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Nanostructured Multi-Functional Polymer-Based
Materials Nanocomposites Prof. Jean-François
GERARD INSA Lyon UMR CNRS 5627 jfgerard_at_insa-lyo
n.fr
see Web site www.nanofun-poly.com (.net .org)
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What is so special about nanoscale?

• Every property has a critical length scale
  where the fundamental physics of
• that property starts to change
• Nanoscale building blocks are within these
  critical length scales
• Building blocks impart to the nanostructures
  new and improved properties
• and functionalities
• Essentially any material property can be
  engineered through the controlled
• size-selective synthesis and assembly of
  nanoscale building blocks
• For multifunctional applications, more than one
  property and one length scale
• must be considered.

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Regional Activities in Nanostructure Science
Nanotech Industries
Numbers of patents on Nanotechnology
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NANOFUN joins forces and combines knowledge and
expertise from chemistry, physics, and materials
engineering covering experimental and applied
aspects of materials science
See the Web site www.nanofun.net
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Nanotechnology Integration in a Perfect World
Chemistry Thermodynamics Statistical
Mechanics Organic Chemistry Chemical Kinetics
Physics Classical Mechanics Electromagnetism Solid
State Physics
NANOFUN-POLY
Materials Science Mechanics of Materials
Engineering Systems Engineering Solid
Mechanics Systems Dynamics Control
Theory Electronic Circuit Design Micro-fabrication

Computer Science Numerical Simulation Parallel
Computing Interface Design
Biology Biochemistry Biomechanics Biophysics
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MAIN FEATURES OF NANOFUN NoE Scientific
Technological Objectives

• From trans-disciplinary partnership
• combination of excellence in different
  scientific areas
• synergy at the international level
• multidisciplinary approaches
• to develop and spread knowledge in innovative
  functional
• structural polymer-based nanomaterials
  sustainable
• technologies.
• benefits expected from NANOFUN-POLY to industry
• optoelectronics telecommunications,
• packaging, agriculture,
• building construction, automotive and aerospace,
  etc.

