Research-Soft
Nanostructures, Surfaces &
Interfaces
I
am interested in
the behaviour of Polymers
and Nanoparticles at Surfaces & Interfaces,
in Mechanics
of Nanostructures & Nanomaterials
and in Friction,
Adhesion
& Contact Mechanics. My
research is interdisciplinary drawing
methodologies and background knowledge from branches of Physics
and Chemistry such as Polymer
Physics,
Surface Science, Physical
Chemistry, Colloid Science
& Soft
Condensed Matter and from
Engineering
Science subjects such as Mechanics
of Materials, Processing of Materials, Fluids
and Rheology.
Particular
emphasis is laid on using the atomic
force microscope
(AFM) as an advanced
multipurpose tool to probe
not only the nanometer-scale
morphology
but also the nanomechanical,
physicochemical, adhesive and frictional properties
of surfaces,
ultrathin films, nanostructures and nanomaterials for both fundamental
studies and applications (chemical industry, manufacturing,
biotechnology & biomedicine, micro/nanoelectronics).
The
following links detail the main
research themes:
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