PIRE: Research and Education in Active Coatings Technologies (REACT) for the Human Habitat

PIRE：人类住区活性涂料技术 (REACT) 的研究和教育

• 批准号: 1545884
• 负责人: Russell Composto
• 金额: $ 277.7万
• 依托单位: University of Pennsylvania
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-10-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1545884&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PIRE; Research; Education; Active; Coatings

Part 1:This Partnership in Research and Education (PIRE) project addresses critical research challenges for the development of Active Coating Technologies (ACTs) through an international research and educational platform with an aim to transform the human habitat and our ability to respond to disasters. These ACTs will generate fundamental scientific understanding that enables the design of novel materials and properties for the robust collection and purification of water, elimination/reduction of disease transmission, and efficient generation and storage of energy, and hence, will address societal needs that have high relevance for the world and the U.S. To this aim, the University of Pennsylvania has formed an international partnership with fourteen collaborators from six institutions within the Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies (GIANT) in Grenoble, France. The collaboration with Giant provides the complementary expertise and resources critical for the research. The domestic partners, namely, Alabama State University, Villanova University and Bryn Mawr College further increase the research depth and diversity of participants, who will take part in every aspect of the project including research and education at GIANT. Through the planned research programs every summer, the US team consisting of a post doc, an early career faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students from these domestic institutions and UPenn, will gain invaluable international research experiences at Grenoble. Other important educational components include industrial internships at Salvoy, a world leader in the area, as well as workshops to develop broader career skills, training for the communication of technical information, and the opportunity to innovate on a prototype "Relief Tent" that will showcase ACT research. The research will address fundamental and up-to-now unsolved, materials-related scientific problems that will be applicable to engineering better human habitats and emergency response structures. The integrated research and educational components of the project will contribute to preparing a globally-engaged science and engineering workforce and a new cadre of US scientists poised to be international scientific leaders.Part 2:To enable coatings that transform the human habitat, each ACT utilizes the versatility afforded by polymers, nanoparticles and their mixtures to create coatings with tailored chemistry, surface texture and function. ACT 1 (water management) seeks to understand how the size, geometry, and surface energy of hierarchically structured coatings influence wetting and water transport. GIANT adds expertise in photoreactive nanomaterials that, when combined with Penn's structured coatings, open new opportunities to manage water. US scientists can investigate wetting of structured coatings using micro beam x-ray scattering tools at GIANT. ACT 2 (suppression of disease transmission) will relate the mechanics and texture of nanobilayer and layer-by-layer coatings to bacteria adhesion and proliferation. GIANT's expertise in synthesis and visualization of biomacromolecules is critical for understanding how bacteria interact with novel surfaces. ACT 3 (energy conversion and storage) will design multilayered coatings to efficiently collect and convert light using textured surfaces from ACT 1 in combination with unique nanoparticles. These photovoltaic cells will be coupled with solid polymer electrolytes designed with fast ion pathways for next generation lithium ion batteries. GIANT's expertise in interrogating energy materials in-situ and in-operando is particularly unique. Five unifying principles and methods integrate the ACTs, including commonality of materials and approaches, the unifying role of theory and simulation, a need for mechanical characterization and robustness, novel methods for structure/property studies at GIANT, and the translation of basic research into applications in collaboration with industry.

第1部分：该研究和教育伙伴关系（PIRE）项目通过国际研究和教育平台解决了开发活性涂层技术（ACT）的关键研究挑战，旨在改变人类住区和我们应对灾害的能力。 这些ACT将产生基本的科学认识，使设计新的材料和性能，用于强大的水收集和净化，消除/减少疾病传播，以及有效的发电和储存能源，因此，将满足与世界和美国高度相关的社会需求。宾夕法尼亚大学已经与来自法国格勒诺布尔的格勒诺布尔先进新技术创新（GIANT）内的六个机构的十四个合作者形成了国际伙伴关系。与Giant的合作提供了对研究至关重要的补充专业知识和资源。国内合作伙伴，即亚拉巴马州立大学，维拉诺瓦大学和布林莫尔学院进一步增加了研究深度和参与者的多样性，他们将参加该项目的各个方面，包括GIANT的研究和教育。通过每年夏天计划的研究项目，由博士后，早期职业教师以及来自这些国内机构和宾夕法尼亚大学的研究生和本科生组成的美国团队将在格勒诺布尔获得宝贵的国际研究经验。 其他重要的教育内容包括在该领域的世界领先者Saltland的工业实习，以及发展更广泛职业技能的讲习班，技术信息交流培训，以及在展示ACT研究的原型“救济帐篷”上创新的机会。 该研究将解决基本的和迄今尚未解决的与材料有关的科学问题，这些问题将适用于工程更好的人类栖息地和应急反应结构。 该项目的综合研究和教育部分将有助于培养一支全球参与的科学和工程队伍，以及一支准备成为国际科学领导者的新的美国科学家骨干队伍。第2部分：为了使涂料能够改变人类的栖息地，每个ACT都利用聚合物、纳米颗粒及其混合物提供的多功能性来创建具有定制化学、表面纹理和功能的涂料。 ACT 1（水管理）旨在了解分层结构涂层的尺寸、几何形状和表面能如何影响润湿和水传输。 GIANT增加了光反应纳米材料方面的专业知识，当与Penn的结构化涂层相结合时，为水管理提供了新的机会。美国科学家可以在GIANT使用微束X射线散射工具研究结构涂层的润湿。ACT 2（抑制疾病传播）将纳米双层和逐层涂层的力学和纹理与细菌粘附和增殖联系起来。GIANT在生物大分子合成和可视化方面的专业知识对于了解细菌如何与新型表面相互作用至关重要。 ACT 3（能量转换和存储）将设计多层涂层，以有效地收集和转换光，使用ACT 1的纹理表面与独特的纳米颗粒相结合。 这些光伏电池将与固体聚合物电解质相结合，该电解质设计有用于下一代锂离子电池的快速离子通道。GIANT在能源材料现场和现场检测方面的专业知识是独一无二的。 五个统一的原则和方法集成了ACT，包括材料和方法的通用性，理论和模拟的统一作用，对机械特性和鲁棒性的需求，GIANT结构/性能研究的新方法，以及将基础研究转化为与工业合作的应用。

项目成果

Effect of Graft Length and Matrix Molecular Weight on String Assembly of Aligned Nanoplates in a Lamellar Diblock Copolymer

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02478
• 发表时间: 2022-04
• 期刊: Macromolecules
• 影响因子: 5.5
• 作者: Christian Tabedzki;Nadia M. Krook;C. Murray;R. Composto;Robert A. Riggleman

Surface Enrichment of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles in a Miscible Polymer Nanocomposite

可混溶聚合物纳米复合材料中聚合物接枝纳米颗粒的表面富集

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00839
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Macromolecules
• 影响因子: 5.5
• 作者: Maguire, Shawn M.;Demaree, John Derek;Boyle, Michael J.;Keller, Austin W.;Bilchak, Connor R.;Kagan, Cherie R.;Murray, Christopher B.;Ohno, Kohji;Composto, Russell J.
• 通讯作者: Composto, Russell J.