an existing method. The new way appears to provide valuable a dditional information that was previously lacking.Finally, a method h as been developed to measure the exact size and electrical surface ch arge of the minuscule particles. This knowledge can be widely used in various fields, such as medicine and the production of coatings.'Mor e information on the thesis. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR