Dr Maria Cardona
University of Malta
Marie Curie European Research Officer

Equipment:
Tensile loader Chemical synthesis equipment

Scientific focus and expertise:
auxetics, chemistry, metamaterials, molecular modelling

Materials class:
smart materials, polymers, plastics

Application:
synthesis, biomedical

Market Sector:
Healthcare

Industry challenge:
Auxeticity at molecular level

Organisation:
Academia
ECR (Early Career Researcher)


Special Interest Group(s):
Mechanical Metamaterials


Forum(s):
Outreach and Education


Challenge Areas:
Health