MERESPO

Mechanically Responsive Polymers

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE DE FRIBOURG    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Switzerland [CH]
Totale costo	1˙992˙493 €
EC contributo	1˙992˙493 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2011-ADG_20110209
Funding Scheme	ERC-AG
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-05-01   -   2017-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE DE FRIBOURG  Organization address address: AVENUE DE L'EUROPE 20 city: FRIBOURG postcode: 1700 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Monique Cognome: Bersier Email: send email Telefono: +41 26 300 7003 Fax: +41 26 300 9600	CH (FRIBOURG)	hostInstitution	1˙992˙493.20
2	UNIVERSITE DE FRIBOURG  Organization address address: AVENUE DE L'EUROPE 20 city: FRIBOURG postcode: 1700 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Christoph Cognome: Weder Email: send email Telefono: +41 26 300 94 65 Fax: +41 26 300 96 24	CH (FRIBOURG)	hostInstitution	1˙992˙493.20

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'“Intelligent” polymers which change their properties “on command”, that is upon exposure to a pre-defined stimulus in a highly selective and reversible manner, are of considerable academic interest and attractive for countless technologically relevant applications. Many examples of chemically, thermally, electrically, optically, or electrically responsive materials are known, but only few polymers have been studied, which respond in a useful and predictable manner to the exposure of mechanical stress. The here-proposed program targets the design, synthesis, processing, exploration and exploitation of a radically new family of bio-inspired, mechanically responsive polymers in which mechanical stress provides the activation energy to trigger specific pre-programmed chemical reactions. These reactions, in turn, will be used to bestow polymers with unusual and previously unavailable functionalities, such as mechanical morphing, mechanically induced generation of light, mechanically controlled cell growth, auto-lubricating behavior, and the ability to release small molecules such as drugs, fragrances and antiseptics. A three-pronged research approach is proposed. Thrust 1 will investigate carefully selected model systems with the aim to advance the predictive understanding for the relationships between the chemical structure of the mechanically responsive motifs or “mechanophores”, their connectivity with a matrix polymer, the morphology and mechanical properties of the system, and the mechanoresponse. Thrust 2 focuses on the exploration of new mechanophores and mechanochemical transduction schemes. Thrust 3 will apply the knowledge generated for the creation of novel materials that offer a wide variety of new and interesting functionalities. The knowledge generated through these efforts will provide a broad intellectual basis for the future design, of advanced functional materials based on mechanochemical transduction schemes.'