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Elastomer Materials & Technology Research

The chair combines topics from materials and process research, which can be significantly assigned to the research profile lines ‘Intelligent Materials and Structures’ and ‘Energy and Environment’ at TU Dresden. The primary aim is to develop solutions for the development, application-oriented technological implementation and characterisation of novel particle- and fibre-reinforced elastomer materials as system components for applications in future energy-efficient lightweight construction and mobility technologies and intelligent material composites. The focus is on the integration of new functionalities and the expansion of the range of applications for elastomers using mineral and carbon-based, preferably nanoscale, functional fillers.

A holistic research approach is pursued which, in addition to theoretical considerations on the structure-property profile and interaction in particle-reinforced elastomer materials, also includes their reproducible and sustainable production through adequate process control of the elastomer-specific mixing and processing methods as well as suitable methods for application-oriented material characterisation, does justice to the interaction in the field of tension between material - process - design.

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The development of functional elastomers involves a series of steps, from the chemical modification of raw rubbers and particulate functional fillers to their conversion into processable rubber layers using elastomer-specific, sometimes reactive, compounding processes through to moulding and energy-initiated cross-linking to form the elastomer material. The research activities at the professorship address selected current issues, e.g. the development of sensor and actuator-active elastomers, so-called ‘smart rubbers’.

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Research motivation

The Chair combines topics from materials and process research that can be assigned to the TU Dresden's "Smart Materials and Structures" and "Energy and Environment" Research Priority Areas . The primary aim is to develop solutions for the development, application-oriented technological implementation and characterization of novel particle- and fibre-reinforced elastomer materials as system components for applications in future energy-efficient lightweight construction and mobility technologies and intelligent material composites. The focus is on integrating new functionalities and expanding the range of applications for elastomers using mineral and carbon-based, preferably nanoscale, functional fillers.

A holistic research approach is pursued which, in addition to theoretical considerations on the structure-property profile and interaction in particle-reinforced elastomer materials, also includes their reproducible and sustainable production through adequate process control of the elastomer-specific mixing and processing methods as well as suitable methods for application-oriented material characterization, does justice to the interaction in the field of tension between material - process - design.

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