WP1: Polymer Science
The objective of this WP was the progress in knowledge and scientific development in the field of bioinspired adhesive polymers. During the reported period, we have achieved the following specific and training objectives:
i) Training of young students in polymer synthesis, surface micro- and nanostructuration and the synthesis of responsive materials with improved adhesive properties, in particular for applications underwater.
ii) Reinforcement of European network and enhancement of European visibility in bioadhesives.
iii) Joint academia and industrial efforts in bioadhesion which will accelerate translation of biological adhesive principles into high-tech commercial products.
Tasks, work carried out and achievements of listed objectives:
Task 1.1 Adhesive surfaces from responsive polymer brushes
Task 1.2 Reversible wet adhesives based on catechol chemistry
Task 1.3 Responsive gels using complex coacervation
Task 1.4 Industrial material design
WP2: Adhesion
The general objective of WP2 was to characterize the adhesive properties of interfaces formed in the presence of water and to understand the main mechanisms by which intermolecular forces under water result in macroscopically measurable adhesion.
Tasks, work carried out and achievements of listed objectives
Task 2.1 Adhesion on model responsive flat surfaces under water
Task 2.2 Adhesion of complex coacervates under water
Task 2.3 Adhesion on surfaces with controlled and periodic roughness
Task 2.4 Adhesion of animals in wet conditions
Task 2.5 Modelling
Task 2.6 Industrial applications. Assessment of improved adhesion performance on fouled surfaces and on prototype coatings
WP3: (Fluid)biomechanics
According to the research work described in the Grant Agreement, the main specific objectives of WP3 were the following:
i) To characterize the performance of natural adhesives under wet conditions;
ii) To develop computational tools capable of describing the fluid mechanics of adhesion on wet surfaces.
iii) To obtain a fundamental understanding of wet adhesion mechanisms using both state-of-the-art experimental techniques and multi-scale modelling;
Tasks, work carried out and achievements of listed objectives
Task 3.1 Mechanisms in natural adhesive systems under wet conditions
Task 3.2 Computational study of the fluid mechanical aspects of the adhesion on wet surfaces
Task 3.3 Atomistic modelling of polymer conformations
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