Polymer Composites Materials & Interphases (GPCMI)

The Group of Polymer Composites Materials & Interphases (GPCMI) of the University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) is one of the official groups that belongs to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering of the UC3M.

Research activities of the group

a) Composite Materials with mono or multicomponent matrix (interphase study).

b) Design, preparation and Characterization of Thermoplastic Matrix Nanocomposite Materials.

Design and implementation of new multifunctional nanocomposite materials with special electrical, mechanical and thermal properties for multiple purposes (sensors/actuators, medical applications, food packaging).

Implementation of new methods of dispersing nanoparticles in thermoplastic matrices (High-energy ball milling, Solution blow spinning and Electrospinning).

Characterization of materials at the nanoscale, study of interphases (Atomic force microscopy and use of fluorescence probes and labels).

Polymer blends and composite materials.

Physico-chemical characterization of materials.

Keywords: Polymers, Polymer composites, Interphases, Nanoparticles, Electrospinning, Solution blow spinning, Characterization of materials, Spectroscopy and Atomic force microscopy.

The group of Polymer Composite Materials and Interphases of the UC3M was pioneer in Spain on the topic Solution Blow Spinning (SBS) locating the UC3M on top of the European Scientific community about this topic. In fact, considering the Scopus Database from 2000 to 2024 the author J. González Benito PI of the group appears within the top five of the world in terms of articles published on the topic “Solution Blow Spinning”. Among the most important contributions along the last years, they have patented a nozzle to prepare materials constituted by coaxial fibers by SBS and they modified a commercial electrospinning device to carry out SBS.

Doctors

• Javier González-Benito
• Gustavo González Gaitano
• Dania Olmos Díaz
• Margarita Valero Juan
• Jonás Pérez Bravo

PhD Students

• Natasa Nikolic
• Nasrin Moshfeghi Far

NEXT EVENTS

• Polymers 2025 International Conference
• II International Meeting on New Challenges from the Perspective of Nanofibrous Materials

RESEARCH

• Research lines
• Publications
• Thesis
• Research Projects
• Collaborations

CONTACT

• Contact person: Javier González Benito
• e-mail: javid@ing.uc3m.es
• Adress: Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Av.Universidad 30, 28911-Leganés (Madrid, Spain)
• ORCID: Javier González-Benito