Research Interests
Research Support includes:
More detailed information about LAPOM's research areas:
The development of very high quality polymer-based materials and composites for electronic, electrical, automotive and other industries with:
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Development of fracture mechanics with a molecular basis in the chain relaxation capability (CRC).
The determination and prediction of service performance and service life of advanced polymers:
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Biaxial ceramic and polymer composites.
Glass-fiber reinforced epoxies and plastic coatings: effects of processing conditions on properties.
Epoxy and other plastic coatings on metals.
Polymers for medical applications supported by the Texas State Advanced Technology Program.
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Chain conformations and overlap in polymer solutions at rest and drag reduction and mechanical degradation in solution flow.
Light scattering by polymer solutions.
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Computer Simulations by molecular dynamics of polymers subjected to external mehanical forces: relaxation and crack propogation in tension, stress relaxation, etc.
Simulation by Brownian dynamics of polymer solutions in flow.