A Postdoctoral opening is available in the area of toughening of thermoplastic adhesive tapes at Mechanica of Composites for Energy and Mobility lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Performance of secondary bonding or adhesive systems is a key challenges for the successful integration of composite. MCEM has a strong experience in improving toughness and stability of adhesive joints by controlling the dissipation mechanisms, via the design of the microstructure or by introducing spatially depending adhesive properties.
The main goal of this project is to investigate a concept of thermoplastics tapes featuring at least 100 % toughness improvement compared to the raw material used to manufacture the tape, just by the specific design of its internal microstructure. This concept can be applied directly to design new thermoplastic adhesive tapes for long-term treatment of human body joints using joint supports without changing either the carrier or adhesive materials.
The project will be organized around 2 main activities:
· Understanding the role of tailored microstructures on fracture toughness of thermoplastic adhesive tape joints, especially via digital twins and parametric optimization,
· Processing of optimized microstructure, and demonstration of the proof of concept via both static and fatigue degradation tests, in the context of health applications.
All the information about the position is available in the attached file.
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