CAREER: Connecting Microscopic Rearrangements to Macroscopic Flow in Dynamic Covalent Netw — NSF Award to University of Illinois a
Non-Technical Summary High-performance materials ranging from composites for structural and defense capabilities to biomaterials for biotechnology and agricultural applications rely on long-chain macromolecules ‘stitched’ together into networks. The resulting polymer networks show high mechanical strength but are typic
| Award title | CAREER: Connecting Microscopic Rearrangements to Macroscopic Flow in Dynamic Covalent Netw |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2539132 |
| Awardee | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| City | URBANA |
| State | IL |
| Amount obligated | $390,000 |
| Principal investigator | Alexa Kuenstler |
| Program | POLYMERS |
| Start date | 03/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Non-Technical Summary High-performance materials ranging from composites for structural and defense capabilities to biomaterials for biotechnology and agricultural applications rely on long-chain macromolecules ‘stitched’ together into networks. The resulting polymer networks show high mechanical strength but are typically challenging to process in energy and cost-efficient ways that prevents manufacturing and use. The incorporation of chemical linkages that can rearrange on the molecular level |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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