Laboratory for the Characterization of Polymers and Advanced Materials

The laboratory for the characterization of polymers and advanced materials is part of the Innovation in Materials and Molecular Engineering Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies (IMEM-BRT) group.

One of its main lines focuses on the development, analysis and characterization of polymeric materials and hybrid materials, that is, combinations of polymeric materials with other types of materials, such as ceramics and metals, and natural compounds.< /p>

Some of the most relevant fields in which they work are: the design of conductive plastic materials, hydrogels, biosustainable and biodegradable polymers (thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers and composites).

This activity has biomedical (sensors, drug delivery systems or platforms for tissue engineering) and technological applications (solid and semi-solid electrolytes for fuel cells, batteries, organic capacitors/supercapacitors, polymeric membranes, and the use of bioceramic compounds as catalysts, hydroxyapatite among others). Therefore, in our characterization laboratories different types of analyzes can be carried out for the complete identification of the chemical structures and the main properties of these materials.

In addition, the Group has extensive experience and solid technology transfer with companies (more than 10 patents, some of them licensed), which prove their experience in the field of polymers and advanced materials. You can check all his activity here: https://imem.upc.edu/en