dr. P. Raffa

Current

- New polymeric surfactants for enhanced oil recovery (DPI project in collaboration with Shell and SNF)

- From sugar industry side stream to coatings and other polymeric materials (CCC project in collaboration with DSM and Royal Cosun)

- Functional polymeric materials for soft robotic at microscale via 3D printing (in collaboration with IIT, Italy)

- Study of rheology and surface activity of amphiphilic block copolymers (structure-properties relationship)

- Responsive composites and hydrogels made by ATRP/RAFT (for sensing applications)

- Synthesis and study of bio-based polymeric materials for application as biodegradable coatings, super absorbent polymers, adhesives

- New polyester and polyurethane emulsions for specific coating application

Past

- MWCNT reinforced materials with thermal and electrical response

- Thermoreversible materials based on Diels-Alder chemistry

- EPDM based hybrid swelling elastomers

- EPDM/PP ThermoPlastic Vulcanizates

- IPNs based on modified polyketones/MWCNT with thermal and electrical response

- Formulation of green adhesives from mixtures of soy proteins

- Polymeric surfactants based on polyketones