The main research areas supported by PML are:
- Surface Engineering
- Coatings Development and Properties Evaluation
- Corrosion and Protection of Materials (Accredited by ISO 17025)
- Biomaterials and Bioengineering
- Solidification, Casting and Welding
- Metal Matrix Composite Materials
- Metallic/Ceramic Porous Materials
- Utilization of Industrial Waste in the Production of Novel Ceramic and Glass-Ceramic Solid and Porous Materials
- Heat Treatments, Influence of the Microstructure of Materials on their Properties
- Materials Characterization
- Life – Cycle Analysis, Materials Recycling and Waste Utilization
- Mechanical Properties Determination and Modelling of Materials
- Synthesis and Applications of Metallic and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
- Rapid Prototyping
