Material Synthesis
The Materials Node has the skills and facilities necessary to supply advanced materials such as functional organic molecules, ionic liquids, functional polymers, bespoke bioinks, biomaterials, conducting polymers and nanostructured carbons and other 2D materials for a variety of purposes.
Electromaterials
Synthesis of functionalised thiophene and aromatic monomers, along with nanostructured conducting polymers, ionic liquids, and a range of advanced 2D materials including various forms of graphene (CCG, LCGO, EFG) and molybdenum disulphide.
Energy Materials & Storage
Dyes for solar cells, light harvesting and catalytic porphyrins, polymers for electrodes, improved materials for electrochromic devices, electrochemical actuators, and thermoelectric devices. Ionic liquids, graphene, electrolytes and polymers for batteries, supercapacitors and solar fuel production.
Biomaterials
Bioinks for bioprinting in tissue engineering applications including animal, human and plant derived materials from collagen and GelMA to alginate, improved ICPs for biointerfaces, polymers for bionic devices.
NETZSCH DMA, TGA, LFA, & TMA
Systems provide high-precision characterization of materials' mechanical, thermal, and structural properties.
Thermal Degradation
Thermal conductivity
Viscoelastic behaviour
Materials Synthesis & Characterisation
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