Industry
Overview
We are developing advanced functional materials by using radiation fusion technology and performing their application study for creating high value-added industry and strengthening national competency.
Research Goal and Summary
Development of core advanced materials of advanced technology area (space, military, electronics, biomedical, energy etc.) through the development of clean and low energy-consuming radiation processing technology.
- Development of composite materials with ultra light weight and high strength
- Development of novel materials for next generation electronics
- Development of energy storage/conversion materials
- Development of AI-based materials for bio- and medical application
- Demonstration research using electron beam process demonstration research facility, economic feasibility study of EB-irradiated product, and technical support of industry
Main research results
- Ultra light weight and high strength carbon based materials for automobile and wind turbine blade
- Novel composite materials using natural polymers
- Novel functional materials for organic electronics (hole and electron transport materials etc.)
- Radiation-based carbon composite electrodes for electric deionization
- Radiation-based highly dispersible 2D carbon nanomaterials
- Hydrogels for atopy dermatitis and wound treatment
- Polymeric materials for artificial blood vessels
Wind turbine blade(left), Automobile hood(right)
based on the carbon fiber reinforced plastics with light weight and high mechanical strength by radiation process
Cross-section image of polymeric scaffolds for artificial vascular graft
Ion Exchange Membrane-coated Carbon Electrode