Hierarchically Ordered Nanocomposites based on Block Copolymers and Nanodiamonds
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20K15347
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 35020:Polymer materials-related
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| Research Institution | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUTISNA Burhannudin 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 力学と材料科学ユニット, ポストドクトラルスカラー (90866922)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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| Keywords | Nanodiamond suspension / Colloidal stability / Self-assembly / Nanocomposite / Nanodiamond / Organic solvent / Self-assembled channels / Block copolymer / Block copolymers / Nanodiamonds / Nanocomposites |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The use of nanodiamonds (NDs) as reinforcing fillers in polymer nanocomposites has been limited by challenges related to creating uniform dispersions. This research will solve this issue by exploiting enthalpic and entropic factors of co-assembly between block copolymers (BCPs)and NDs. It will involve ND surface functionalization and use BCPs with various configurations to obtain well-ordered BCP-ND nanocomposites via solvent-based techniques. This research will provide a foundation for the synthesis of hierarchically ordered nanocomposites, relevant for coating, tribology, and biotech.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
A manuscript on the preparation of stable suspensions of nanodiamonds (NDs) in organic solvents has been written and is currently under revision by co-authors. The manuscript mainly discusses the mechanism of ND stabilization in the suspension. More characterizations on self-assembled membranes with ND channels were also performed, which focused on the mechanical properties of the nanocomposite films. The experiments revealed more understanding on the structure-property relationship of the films.
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