IMR: Acquisition of a Twin Screw Extruder for Polymer/Bio Nanocomposite Research and Education

这是北达科他州立大学（NDSU）材料研究仪器项目的一项仪器采购合同。该仪器将为NDSU的聚合物/生物纳米复合材料研究和教育提供聚合物处理能力。该设备是一台18mm双螺杆挤出机，用于强力聚合物和复合材料的剪切、混合和反应。挤出机是理想的高度剥离的纳米血小板分散在聚合物基质和聚合物-羟基磷灰石混合支架应用。几个活跃的NSF资助的材料加工和生物材料研究将受益于新仪器。这些论文是多学科的研究：(1)聚合物共混物和复合材料的加工和材料表征；(2)碳纳米管的低成本替代品的制备；(3)聚合物加工；(4)蒙脱石粘土纳米复合材料的多尺度建模；(5)结构仿生纳米复合材料（珍珠层）；(6)纳米材料、纳米纤维和纳米复合材料的加工；(7)复合加工，以及人字反应石墨碳纳米纤维。该仪器还将对梅奥诊所的生物材料研究和3M的机械工程产生影响。仪器开发的部分费用由3M公司提供。该奖项将对教育和向少数民族伸出援手产生重大影响，并将帮助学生为当地行业的就业做好准备。这是北达科他州立大学（NDSU）材料研究仪器项目的一项仪器采购合同。该仪器将为NDSU的聚合物/生物纳米复合材料研究和教育提供聚合物处理能力。该设备是用于聚合物和纳米复合材料的18mm双螺杆挤出机。几个活跃的NSF资助的材料加工和生物材料研究将受益于新仪器。该设备将有助于更广泛的教育和工业发展的聚合物加工，高分子科学和工程在上中西部地区。它还将对梅奥诊所（Mayo Clinic）的生物材料研究和3M的机械工程产生影响。后者为该工具的开发提供部分支持。该奖项将对教育和向少数民族伸出援手产生重大影响，并将帮助学生为当地行业的就业做好准备。在3 m。后者为该工具的开发提供部分支持。

This is an instrument acquisition award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The instrument will provide a polymer processing capability for polymer/bio nanocomposite research and education at NDSU. The equipment is an 18 mm twin-screw extruder for intense polymeric and composite shearing, mixing and reacting. The extruder is ideal for highly exfoliated nanoplatelet dispersion in a polymer matrix and for polymer-hydroxyapatite mixing for scaffold applications. Several active NSF funded research in materials processing and biomaterials will benefit from the new instrument. Theses are multidisciplinary research in: (1) processing and materials characterization of polymer blends and composites, (2) fabrication of cost-effective substitutes for carbon nanotubes; (3) polymer processing; (4) multiscale modeling of smectite clay nanocomposites; (5) structural biomimetic nanocomposites (nacre); (6) processing of nanomaterials, nanofibers and nanocomposites; and (7) composite processing, and herringbone reactive graphitic carbon nanofiber. The instrument will also have impact on biomaterials research at the Mayo Clinic and mechanical engineering at 3M. The cost of the instrument development is partially supported by 3M. The award will have significant impact on education and outreach to minorities and will help prepare students for employment in local industries. This is an instrument acquisition award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The instrument will provide a polymer processing capability for polymer/bio nanocomposite research and education at NDSU. The equipment is an 18 mm twin-screw extruder for polymers and nano-composite. Several active NSF funded research in materials processing and biomaterials will benefit from the new instrument. The equipment will contribute to the broader educational and industrial developments of polymer processing, polymer science and engineering in the upper Midwest region. It will also have an impact on biomaterials research at the Mayo Clinic and mechanical engineering at 3M. The latter provides partial support to the instrument development. The award will have significant impact on education and outreach to minorities and will help prepare students for employment in local industries.at 3M. The latter provides partial support to the instrument development.