projects

CeraSleeve® is a startup project in the field of Circular Economy, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) as part of the EXIST research transfer funding program.

Our project within the collaborative research center „Interaction between transport and wetting processes“ examines the transport of charged molecules in solution through nanometer scale pores with varying wettability.

We are exploring the potential of near field modes to localize polymer functionalization in three dimensions at the nanoscale. Due to the wavelength region of these near field modes such as surface plasmons this needs visible light (> 470 nm) induced polymerizations.

Especially in the context of sensing, monitoring and the design of selective or coupled transport phenomena, multifunctional nanopores will be needed.

Communicating reaction spaces are a prerequisite for the construction of complex systems. They are discussed in the context of so-called “life-like materials” but also for technological applications in sensor technology, e.g. for signal amplification.

The proposed project aims to generate optimized nanopore design strategies for technological nanopore-based ionic circuits in future autonomous sensing.

Transient sieves constitute a novel technological concept to separate species dissolved or suspended in a liquid.

Nanoporous hybrid membranes with functional separation layers represent a promising new development for increasing membrane selectivity of certain substances (Andrieu-Brunsen et al. 2015).

The ITN project ‘STIMULUS’ focuses on better diagnostic strategies, novel materials and more targeted drug control in the treatment of inflammatory wound infections.

3D-FNP Writing will reduce the performance gap between natural and technological membranes based on significantly increased 3D nanolocal control on nanopore structure and asymmetric nanoscale functionalization as well as on membrane architecture and composition.

In this context “pH” is an important parameter to control the charge within spatial confinement and thus to control pore accessibility. Thereby, spatial confinement influences “pH” in pores.

The proposed project aims to specifically design especially nanopores in paper. Their influence on paper properties such as capillary fluid- and molecular transport will be systematically understood and controlled.