M.Sc. Catarina de Chaby Ribeiro

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64287 Darmstadt

  • Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy
  • Cellulose – Functionalised single fibres and fibre-fibre joints
  • Nanomechanical bending and tensile tests
  • Measurements with varied environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity) and in aqueous environments
Nano mechanical characterisation of functionalised cellulose fibres and fibre-fibre bonds
As part of the project single cellulose fibres, fibre-fibre bonds and paper fleeces are functionalised with polymers. For a better understanding of the connection between fibre properties on micro- or nanometre scale and the functional properties of paper, the atomic force microscope and nano mechanical bending tests are used for investigation. Therefore, the spatial distribution of the polymer on paper fleeces/fibres, the nano mechanics of polymer coated cellulose fibres in dependency of temperature and humidity and the strength of the inter fibre bonds of functionalised fibres are of interest. The gained knowledge is compared with fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy to obtain a nano mechanical as well as a chemical image of the surface.
More Information
Catarina Ribeiro, Christian Dietz, Robert Stark
Studying the anisotropic in-plane nanomechanical properties of cellulose nanocrystals
9th Multifrequency AFM Conference 2023
Catarina Ribeiro, Jan-Lukas Schäfer, Markus Langhans, Robert Stark, Markus Biesalski
In-situ characterization of wet strengthening P(DMAA-co-MABP-co-RhodBMA)
copolymer on cellulose-based papers and fibres

ZellCheming conference 2022
  • Research Lab I (materials science department)
  • “Ferien im Labor” (materials science department)
  • “Erfinderlabor” (materials science department and centre for chemistry)
  • Mentoring of bachelor- and master-students