As in the case of many emerging new sciences, this program also resides in the boundaries of different academic disciplines: materials physics, chemical physics, soft condensed matter, and bio-materials engineering. The material in question is fibrous networks which are typically seen in paper and non-wovens, as consumer/industrial materials, and numerous biological organisms, such as plant cell walls and human soft tissues. An interesting feature of the fibrous networks is that the structures are discrete in the meso scale but highly interconnected and often disordered. These structures exhibit unique mechanical, physical, and transport properties, providing interesting opportunities for designing novel materials. In order to investigate the structure-property relations, we use computational modelling and simulation approaches, quantitative microscopy, statistical physics of disordered materials, and multi-scale physics, i.e., “anything useful to tackle the problems”.
The main drivers of the current research program are outstanding questions raised in pulp and paper industries. In collaboration with the industries, we are tackling the very difficult problems, both scientifically and industrially. We are committed to fundamental sciences, but are not shy of becoming a problem solver in the real world.
Extreme Papermaking - Bringing production efficiency to maximum (KK-foundation project) - Tetsu Uesaka, professor
Coating uniformity of paper using mixed pigment systems- Christina Dahlström, PhD Student
Nip mechanics and hydrodynamics of flexo post printing and print quality
Modelling of paper structures- Stefan Lindström, PhD
Professor Tetsu Uesaka, PhDContact information>>
Senior Research Scientist (Docent) Sverker EdvardssonContact information>>
Stefan Lindström, Ph D
- Christina Dahlström - Martin Holmvall- Hanna Wiklund