Research directions / Objectives
The Polymer & Colloid Science Group activities are directed towards the basic understanding of the structure-properties relationship in soft matter. This is accomplished through systematic approaches on carefully selected projects utilizing a range of powerful, high spatial and time resolution experimental techniques. We focus our attention towards model polymeric and colloidal systems with special consideration to dynamical properties. We mostly rely on close collaboration with a number of pioneering chemists for providing the appropriate systems. The main mastered experimental techniques are light scattering and rheology. The selected research problems should help explore the behavior of soft matter under equilibrium as well as out-of-equilibrium conditions. The ultimate goal is obtaining predictive power for tailoring the dynamic response of soft matter systems. Our effort is also directed towards the development of specific experimental tools.
The main general interest includes:
- Dynamic of soft systems in dense solutions of polymeric and colloidal (soft and hard) systems,
- Rheology of soft matter systems, polymeric and colloidal systems.
Research Topics
Polymer Science