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University of Maribor
Faculty of Mechanical Engeneering
INSTITUTE of ENGINEERING MATERIALS and DESIGN
Head Karin STANA-KLEINSCHEK
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INSTITUTE for ENGINEERING MATERIALS and DESIGN

• Laboratory for Characterisation and Processing
  of Polymer Materials

• Dyeing, Colorimetry and Finishing Ecology
  Laboratory

• Textile Printing and Garment Care Laboratory

• Laboratory for Chemistry, Organic Dyes and
  Polymers

• Textile Technology and Textile Construction
  Laboratory

• Garment Engineering, Physiology and Construction
  Laboratory

app. 50 researchers
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Fields of Work

• Education
• - Education of students,supervising of master
  and PhD thesis, post docs- concerning polymers,
  oriented polymers (fibres), polymer materials,
  sustainable materials and technologies, advanced
  polymer materials and technologies
• characterisation, new analytical tools
• environment engineering
• - According the Bologna Processes

• Services
• Supporting industry and SMEs providingservice
  test methods, knowledge and information transfer

• Research and Development
• Basic and applied research projects
• Projects for development of technologies
• New processes and products for the industry

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Research and Development

ORIENTED POLYMERS
Fine structure
Influence on properties
Modification of bulk and surfaces
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Oriented polymers Structure and Morphology
What is accesible surface, place, group?
Fringed fibril model of cellulose supramolecular
structure (Hearle, 1958)
Differently ordered domains in synthetic fibres
(Hosemann, Polymer, 1962)
Various domains in cellulose fibre structure
schematicaly (Schurz, Acta Polym. 1980)
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Oriented polymers structure/accessibillity
characterisation
Structure (dry state)
Accessibillity (wet state)

• Titration techniques
• UV-VIS spectroscopy, Calorimetry
• Size exclusion chromatography
• Water retention value
• Iodine sorption value
• Tensiometry
• Electokinetic mesurenments.

• WAXS, SAXS
• XPS
• FT-IR spectroscopy
• Optical microscopy, SEM, AFM Image
  analysis

• Evaluation of surface properties, structure and
  reactivity better functional properties
• characterisation of
• INTERACTIONS AT INTERFACES (Solid/Liqid)

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• Study of INTERFACE/SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS
• Better understanding of biocompatible materials
• activity and properties

• BIOCOMPATIBILITY of any material is dependent on
• surface charge,
• surface free energy,
• chemical group distribution,
• heterogenecity,
• surface texture (morphology),
• porosity, smoothness,
• wettability, water absorption,
• and flow conditions.

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Structure / Morphology / Surface / Sorption
Solid Oriented Polymers (example -
HN-(CH2)5-COn- )
fine structure

• Activation
• Reorganisation
• Recrystalisation

SORPTION OF
Functional Reagents from the Solutions (i.e.
Surfactants, Proteins, Polymers)
Study of Kinetic, Mechanism, Thermodynamic
FUNTIONAL SURFACES
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European projects
Network of Excellence EPNOE - European
Polysaccaride Network of Excellence
COST D 15, D 36 and COST 532
EUREKA E! 2866 Vascucharge EUREKA E! 3602
Hightampons EUREKA E! 2821 Eurocharge ERA NET
MNT Vascular Graft Interfaces MARIE
CURIE Polysurf- Development of smart polymer
surfaces
Basic Research
Applied Research
Education, transfer of knowledge
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National and Bilateral projects
FABRIK DER ZUKUNFT Rainbow I and
II Sustainable textile finishing processes
FOBS Fibres for protection (army) AUSTRIAN
NANO-INITIATIVE Photo catalytic
Nano-Coatings SI CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE Nano-scienc
es and Nano-technologies BILATERAL
PROJECTS Finland, Spain, India
Applied research
Basic Reserach
A. R. B. R. Education, Transfer of knowledge