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Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry

Research Overview

The main research themes of the group are mechanochemistry, supramolecular polymers, and liquid crystal based nanostructured materials.

An emerging topic of research is the interaction between mechanical forces and chemical reactivity. Force is used to activate dormant polymerization catalysts in a novel approach to self-healing materials, and molecular units that emit light when they break under stress are used to probe the details of failure in polymers with high temporal and spatial resolution.

Significant efforts in the group are directed towards the development of materials that mimic the mechanical properties of natural fibrous tissue, such as the extracellular matrix. The emphasis in this venture is on self-assembled hydrogels which show strain stiffening, nonlinear mechanical behavior that is essential for the proper functioning of many natural tissues.

Supramolecular and dynamic covalent interactions in polymers are used to develop new self-healing materials, with a focus on applications in additive manufacturing.

The dynamic order in columnar liquid crystals is being used to develop nanostructured materials such as ferroelectric materials and nanoporous membranes with a high density of perfectly monodisperse, nanometer sized pores.

Prof. Dr. R. Sijbesma

Eindhoven University of Technology
Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry
Helix STO 3.41, Het Kranenveld 14
P.O. Box 513 •  5600 MB Eindhoven • The Netherlands
Tel: +31 40 247 3111 •
Email: r.p.sijbesma@tue.nl
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  • Eindhoven (TU/e)
    • Theory of Polymers and Soft Matter
    • Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry
    • Physical Chemistry
    • Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials and Devices
    • Polymer Technology
    • Polymer Performance Materials
    • Bio-Organic Chemistry
  • Delft (TUD)
    • Optoelectronic Materials Section
    • Novel Aerospace Materials
    • Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies
    • Advanced Soft Matter
  • Nijmegen (RU)
    • Systems Chemistry
    • Bone Biochemistry
  • Enschede (UT)
    • Biomaterials Science and Technology
    • Membrane Surface Science
    • Films in Fluids
    • Molecular NanoFabrication
    • Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (SPC)
  • Utrecht (UU)
    • Advanced Drug Delivery and Drug Targeting
    • Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science
    • Condensed-Matter Theory, Statistical and Computational Physics (Institute for Theoretical Physics)
  • Groningen (RUG)
    • Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials
    • Polymer Physics/Physical Chemistry of Polymer Systems
    • Bio-Inspired Synthetic Materials Science
    • Organic-Materials Chemistry and Devices
    • Polymer Science
  • Wageningen (WUR)
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter 1
    • Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter 2
    • Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter 3
    • Molecular Surface Engineering
  • Maastricht University (UM)
    • Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials
    • Biobased Polymers
    • Polymer Physics and Technology
    • Polymer Engineering
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
    • AMOLF
    • Van t' Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences
    • Institute for Lasers, Life and Biophotonics Amsterdam (LaserLaB)
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