Recent Advances in Nano-to Mega-technology of Polymeric Materials
报告人:
西敏夫教授
东京工业大学特任教授，东京大学和东京工业大学名誉教授
报告时间:
2012-04-24 15:30
报告地点:
英士楼201会议室
主办单位:
化学工程系
简介:
Recently, we have been developing polymer nanotechnology such as 3D-tranmission electron microscopy (3D-TEM) for nanoscale 3D structure analysis and nanomechnaical mapping method based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) for nanoscale physical property analysis. Although these methods are very interesting as a basic science, we are aiming to apply these technologies to polymer megatechnology that can be useful for the real society.
First, I will show you the short introduction of WPI-AIMR Tohoku University started from Oct. 2007 and I was one of the principal investigator (PI). Then, I will talk about the principles and application of 3D-TEM and nanomechanical mapping of self-organized nanostructure of block copolymers and nanocomposites. In the last, I will talk about how these polymer nanotechnologies can be applied to develop fuel efficient tire compound to reduce CO2 generation or elongate battery life of electric vehicles and high performance seismic-protection elstomeric isolators that were quite effective at the East Japan Giant Earthquake on March 11, 2011 and more than 1000 aftershocks still happening in Japan.
