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Material Measurement Laboratory /Materials Science and Engineering Division

Functional Polymers Group

The Functional Polymers Group develops measurement methods, data, standards, and science for the functional properties (e.g., electronic, ion transport) of polymeric materials within functional devices and applications in forms that include thin films, interfaces, nanostructures, and membranes. We provide expertise in polymer phase behavior, molecular order formation, thin film mechanics, adhesion, in-situ processing measurements, nanofabrication

Projects and Programs

Schematic of selective transport of water, ions, or molecules across a polymer membrane.

Polymer Membranes

Ongoing
Membranes and membrane technology are key to the nation’s water and energy security. Polymer-based membranes already play a significant role in fields such as
High Impact Ballistic Testing of Polymer Films

Polymer Mechanics

Ongoing
Polymers play a central role in high rate impact mitigation applications ranging from helmets, to body armor, to aircraft and spacecraft protective coatings. A
Composite Interphase

Polymer Composites

Ongoing
The purpose of this project is to quantify the role that the fiber-matrix interphase plays in initiating and propagating damage in polymer matrix composites
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