The research activities of the group cover the following areas:
Development of advanced polymeric materials
nano-/micro-composites
model systems
materials for sensing applications
materials for biomedical applications
bio-plastics
polymer blends
Selected publications:
Effect of the resin/hardener ratio on yield, post‐yield, and fracture behavior of nanofilled epoxies
Stefano Pandini, Francesco Baldi, Riccardo De Santis, Fabio Bignotti
Polymer Composites 32 (9), 1461-1472
(model systems)
Two-way reversible shape memory behaviour of crosslinked poly (ε-caprolactone)
S Pandini, S Passera, M Messori, K Paderni, M Toselli, A Gianoncelli, E Bontempi, T Ricco
Polymer, Volume 53, Issue 9, 17 April 2012, Pages 1915–1924
(materials for biomedical applications)
Mechanics of polymers, composites and nanocomposites
viscoelastic behaviour
thermal and dynamic behaviour
mechanical failure and environmental effects
fracture mechanics
development of new testing methodologies
deformation mechanisms (model/industrial materials)
Selected publications:
Mechanics of polymers, composites and nanocomposites
Time, temperature, and strain effects on viscoelastic Poisson's ratio of epoxy resins
Stefano Pandini, Alessandro Pegoretti
Polymer Engineering & Science, 2008
(viscoelastic behaviour)
M Galimberti, M Coombs, P Riccio, T Riccò, S Passera, S Pandini, Lucia Conzatti, Andrea Ravasio, Incoronata Tritto
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 298 (2), 241-251
(thermal and dynamic behaviour)
S Agnelli, F Baldi, BRK Blackman, L Castellani, PM Frontini, L Laiarinandrasana, A Pegoretti, M Rink, A Salazar, HA Visser
Polymer Testing 44, 72-81 (2015)
(development of new testing methodologies)
On the measurement of the fracture resistance of polyacrylamide hydrogels by wire cutting tests
F Baldi, F Bignotti, I Peroni, S Agnelli, T Riccò
Polymer Testing 31 (3), 455-465 (2012)
(fracture mechanics)
F Baldi, S Agnelli, T Riccò
International journal of fracture 165 (1), 105-119 (2010)
(fracture mechanics)
Network architecture and shape memory behavior of cold-worked epoxies
S Pandini, F Bignotti, F Baldi, S Passera
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2013
(deformation mechanisms of model/industrial materials)
Rheology of polymers and polymer-based systems
rheology of nanocomposites
structure-property relationships
development of testing methodologies for the measurement of elongational viscosity
study of flow instabilities (“melt fracture”)
Selected publications:
F Baldi, A Franceschini, F Bignotti
Polymer Testing 30 (7), 765-772 (2011)
(rheology of nanocomposites)
F Baldi, A Franceschini, F Bignotti, G Tieghi, T Riccò
Rheologica Acta 48 (1), 73-88 (2009)
(rheology of nanocomposites)
F Baldi, J Ragnoli, F Briatico-Vangosa
Polymer Testing 37, 201-209 (2014)
(structure-property relationships)
F Baldi, A Franceschini, T Riccò
Rheologica acta 46 (7), 965-978 (2007)
(development of testing methodologies for the measurement of elongational viscosity)
Experimental study of the melt fracture behavior of filled high‐density polyethylene melts
F Baldi, F Briatico‐Vangosa, A Franceschini
Polymer Engineering & Science 54 (2), 364-377 (2014)
(study of flow instabilities (“melt fracture”))
Technology and engineering of plastics products
development of criterions for design with polymeric materials
re-design of components
fine tuning/optimization of process conditions
Selected publications:
Process–property–structure relationship in miniaturized injection moulded polyoxymethylene samples
F Baldi, A Bongiorno, I Fassi, A Franceschini, C Pagano, T Riccò, R Surace, F Tescione
Polymer Engineering & Science 54 (3), 512-521 (2014)
(fine tuning/optimization of process conditions)