Project description

Magnetic gels and elastomers contain magnetic particles within an elastic medium and exhibit magnetostriction and magnetorheological effects. This entails magnetically induced deformations and changes, for example, in shear resistance and damping behavior. The internal structure of these materials, determined by the arrangement of magnetic particles, strongly influences their properties. Therefore, these properties can be influenced by controlling the structuring during production for their intended use.

The goal is to control the structure formation and quantify the relationship between particulate structures and macroscopic behavior. This allows for the identification of structures that offer optimal properties. In the long term, methods will be developed to produce optimized systems to realize the potential of these materials.

These properties should be communicated to a broad audience, particularly students and teachers. Subject-specific didactic research and outreach activities aim to inspire interest in engineering and natural sciences.

The project is based on interdisciplinary approaches, including experimental investigations, computer-based simulations, and structural analyses, complemented by didactic research and public engagement. Existing expertise is leveraged to advance the research of these materials and the dissemination of related insights.

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