{"id":1421,"date":"2022-11-27T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T10:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stefanmommer.com\/?page_id=1421"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:02:15","slug":"research-focus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stefanmommer.com\/index.php\/research-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1421\" class=\"elementor elementor-1421\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bca3fe5 ct-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"bca3fe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ae12b2\" data-id=\"3ae12b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478ba7f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_transparent_split_hero\" data-id=\"478ba7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_transparent_split_hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Transparent Split Hero -->\n\t\t<link id='uc_ac_assets_file_uc_photography_header_css_0-css' href='https:\/\/www.stefanmommer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac_assets\/uc_photography_header\/uc_photography_header.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Transparent Split Hero *\/\n\n.uc_photography_header *{\n\tmargin:0;\n\tpadding:0;\n\t-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;\n\t-moz-box-sizing: border-box;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n\t\n}\n#uc_transparent_split_hero_elementor_478ba7f\n{\n\tposition:relative;\n\twidth:100%;\n    background-position:center;\n    background-size:cover;\n    background-image:url();\n    display:flex;\n    overflow:hidden;\n    \n}\n\n#uc_transparent_split_hero_elementor_478ba7f > div\n{\n  height:100%;\n  display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n}\n\n.uc_photography_header .uc_container_text_box{ \n  text-align:right;\n}\n\n.uc_photography_header .uc_subtitle\n{\n  font-size:42px;\n}\n\n.uc_photography_header .uc_container_text_box a{\n\tborder-style:solid;\n\tdisplay:inline-block;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_photography_header\" id=\"uc_transparent_split_hero_elementor_478ba7f\">    \t      \n  <div class=\"uc_container_text_box\">  \n  <div>\n        <div class=\"uc_title\">Research Focus<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uc_subtitle\">What We Do<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uc_text\"><\/div>\n        <a class=\"uc_btn\" href=\"#res1\" >\u2335<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Transparent Split Hero -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3182ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3182ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cbc33b\" data-id=\"4cbc33b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fa110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77fa110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"res1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the <b>Mommer Research Group<\/b>, we seek to engineer polymeric materials that vary from soft, stretchable (e.g. tough hydrogels) over to polymer-based solvent-free materials (thermoplastics or elastomers). We <span style=\"background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: var(--fontSize); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">combine various disciplines such as organic, polymer and supramolecular chemistry, as well as material science and engineering. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">A special focus is laid on the link between the molecular features and the resulting mechanical properties of the materials (<strong>structure-property relationships<\/strong>) as well as on <strong>material sustainability<\/strong>. The latter can be tailored and improved through durability (robust materials with long life-times) or degradability (on-demand degradation), especially regarding thermoplastic polymer materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">Durable Tough Hydrogels<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">Hydrogel materials are crosslinked polymer networks with reversible swelling, tunable porosity, elasticity, toughness, and flexibility. Conventional hydrogels often suffer from weak mechanical properties and display brittle and unstable behavior limiting their scope for load-bearing applications. This shortens their lifetimes, requiring replacement, ultimately decreasing material sustainability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are interested in the molecular design of high-performance hydrogels with toughness and elasticity similar to rubber and applications towards durable medical materials and high-performant responsive materials.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5a13c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_image_tooltip\" data-id=\"7b5a13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_image_tooltip.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Image Tooltip -->\n\t\t<link id='uc_assets_hotspot_tooltipster_bundle_min_css-css' href='https:\/\/www.stefanmommer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ac_assets\/Hotspot\/tooltipster.bundle.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Image Tooltip *\/\n\n#uc_image_tooltip_elementor_7b5a13c{\n  position:relative;\n}\n#uc_image_tooltip_elementor_7b5a13c img{\n  display:inline-block;\n  font-size:0px;\n}\n\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip .tooltipster-box{ background: #e7e7e7 !important; border-color: #384870 !important;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-bottom .tooltipster-arrow-background{border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-left .tooltipster-arrow-background{border-left-color:#e7e7e7;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-right .tooltipster-arrow-background{border-right-color:#e7e7e7;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-top .tooltipster-arrow-background{border-top-color:#e7e7e7;}\n\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-bottom .tooltipster-arrow-border{border-bottom-color:#384870;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-left .tooltipster-arrow-border{border-left-color:#384870;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-right .tooltipster-arrow-border{border-right-color:#384870;}\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip.tooltipster-top .tooltipster-arrow-border{border-top-color:#384870;}\n\n.tooltip-25911.tooltipster-sidetip .tooltipster-content{color:#000 !important;}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_image_tooltip_elementor_7b5a13c\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n      \n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tooltip image_tooltip\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stefanmommer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Research_v3-01-1.png?fit=3064%2C845&amp;#038;ssl=1\" title=\"Polymer Network Architectures\">\n    \n  <\/div>\n<!-- end Image Tooltip -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c8b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0c8b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next to other cross-linking strategies (see Figure), we predominantly exploit supramolecular strategies to dissipate energy throughout the polymer networks making our materials often self-healing and s<span style=\"color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: var(--fontSize); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); background-color: inherit;\">elf-recoverable. We do so by incorporating&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: inherit; font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-align: inherit; text-transform: var(--textTransform); background-color: inherit;\">host-guest interactions (i) as transient reversible&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: var(--fontSize); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); background-color: inherit;\">cross-links that disengage and reform upon the application of stress and (ii) as slidable cross-links in the main polymer chain creating a unique slide-ring&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: inherit; font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-align: inherit; text-transform: var(--textTransform); background-color: inherit;\">architecture. The latter consists of movable&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: var(--fontSize); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">cross-links, which&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: var(--fontSize); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">once a mechanical impact is applied, can freely translocat along the polymer backbone to&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: var(--fontSize); text-align: inherit; background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">equalize tension. Such a&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: var(--fontSize); text-align: inherit; background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">topology can infuse materials with unique physicochemical and mechanical properties, such as large volume changes during equilibrium swelling, enhanced stretchabilities, highly elastic response to deformation, and increased elastic moduli as compared to conventional hydrogels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sustainable Polymer Materials<\/h3>\n<p>Within this research line, we seek to develop new strategies for the preparation of <strong>degradable, yet durable polymeric materials<\/strong> that can satisfy both short and long lifetimes.&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: inherit; color: var(--theme-text-color); font-family: var(--fontFamily); font-size: var(--fontSize); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); font-weight: var(--fontWeight); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">On short timescales, the polymers are engineered to allow for an on-demand degradation, which is designed to counteract the growing environmental pollution through single use plastics (SUPs), the majority of which exhibit extremely long degradation times and to this day lack efficient recycling and practicable end-of-life treatment options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To the contrary, performance plastics require consistent mechanical properties and high durability, yet often experience aging during their extended life span. To mitigate aging effects, we investigate materials that are able to self-heal and self-reinforce as a result of said aging. This effect is based on the polymer\u2019s unique internal structural features and therefore, does not require any chemical additives. Durability and longevity of the corresponding polymers are thus, increased, minimizing the need for replacement. 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