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Public defence in Engineering Physics, M.Sc. Henri Savolainen
Topological effects in polymer networks for adhesion, resilience, and sustainability
Public defence from the Aalto University School of Science, Department of Applied Physics.
Public defence from the Aalto University School of Science, Department of Applied Physics.
Title of the thesis: Topological effects in polymer networks for adhesion, resilience, and sustainability
Thesis defender: Henri Savolainen
Opponent: Professor André Studart, Eidgenössische technische Hochschule Zuerich, Switzerland
Custos: Professor Olli Ikkala, Aalto University School of Science
The thesis treats the topic of functional properties of hydrogels, i.e., aqueous polymeric networks. Therein topological effects of the networks have a strong influence on the mechanical properties such as strength, adhesion, and resilience due to the geometrical interactions and packings between the chains. The benefit of such approach is that the control of chain arrangement is universal to all polymer types. This thesis studies topological effects to cause triggerable adhesion, resilience, and strong hydrogels. As a result, polymer networks can be influenced not only by their chemical compositions but via entanglements and topological rearrangements.
Keywoeds: Hydrogel, Polymer, Adhesion, Resilience, Entanglement, Covalent adaptive network
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