Engineering the Interphase: Heat, Strength, and Circularity

Overview:

Polymer composites are evolving beyond conventional reinforcement and bonding functions into multifunctional materials that integrate thermal transport, mechanical resilience, and end-of-life reprocessability. This webinar examines how engineering the interphase, the molecular-to-microscale region governing interactions between dissimilar materials, can simultaneously enable these functionalities. The talk will highlight how interphase design principles can enhance thermal conductivity, enable recyclable and repairable adhesive chemistries, and improve stress transfer across co-continuous phases. The webinar will provide formulators, R&D scientists, and engineers working in thermal management, structural bonding, and sustainable materials design with a practical framework linking interphase structure and chemistry to macroscopic product performance. Ultimately, the interphase will be presented as a powerful design space for creating the next generation of high-performance, multifunctional, and sustainable materials. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Role of interphase chemistry on multifunctional performance 
2. Chemical crosslinking strategies to improve compatibilty across heterogeneous interfaces
3. Introduce reprocessable, repariable alternatives to traditional thermosets
4. Fundamental understanding of interfacial co-design for emergent properties
5. Identifying the correct analytical toolkit to predict processability and performance 

Agenda

1. Why delibrate design of the interface across heterogeneous phases matter?
2. Interfacial "bridges" as a pathway for co-designing thermal and mechanical performance
3. Vitrimer chemisry as a reprocessable, repairable alternative to conventional epoxy thermosets
4. Manufacturability and processsability of the polymer-based systems
5. Multifunctional, resilient, and circular materials for high-performance application

Who Should Attend

The webinar will provide formulators, R&D scientists, and engineers working in thermal management, structural bonding, and sustainable materials design with a practical framework linking interphase structure and chemistry to macroscopic product performance. Some of the applicable industries include B&C, assembly, packaging and transportation.