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Summary Record of the Workshop on Polymer Materials Research August 30-31, 1999, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Session 3 Breakout Groups
Pages 13-20

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... "polymers for life" "designer" composite concepts Group participants identified the following research opportunities for cure approaches for ngidized space and aerospace structures: anaerobic mechanisms to increase stiffness novel addition mechanisms ambient cures complex three-dimensional or ladder structures environmental aids to processing (e.g., space aids) · new solvents Group participants identified the following research opportunities related to multifunctional optoelectronic polymers (active and passive)
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... polymers that resist filrl-generated hazards (e.g., liquid oxygen) · long-life coatings · self-healing structures Group participants identified the following research opportunities related to designer composite concepts: · hierarchical structure control · integration of processing and materials synthesis (i.e., "growing" of structure)
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... About the third topic, information management and display, participants made the following observations: · Potential applications include portable displays, real-time holography (3Ddisplay) , large band width communication, and DNA encryption.
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... . Finally, participants suggested that the AFRL promote research and education by: providing remote testing facilities maintaining a centralized characterization capability facilitating commlmications in the research community providing mechanisms for research collaborations providing education and training of young scientists GROUP 3 Group 3 began with a brainstorming discussion of the technologies most likely to lead to the development of improved polymers for Air Force applications.
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... controlled shrinkage polymers, including ring-opening polymers that do not shrink during cure functional polymers for space-based applications, including controllable large structures that have creative degradation features polymers that are resistant to space environments (durability in space) Group 3 agreed that a significant battier to the development of all of these technologies was the lack of rapid communication and feedback from the user community.
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... Increasing electron transport magnetic polymers polymers for electronic, optical, or optoelectronic applications identified: The following research opportunities related to nanostructural organization were the development of characterization methods for nanostructures the development of fabrication methods increased understanding of metallized polymers, including the development of fabrication methods, the characterization of interactions, the identification and characterization of degradation mechanisms, and the development of magnetic or electromagnetic applications increased understanding and utilization of modulated surface interactions identification of applications of nanostructures for sensing surfaces the development of methods for using nar~ostructural organization for creating tailored surfaces (e.g., smart surfaces) the use of nanostrllctural organization in MEMS the use of nano structural organization for dynamic polymer actuation, photoactivation, and transport systems the use of nanostructures in biomimetic systems 18
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... Participants identified the following potential for polymers with increased electron transport: photovoltaics · lasers · transistors materials with enhanced thermal conductivity optically reconfigurable radar · displays The following research opportunities on magnetic polymers were identified: enhanced magnetic performance through nanostructural control improved theoretical understanding of magnetic polymers identification and characterization of environmental drivers (e.g., aircraft fluids, corrosive environments) Finally, participants identified the following research opportunities related to polymers for electronic, optical, or optoelectronic applications: · polymer power systems (e.g., photovoltaics, fuel cells, batteries)
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... active or passive integrated systems · broadband, nonlinear absorption · infrared detection at ambient conditions 20
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