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SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH
The
rheology group started in 1980 under the auspices of Profesor Gonzalo
Martín
Guzmán, one of the pioneers of polymer science in Spain. Since
then research
has been focused on fundamental and applied rheology. The general aim
of our
basic research is to correlate the composition of polymeric materials
with
their viscoelastic properties, emphasizing on the molecular
architecture of the
chain itself and on the presence of other components, like other
polymers, plasticisers,
nanoparticles etc. From a technological point of view we are concerned
with
measurements in similar conditions to those of polymer processing,
which imply
high shear rates, pressures and temperatures, but also particular flow
and
wetting conditions in the case of adhesives. Currently
we are mostly involved in dispersions of electrically conducting
nanoparticles
in polymer matrixes, as well as in microphase separated copolymers and
bitumen/polymer blends.
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