270038 VO Introduction to Composite Materials (2023W)

content of the lectures, e.g.what are composites? Which reinforcements are available and why or for which matrix will they be used? What matrix systems are available? What are interfaces? How can composite interfaces be characterised?- how to form emulsions and foams?- physical properties required for stable foams and emulsions to form- how to manipulate the wettability of surfaces? - why surfactants are active at interfaces?- how to choose type/class of surfactant to use in certain situations? specifically which would be good to form emulsions, as dispersants and good wetting agents? which would be good to destabilise emulsions?- why are rheological properties important in many applications and how to alter them?- what is adsorption/absorption? how to describe these phenomena?- electrical properties of interfaces- kinetic properties of particles