Research
Thrusts
..... Nanostructures
..... Biomimetics
..... Bio-Nano
Charles Beatty - Development of a new technique (superposition of a linear viscoelastic cyclic deformation on a static non-linear viscoelastic deformation) has been used to again further insight into the non-linear deformation process. As indicated above, most of my experience has been in the study of the polymer solid state and how to modify or control its properties, and this is what I enjoy most, although I have learned much about solution properties (i.e, viscosity, GPC, light scattering, solution fluorescence spectrometry, etc) in order to characterize the polymer molecules independent of their interactions in the solid state. Other areas in which I have research interests and have published or worked in are:
- High pressure x-ray diffraction(crystal-crystal transformation and unit cell classification to 30 kbar)
- High pressure dilatometry (to 5kbar)
- Polymer crystallization kinetics and morphology
- Brillouin light scattering by polymers
- Block copolymers and blend compatibility
- Mechanical properties (stress-strain and fatique of composites as a function of filler size and shape interactions between polymer and filler)
- Mechanical properties of thin films and small particles
- Adhesion of polymers to substrates
- Dielectric relaxation of polymers and composites
- Electron microprobe detection of phase separated domains in polymers
- Production of ceramic films, fibers and particles from polymeric precursors
- Metal matrix and polymer/metal composites
- Curing and crystallization kinetics