Materials
for a better Life

Expertise

Our scientific expertise

At the DWI, the working groups of currently five members of the Scientific Board combine their different areas of expertise under one roof.

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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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News & Events

Event

Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference 2026

26. - 27.11.2026
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Raphael Wittkowski awarded the €1.1 million Alfried Krupp Prize 2026

16.10.2026
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Six perspectives on the materials of tomorrow – a look back at WIMA 2026

23.09.2026
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Removing a Molecular Brake to Enhance Antimicrobial Activity

04.09.2026
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From Research to Patient Care: Germany’s Strategy for Gene and Cell-Based Therapies

19.08.2026
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DFG Funds Research into Adaptive, Biologically Inspired Hydrogels

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New Collaborative Research Centre in Polymer Mechanochemistry: Andreas Herrmann Secures DFG-Funded Research Consortium

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The Institute

Perspektiven und Gestaltung

Working at the DWI

Find information on opportunities to work 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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Projects

Research at DWI is interdisciplinary and brings together expertise from different research groups. Most projects have a strong focus on practical applications and align with the institute's two Fields of Impact: Biomedical Materials and Sustainable Materials. Both address major societal challenges.

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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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About the Leibniz Joint Lab fiT

The Leibniz Joint Lab “fiT" (first in Translation) is dedicated to educate and guide researchers with basic research discoveries in the biomedical field through the required preclinical- and clinical product development phases.

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Current publications

  • Publication

    Cell-derived lactate triggers local hydrogelation and phenotype remodelling

    Marius G. Braun, Tom C. Schneider, Kaloian Koynov, Sophie Gieß, Leon Driehaus Ortiz, Lisa Förch, Maximilian Schuler, Manfred Wagner, Christopher V. Synatschke, Anne Régnier Vigouroux, Laura De Laporte, David Y. W. Ng, Tanja Weil
    Nature Communications (2026)
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77702-x
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    3D micropatterning of PEDOT:PSS/Gelatin conductive hydrogels via two-photon lithography for soft bioelectronics

    Marco Buzio, Martina Gini, Tom C. Schneider, Nevena Stajkovic, Sven Ingebrandt, Laura De Laporte, Andreas Offenhäusser, Valeria Criscuolo, Francesca Santoro
    npj Flexible Electronics (2026)
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-026-00529-5