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MAIN FEATURES OF NANOFUN NoE Integration
Objectives
Reduction of fragmentation of
European research NANOFUN-POLY NoE will
contribute to the structuring and integration
of European research Main problems identified
in Towards a European Research Area, i.e. (a)
reduce fragmentation by integrating well-known
organisations into a new organisation,
ltJPIgt (b) promote the access of the European
scientific community to a complete set of
tools for the affordable development of knowledge
based nanomaterials, similar to that in USA
and Japan ltJPIgt
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MAIN FEATURES OF NANOFUN NoE Integration
Objectives
Reduction of fragmentation of
European research Main problems identified in
Towards a European Research Area,
i.e. (continued) c) provide a dynamic framework
to propose realistic solutions for the industry
for new devices, i.e. converting RD results into
useful economic benefits ltJPRgt d) by spreading
the advancements of knowledge on both local and
European levels, promoting national/European
projects with SMEs, workshops, international
conferences, newsletters, training of
industrial personnel and University students,
making extensive use of electronic tools
(Internet, forums, virtual distance learning),
ltJPSgt.
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MAIN FEATURES OF NANOFUN NoE Integration
Objectives
integration of a critical mass of ressources and
expertise to provide European leadership from
integration via networking activities
creating a durable integration of the research
capacities of the network participants
creation of a NETWORK LABORATORY
permanent body created
after 18st months ECNP European Center on
Multifunctional Nanostructured Polymers
Nanocomposites
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MAIN FEATURES OF NANOFUN NoE Integration
Activities / Tools
joined research activities from the existing
research activities of each partner from
programme of jointly executed research
definition of common research topics mobility
of staff and scientists mobility of
associated students (PhDs, post-docs)
sharing and development of common research
capabilities and plateforms
spreading and training
activities workshops and conferences
training activities for PhDs students and
scientists technology transfer
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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Phase 1 (month 0-12) JPI a) Sharing human
resources, modest level of integration, mechanism
simply b based on interpersonal relationship.
Expected achievement time month 6 b) Road Map
and Master Plan for the gradual development and
set-up of the new organization c) Draft of
organisational model to be discussed with all the
partners of the Consortium at M1 d) Mobility
plan, number of researchers and staff moving,
average duration of research stages JPR a)
Planning and performing jointly research
projects. Expected achievement time month
12 JPS a) web based communication tool b)
number of workshops/conferences jointly
organised c) number of PhD stages.
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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Phase 2 (month 13-24) JPI a) Sharing RTD
infrastructures. more sophisticated approach
based on an advanced communication system but
with a moderate harmonisation of the
m methodologies. Expected achievement time
month 18 b).Sharing methodologies for Research
funding. c) Legal nature of the structure,
financial sources, trules for management,
o organization chart, internal rules of
governance to be discussed with all the
partners of the Consortium at M24 JPR a)
mobility plan, number of researchers and staff
moving, average duration of research
stages b) number of trans-national research
projects jointly undertaken (as result of
joint activity) JPS a) number of new agreements
for scientific cooperation b) dimension, use
intensity and access frequency to communication
infrastructure
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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Phase 3 (month 25-36) JPI a) Sharing
methodology, data basis and protocols, a very
sophisticated working platform. Expected
achievement time month 36. b) pilot
structure JPR a) mobility plan, number of
researchers and staff moving, average duration of
research stage b) number of researchers
reallocated permanently .. JPS a) frequency of
use of common infrastructures quality and access
frequency to web-based database b) data
sharing inside the NANOFUN community and to
external organizations c). number of PhD
stages d) acquisition of new facilities,
conventions for joint use e) number of patents
and licenses jointly elaborated
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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Phase 4 (month 37-48) JPI a) Independent
operation. Expected achievement time month
48. b) New legal structure
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NANOFUN-POLY Partners
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NANOFUN-POLY PARTNERS
USA New-York Argentina Mar-del-Plata China B
eijing
(Prof. J. M. Kenny Coordinator) Univ.
Perugia Politecnico Torino (G. Camino) Univ.
Brescia (T. Riccò)Univ. Sassari (A.
Mariani)Univ. Genova (S. Russo) Univ. Trento (A.
Pegoretti ) Univ. Torino (F. Trotta)Univ.
Milano (G. Di Silvestro) Univ. Pisa (E.
Chiellini) Univ. Napoli Federico II (M.
Vacatello) Univ. Palermo (F. La Mantia) Univ.
Roma La Sapienza (M. V. Russo) Univ. Salerno
(V. Vittoria) Univ. Catania (A. Pollicino)
INSA - IMP vice-coordinator
(Prof. J. F. Gérard Vice- Coordinator) INSA
Lyon/Univ. Lyon I
INSTM coordinator
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CORE PARTNERS SATELLITE PARTNERS
120 Scientists 60 PhDs
SICOMP
TUL Lodz
IPF
INSA - IMP vice-coordinator
CRNCPM
INASMET
USA Argentina China
INSTM coordinator
CSIC
FORTH
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INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES JPAJPIJPRJPSManagement
JPI JOINT PROGRAM OF INTEGRATION
WP3 Other Activities Ethics, Health, Gender,
European Policies, Standardization
WP1 Set up of the organisation
WP2 Intellectual property rights
WP16 Coordination Management
JPR JOINT PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH
JPS JOINT PROGRAM FOR SPREADING
WP4, 8 Polymer Chemistry WP5, 9 Polymer
Processing WP6, 10 Nanostructure-Property
Relationships WP7, 11 Applications
WP13 Education and Training
WP14 Communication and linking with Society
WP15 Technology Transfer
WP12 Life Cycle Engineering
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NANOFUN-POLY NoE ORGANISATION
NETWORK BOARD (NB)
SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL
NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Network Coordination
SPREADING COMMITTEE
INTEGRATION COMMITTEE
Permanent Office
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Area 1. Polymer Chemistry ST1.1. New
monomers ST1.2. New precursors (copolymers,
dendrimers, hyperbranched polymers, microgels,
nanoclusters) ST1.3. Polymerisation routes
chain polymerisation, polycondensation, free
radical and radical polymerisation, sol-gel,
etc. ST1.4. Formulation Area 2. Polymer
Processing ST2.1. Intelligent and integrated
processing ST2.2. Environmentally friendly
processing techniques ST2.3. Processing
nanocomposites ST2.4. Coatings ST2.5.
Patterning of polymer surfaces Area 3.
Nanostructure-Property Relationships ST3.1.
New techniques of nanoscale characterization
ST3.2. Rheology at different scales ST3.3.
Molecular modelling and related simulation
techniques Area 4. Applications ST4.1.
Mechanical systems ST4.2. Functional
coatings ST4.3. Membranes ST4.4. Optical and
electrical devices ST4.5. Bioactivity
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Joint Programme Research 1st 18 months POLYMER
CHEMISTRY
PT4.1 Synthesis of hyperbranched structures
including stars, grafts, network precursors,
microgels PT4.2 Synthesis of (functional) block
copolymers PT4.3 Nanostructure formation by self
assembly and ionic interactions PT4.4 Functional
nanoparticles/hybrid structure preparation PT4.5
Formulations using hybrid structures
organic-inorganic, nanocomposites, nanotube
composites PT4.6 Control of surface and
interface structure, functionality and
migration of functional additives
PT4.7 Synthesis of polymers with special
optical, electrical, magnetic, and responsive
properties PT4.8 Synthesis of polymers with
bioactive surfaces/control of the
bio-interaction of polymers
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Joint Programme Research 1st 18 months POLYMER
PROCESSING
PT6.1 New developments in mixing studies at
different scales macro and micro-mixing with
integrated control PT6.2 Development of in-situ
integrated and combined experimental techniques
for in line monitoring PT6.3 Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC) removal for environmental
aspects. PT6.4 Methods to produce organically
modified layered silicates in nano-composites
processing, polymers composites with carbon
nanotubes PT6.5 Polymer surface patterning for
functional patterning i) processing tools and
techniques ii) known physical principles
(micro(nano) phase separation, polymer-polymer
demixing, capillary instabilities, dewetting.),
iii) external constraints or fields
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Joint Programme Research 1st 18
months NANOSTRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS

