Functional surfaces and materials

Materials

• Development of inks using biomaterials for the fabrication of biocompatible or bioactive printed structures
• Synthesis and preparation of nanostructured materials with tailored surfaces
• Development of novel formulations by the use of core-shell particles
• Encapsulation of biomolecules for stabilization and targeted release

Coatings

• Development of layers for protective coatings (scratch, corrosion protection), barriers against permeation, coatings as reservoirs for the targeted release of substances (formulations)
• Functionalization of surfaces (chemical and biochemical)

Processes

• Process development for plasma modification of surfaces
• Hygienic surfaces using plasma cleaning processes, plasma sterilization processes and UV-C technology
• Up-scaling of laboratory processes for the production of thin films to large-area formats, also roll-to-roll
• Scaling of the processes for particle production and hydrogel synthesis

Analytics

• Surface and coating characterization
• Particle analytics
• Biopolymer and polymer analytics