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for a better Life

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Kill&Repel Coatings by Manuela Garay-Sarmiento

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Event

WIMA

Women Interactive Materials Award

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News

Girls‘ Day 2022

28.04.2022
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Matthias Wessling new member of the Leopoldina

20.04.2022
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Replace cartilage with bio-ink

01.04.2022
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TriggerINK

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Growing human heart tissue in the laboratory

17.03.2022
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How we work

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How we work

Working at the DWI

Equal opportunity and diversity are embedded in the mission statement of the DWI and belong a priori to the self-image of the institute.

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Publications

An overview of DWI publications of the past years as well as the most recent publications

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Our research focus

Research Programs

Key questions for the development of new active and interactive material properties.

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Projects

The project work of the Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials is interdisciplinary and includes several working groups. The majority of the projects are carried out with particular focus on the practical application.

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Mission

Interactive Materials

New materials are the key to the development of forward-looking technologies. In this context, we are facing a central challenge in modern materials research.

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Current publications

  • Publication

    Interfacial Assembly of Anisotropic Core–Shell and Hollow Microgels

    A. C. Nickel, A. A. Rudov, I. I. Potemkin, J. J. Crassous and W. Richtering
    Langmuir Vol. 38 (14) 4351-4363 (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00093
  • Publication

    Tuning the Elasticity of Nanogels Improves Their Circulation Time by Evading Immune Cells

    P. Desai, R. Rimal, A. Florea, R. A. Gumerov, M. Santi, A. S. Sorokina, S. E. M. Sahnoun, T. Fischer, F. M. Mottaghy, A. Morgenroth, A. Mourran, I. I. Potemkin, M. Möller and S. Singh
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 61 (20) e202116653 (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202116653