ON H2020 SPIRE PROJECT “POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH BIO-INSPIRED FUNCTIONS: DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS”

Sergejs Vidinejevs (Institute for Mechanics of Materials, University of Latvia) speaks at scientific workshop of ISSP UL Doctoral School “Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies”, April 19.

The promotion work is developed in the form of dissertation in the field of physics, sub-sector - material physics. The research was performed at the Institute for Mechanics of Materials UL. The scientific supervisor of the work is leading researcher Dr. sc. ing. Andrejs Aņiskevičs.

The work is related to topical and new research direction: further development of bio-inspired functions in load-bearing composites. These are the visual indications of mechanical impacts and the vascular self-healing functions of the polymer matrix. These functions were provided by creating smart layers and embedding them in the composite. The study identified the applicable test sequences, developed quantitative methods and a mechanical model to evaluate the effectiveness of new functions in composites. The high efficiency of the functions and the ability to improve the safety of load-bearing fiber-reinforced polymer composites have been demonstrated.