• Methods
• 2. Structure-properties relations
• PT6.1 Bioactive and responsive polymer-based
  systems
• smart hydrogels-response
• polymer systems interacting with cells and
  tissues
• bioactive thin films and molecularly imprinted
  biosensors
• PT6.2 Nanostructured hybrid organic-inorganic
  systems
• PT6.3 Structure of and interactions at
  interfaces.
• PT6.4 Supramolecular organized structures by
  selfassembly
• block and graft polymers,
• amphiphillic and strongly interacting
  copolymers,
• LC polymers and LC nanogels
• PT6.5 Topological and associative nanostructures
  in polymer networks.

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Joint Programme Research 1st 18
months APPLICATIONS
PT7.1 Structural Systems. i) light-weight
materials ii) Integration of components or
functions in one material PT7.2 Functional
Coatings. i) environmentally friendly products
(no emission of solvent) ii) corrosion inhibitor
materials from electrically active nanostructured
polymer iii) improvement of the adhesion
properties of coatings, including multilayers
from the knowledge derived from
surfaces/interfaces/interphases studies and
specific functionalization of the nanostructured
and functional polymer-based materials
prepared in the project iv) thinner coatings
and multilayers for different special
purposes protective layers ,i.e., ultrathin
polymer films with a special distribution of
functions and advanced production technology
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Joint Programme Research 1st 18 months POLYMER
PROCESSING
PT5.1 New developments in mixing studies at
different scales macro and micro-mixing with
integrated control PT5.2 Development of in-situ
integrated and combined experimental techniques
for in line monitoring PT5.3 Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOC) removal for environmental
aspects. PT5.4 Methods to produce organically
modified layered silicates in nano-composites
processing, polymers composites with carbon
nanotubes PT5.5 Polymer surface patterning for
functional patterning i) processing tools and
techniques ii) known physical principles
(micro(nano)) phase separation,
polymer-polymer demixing, capillary
instabilities, dewetting.), iii) external
constraints or fields
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Joint Programme Research 1st 18
months NANOSTRUCTURE-PROPERTIES RELATIONSHIPS

• Methods
• 2. Structure-properties relations
• PT6.1 Bioactive and responsive polymer-based
  systems
• smart hydrogels-response
• polymer systems interacting with cells and
  tissues
• bioactive thin films and molecularly imprinted
  biosensors
• PT6.2 Nanostructured hybrid organic-inorganic
  systems
• PT6.3 Structure of and interactions at
  interfaces.
• PT6.4 Supramolecular organized structures by
  selfassembly
• block and graft polymers,
• amphiphillic and strongly interacting
  copolymers,
• LC polymers and LC nanogels
• PT6.5 Topological and associative nanostructures
  in polymer networks.

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Joint Programme Research 1st 18
months APPLICATIONS
PT7.1 Structural Systems. i) light-weight
materials ii) Integration of components or
functions in one material PT7.2 Functional
Coatings. i) environmentally friendly products
(no emission of solvent) ii) corrosion inhibitor
materials from electrically active nanostructured
polymer iii) improvement of the adhesion
properties of coatings, including multilayers
from the knowledge derived from
surfaces/interfaces/interphases studies and
specific functionalization of the nanostructured
and functional polymer-based materials
prepared in the project iv) thinner coatings
and multilayers for different special
purposes protective layers ,i.e., ultrathin
polymer films with a special distribution of
functions and advanced production technology
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Joint Programme Research 1st 18
months APPLICATIONS
PT7.3 Membranes barrier materials. i)
separation performances of membranes gas
separation, ultrafiltration, microfiltration,
water purification, fuel-cell by ii) hybrid
systems organic/inorganic resistant to high
temperature, pressure and corrosive media
PT7.4 Optical, electrical magnetic devices.
miniaturized electrical and optical devices and
intelligent materials sensors and biosensors,
photovoltaic devices, FETs PT7.5 Bioactivity -
Applications of responsive bioactives gels in
medicine i) health monitoring techniques by
attaching specific functional units acting as
signal receptor/recognition molecularly
imprinted polymers ii) small structures
(miniaturisation) by material confinement
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Conclusions NANOFUN-POLY CHALLENGES

• Work on the cutting edge of technology
• Influence macroscopic properties by manipulation
  on the nanoscopic scale
• Room for great advancement
• Infancy stage of field, therefore, great
  discoveries yet to be made
• Multi-disciplinary field,
• Promote co-op program base with nano industry