Deciphering Distribu tions: Advancing separation methodologies for the determination of ph ysicochemical characteristics of polymeric materials
Polym eric materials, better known as plastics, are being made more and mor e complicated at the chemical level. How a plastic is constructed at the molecular level determines the properties of the material, such a s its hardness, flexibility and strength. A good example of this is p olyethylene. The old-fashioned plastic bags from the supermarket are made of this material and are very weak. But if you build polyethylen e in a different way, it can become even stronger than steel.
I f we can better measure and understand the molecular structure of pla stics, we can also better link that structure to the final properties . However, this requires accurate analysis techniques. My research th erefore focused on improving and using these measurement techniques i n a smarter way, so that we can better map different physicochemical properties of plastics.
The research focused on ordinary plasti cs 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 t his material.
In addition, a new measurement method was compare d with an existing method. The new way appears to provide valuable ad ditional information that was previously lacking.
Finally, a me thod has been developed to measure the exact size and electrical surf ace charge of the minuscule particles. This knowledge can be widely u sed in various fields, such as medicine and the production of coating s.
More information on the thesis.
DESCRIPTION: Deciphering Distributions: Advancing separation methodolo gies for the determination of physicochemical characteristics of poly meric materials Polymeric materials, better known as plastics, are be ing made more and more complicated at the chemical level. How a plast ic 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 polyethylene in a different way, it can become even stronge r than steel.If we can better measure and understand the molecular st ructure of plastics, we can also better link that structure to the fi nal properties. However, this requires accurate analysis techniques. My research therefore focused on improving and using these measuremen t techniques in a smarter way, so that we can better map different ph ysicochemical properties of plastics.The research focused on ordinary plastics and plastic nanoparticles, or very small particles. Some pl astics are difficult to dissolve, which makes it difficult to examine them. For one type of plastic, a way has been found to accurately an alyze this material.In addition, a new measurement method was compare d with an existing method. The new way appears to provide valuable ad ditional information that was previously lacking.Finally, a method ha s been developed to measure the exact size and electrical surface cha rge of the minuscule particles. This knowledge can be widely used in various fields, such as medicine and the production of coatings.More information on the thesis. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR