Abstract:Space exploration missions are currently becoming more frequent, due to the ambition for space colonization in sight of strengthening terrestrial technologies and extracting new raw materials and/or resources. In this field, the study of the materials’ behaviour when exposed to space conditions is fundamental for enabling the use of currently existing materials or the development of new materials suitable for application in extra-terrestrial environments. In particular, the versatility of polymers renders them… Show more
“…For instance, as shown by Mezzina et al [18], mimicked solar wind bombardment produces significant structural changes on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) that affect the properties and chemical structure of its backbone, determining a degradation route, in turn leading to the formation of a brittle crosslinked polymer.…”
Over the past decades, the development of nanomaterials has played an important role in the most intriguing aspects of new technologies in several scientific fields, such as nanoelectronics, nanomedicine [...]
“…For instance, as shown by Mezzina et al [18], mimicked solar wind bombardment produces significant structural changes on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) that affect the properties and chemical structure of its backbone, determining a degradation route, in turn leading to the formation of a brittle crosslinked polymer.…”
Over the past decades, the development of nanomaterials has played an important role in the most intriguing aspects of new technologies in several scientific fields, such as nanoelectronics, nanomedicine [...]
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