Block Copolymer Nanocomposites

Galder Kortaberria studied chemistry at the University of the Basque Country, Spain, from 1993 to 1998, with specialization in polymer chemistry. He obtained his doctorate cum laude in materials engineering from the Polytechnic School, University of the Basque Country, under the supervision of Prof. Iñaki Mondragon, in 2004. Then he obtained a permanent position at the Polytechnic School as an associate professor. As a senior member of the "Materials + Technologies" Group, Dr. Kortaberria’s research is focused on the synthesis and characterization of copolymeric matrix-based nanocomposites with nanoparticles, nanotubes, or other nanoentities. He has published more than 70 papers in high-impact journals and around 10 book chapters and presented more than 80 presentations at national and international meetings. Agnieszka Tercjak obtained her master’s degree in chemical technology engineering in 1995 and her PhD in 2000 from the Technical University of Gdańsk, Poland. Currently she is a senior researcher at the University of the Basque Country and professor of Master in Engineering of Renewable Materials and Engineering of Advanced Materials. Dr. Tercjak has published more than 95 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, 1 book, and 10 book chapters and has presented more than 110 presentations at national and international meetings.

Surfactant-treated nanoparticles confinement into block copolymer domains. Nanocomposites based on block copolymers and metallic nanoparticles grafted with polymer brushes. Nanocomposites based on block copolymers and carbon nanotubes. Block copolymer-assisted sol gel templating. Nanostructured epoxy based thermosetting materials modified with amphiphilic block copolymers. Chemically functionalized block copolymers as reactive modifiers for nanostructuring and toughening epoxy thermosetting materials. Nanostructuration of unsaturated polyester resins using block copolymers. Block copolymers as template for the design of advanced multifunctional hybrid nanostructured thermosetting materials. Reversible photoinduced birefringence in epoxy polymers, block copolymers and nanostructured thermosetting systems containing azobenzene groups.