People

Field of expertise

Microfluidics, Organ-on-chip systems, Microrobotics, BioMEMS, Microsensors, Microfabrication

Research unit

Micro- and Nanosystems Research Group

About me

Our research group of Plastics and Elastomer Technology (link) 

Details of my research and work within the academic and academic-industrial societies can be found in TUTCris (link) 

Publications can also paged via ORCID (000 0-0002-5172-3992)

Research fields

Computational materials science, biocomposites, advanced composites, functional polymer materials

About me

My research in the research group of Plastics and Elastomer Technology is focused mainly on polymer and elastomer based composites and polymer/metal hybrids. Sustainability is one of the most important driving forces in my work and therefore topics, such as recycling of composites and plastics or microplastics, are in core of my studies. Characterization of the interfacial properties between the reinforcements and matrix and controlling the properties and degradation of the structure, are typical research questions in my projects. In addition, I am very interested in the correlation between microscopic and macroscopic test results, which I think is the key to implement our scientific research results into industrial applications. In addition to traditional experimental test methods, micro-/precision-robotic test concepts are often applied in my research projects, which allows us to study the mechanical properties of fibres and fibre/matrix interfaces in micro scale and enables unique possibilities to study the degradation of composite materials in a reliable manner. I am actively collaborating with industrial and academic partners both nationally and internationally.