Objectives and competences
Objectives:
After passing the exam, the student understands the basic properties of polymeric materials and concepts for obtaining specific functionalities of materials. The student gains insight into modern functional materials that are of strategic importance to the EU from the context of economic and social impact, their operation and role, and understands the trends for the development of innovations. It also assesses the importance of materials in specific current segments, from this segment also prepares a seminar paper, and gets an insight into laboratory work in this field of research. The student assesses the life cycle of products made of modern functional materials and foresee waste management.
Competences:
The student is able to critically analyze the obtained data and use appropriate functionalization concepts for each segment of polymeric materials with an emphasis on environmentally friendly and human-friendly technologies. It can also critically assess the importance and trends in the field of functionalization of individual materials as well as the product life cycle and recycling.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Basics of polymeric materials and polymeric composites
- Methods and concepts of material functionalizations with an emphasis on human and environmentally friendly technologies
- Strategic functional materials as a reflection of the need for the situation in society - requirements and review of such materials in various fields (EU trends and strategies): i) functional medical devices and medical materials that improve the quality of human aging; ii) functional protective materials during Covid 19; iii) development of environmentally friendly biodegradable and functional packaging and other plastic products; iv) materials for restoration, conservation and art recycling and v) functional materials for advanced filters in various cleaning technologies, etc.
- Recycling and life cycle assessment of strategic functional materials.
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures
- individual research work
- seminar
- laboratory exercises
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
- Understanding of key knowledge in the field of polymeric materials and their functionalization procedures.
- Define the usability of materials and the importance of functionalization in individual usable segments.
- Ability to use and selection of functional materials as a reflection of the need of the situation in society.
- Understanding product life cycle, recycling, and selection of an appropriate recycling process for modern functional materials.
Readings
Advanced Functional materials, Volume 30, Issue 40; 2020; Wiley, e book: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16163028/2020/30/40
Advanced functional materials; Ashutosh Tiwari, Lokman Uzun, 2015, Wiley
Functional Materials and Biomaterials; Häußler et al. 2007, Springer
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 1803-1915
Prerequisits
Knowledge of contents from the fields: - Materials - Chemistry - Polymers - Circular economy - Medicine
Additional information on implementation and assessment ? seminar and oral exam of it
? exercises (report)
