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The present work Received the Best Poster ‘‘Towards novel exposure and risk assessment
Award NMBP at EuroNanoForum 2019 confer- techniques for nanomaterials’’.
ence on June 12 - 14, 2019 with poster presen- For more information, you can contact Dr. Elias
tation title: Koumoulos, E-mail: epk@innovation-res.eu
Electropolymerisation of PMAA on continuous CF
One of the main objectives of the project is to The results of this treatment appeared really
produce CF-based structures with increased promising, leading to two publications on scien-
functionality (enhanced mechanical, electrical tific journals and four presentations on interna-
and thermal properties). tional scientific conferences.
In this scope, the electrochemical treatment of NTUA is now turning the attention on upscaling
NTUA is performed by electro-polymerizing the process by creating a continuous line of
methacrylic acid (MAA) solution on the CF electropolymerization.
(mainly CF fabrics), creating an interlayer that
enhances the fibre-matrix interfacial adhesion. The aim is to be able to treat carbon fiber spools
in a continuous way and furthermore, to apply
new technologies on this continuous sizing pro-
cess via smart sensing that can warn for the life
duration of the MAA solution. By this way, the
quality of manufacturing operation will be
optimised and the manufactured products will
be of great value for the composites industry
that lacks automation and standardisation.
Electrochemical treatment
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