University of Bradford - Equipment Account

我们建议配备设备，以增强我们的专业先进材料加工设施和一套过程监控和离线表征设备，旨在针对具有医疗保健应用的先进材料，包括广泛的纳米级表征，以及加工和材料性能的建模设施。这些将补充我们目前在布拉德福德的聚合物IRC实验室的先进材料、制造工艺技术和表征设施。专业的先进制造工艺：我们从事与加工相关的基础研究(针对新型聚合物纳米复合材料、混合物、生物材料/生物复合材料和药物配方，以及反应性加工)，这些研究可导致工艺可行性项目(例如，新配方的加工性，以及支撑材料特性)或新产品开发。产品可以是原型(通常是小规模的，因为可获得性有限或材料昂贵)，也可以是完整的生产项目。建议为小规模产品、微/纳米表面特征和宏观加工提供工艺可行性研究或微观加工的设施。特征和监测设施：层次化结构材料和功能梯度需要纳米或其他长度尺度的表征。这对于前处理材料和后处理产品来说将是离线的；而在过程中表征旨在评估真实的材料过程历史，这对于依赖时间和温度的材料是重要的。过程监控实际上就是先进的制造计量。

We propose equipment to enhance our specialist advanced materials processing facilities and suite of at-process monitoring and off-line characterisation equipment aimed at advanced materials with healthcare applications, including extensive nanoscale characterisation, plus modelling facilities for processing and materials performance. These will complement our current advanced materials manufacturing process technology and characterisation facilities in the Polymer IRC laboratory at Bradford. SPECIALIST ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES: We undertake fundamental processing-related studies (for novel polymer nanocomposites, blends, and biomaterials/ biocomposite and pharmaceutical formulations, and reactive processing) which lead to process feasibility projects (e.g. processability of new formulations, with underpinning material characterisation) or novel product development. Products may be prototypes (typically at the small scale for limited availability or expensive materials), or full production items. Facilties for process feasibility research or micro-scale processing are proposed for small scale products, micro/nano surface features, and macro scale processing.CHARACTERISATION AND MONITORING FACILITIES: Characterisation at nano- and other length scales is required for hierarchichal structure materials and functional gradients. This will be 'off line' for pre-process materials and post-process products; while at-process characterisation aims to evaluate real material process histories, which is important for time and temperature dependent materials. At-process monitoring is in effect, advanced manufacturing metrology.