Description
In the field of civil engineering, architecture and heritage conservation, research mainly focuses on:
- development and characterization of sustainable materials, able to combine high durability with the employment of waste and materials from renewable sources
- development of geopolymers from natural raw materials and/or waste and by-products
- development of new consolidants, protecting materials and technologies for cultural heritage.
In the industrial field, the research group is mainly involved in research on:
- corrosion and protection of metal alloys
- polymeric and composite materials for advanced applications and their processing technologies
- biopolymers, bioadditives and bioplastics from renewable sources and their formulation for industrial applications.
In the biomedical field, research mainly focuses on:
- biocompatible and bioactive polymeric and ceramic materials for scaffolds in tissue engineering.
ERC Sectors
- PE5_3 Surface modification
- PE5_5 Corrosion
- PE5_6 Porous materials
- PE5_8 New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, superconductors
- PE5_10 Nanomaterials: nanoparticles, nanotubes
- PE5_11 Biomaterials synthesis
- PE5_19 Characterization methods of materials
- PE5_21 Polymer chemistry
- PE8_9 Materials engineering (biomaterials, metals, ceramics, polymers, composites...)
- PE8_12 Sustainable design (for recycling, for environment, eco-design).