MorfoLABMorphology of polymeric systems has a crucial impact on essential properties like strength and toughness. The laboratory studies the supramolecular structure of polymeric systems in solid and liquid phases (morphology, microscopy), connections between the structure and properties on a micro-level (micromechanical properties) and the development of the phase structure in liquid alloys (rheology with optical detection). The laboratory equipment and devices meet the requirements of these areas, consisting chiefly of light and electron microscopes optimised for research of polymeric systems, a micro-indentor, micro-tearing machine and rheometer with microscopic detection of changes in the supramolecular structure.
In terms of research activities, the laboratory pursues its own projects focused on the supramolecular structure of polymeric materials but also cooperates with numerous research teams from inside and outside the Institute (including other institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech enterprises, and also partners from Poland, Germany, Italy…). The range of examined materials covers virtually the entire scope of polymeric research, in particular homopolymers, copolymers, polymer mixtures, polymeric micro- and nano-composites, porous membranes, hydrogels, polymeric micro- and nano-particles, as well as self-organizing polymeric systems in water.
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