Co-authors​ :

 David RUCH (LUXEMBOURG), Clément MUGEMANA (LUXEMBOURG), Gregory MERTZ (LUXEMBOURG), Carlos FUENTES (LUXEMBOURG), Abdelghani LAACHACHI (LUXEMBOURG), Frederic ADDIEGO (LUXEMBOURG), Julien BARDON  

There is an increasing demand for materials to be sustainable, especially composite materials and structures that are difficult to recycle. As a consequence, there is a clear need for a more forward-thinking approach that addresses a new generation of composite materials designed with repair, reuse and recycling (not downcycling) in mind. This calls especially for developing innovative solutions for bonded composite structure materials. In this frame, interfaces between two dissimilar materials play a key role and mainly drives the performance of the system. In this area, the challenge is to develop functional interfaces to contribute to developing the new generation of Composites materials. The main purpose of this proposal is to discuss different functionalities i.e: adhesion, deadhesion (debonding on-demand concepts to disassemble bonded composite structures), self healing and fire retardancy.