Advanced Polymers and Biomaterials
Biological interfaces with controlled properties
Biological systems are sensitive to surface properties such as chemical, geometry and topological properties.
To achieve control over interactions at the interface of biological systems and their environment, the development of materials in which individual properties can be manipulated at the micro-and nanometer scale is of great importance.
The department of Advanced Polymers and Biomaterials focuses on the targeted synthesis of such materials through manipulation of chemical and physical methods and the study of these materials in biological systems.
Research groups
| Scope of Duties/ Expertise | |
| Material synthesis Dr. Divya Varadharajan |
Synthesis of organic substances (such as functionalized [2.2]Paracyclophanes and pyridinophanes, organic linkers and keteneacetale) and functionalized monomers (e.g. zwitterionic monomers and lactones) Synthesis of polymers (i.e. Controlled radical polymerization) |
| Functionalized coatings Dr. Meike König |
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Polymerization Surface modification by means of controlled polymerization and click chemistry Generation of micro- and nanostructured substrates Electrohydrodynamic co-jetting of particles and fibers |
- Lahann Lab at University of Michigan
- We are part of the SFB 1176 "Molecular Structuring of Soft Matter"
| Scope of Duties/ Expertise | |
| Biofunctionalized coatings Prof. Dr. Martin Bastmeyer |
Functionalization of surfaces with biomolecules Cell-adhesion and migration 3D-microstructures |
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