Benedetta Rigatelli

• PhD Student at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

In the expanding field of high‐performance materials, polymer‐based thermoset composites play an important role due to their favorably‐high strength/weight ratio and their mechanical performance, thermal stability, and chemical resistance. However, their chemically‐crosslinked nature hampers their re‐processability and efficient recyclability, thus...

In this work, a series of bio-based epoxy vitrimers were developed by reacting diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and bio-based 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) at different molar ratios. Triazabicyclodecene was used as a transesterification catalyst to promote thermally induced exchange reactions. Differential scanning calorimetry, gel conte...

The efficient integration of reversible polymer networks into acrylate‐based polymeric materials is of peculiar interest for the development of coatings that combine high transparency with self‐healing ability. In this work, reversible networks are obtained by reacting a series of linear copolymers of furfuryl methacrylate with aliphatic bismaleimi...

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are a promising solar energy technology for reducing architectural barriers to the integration of photovoltaic systems into the built environment. In this work, the first demonstration of thin-film LSCs based on a thermally-reversible crosslinked host polymer is presented. This smart material is obtained via a...