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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    Lightforce

    Light-driven molecular machines in active materials
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    Polyelectrolyte fibers

    with controlled morphology via a water-based spinning process
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    Anti-Ice

    Ice-repellent microgel-based textile coatings
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    Microgel-Membrane

    Digitally applicable microgel-elastomer composites for thermoresponsive membrane solutions in highly elastic functional textiles (21723 N)
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    ProSwabs

    Swab systems with optimal uptake efficiency and improved preservation of bacterial viability and better detectability of other pathogens for clinical and hygienic diagnostics
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    Magnetic heatable hollow fibers

    Magnetic-inductive heatable hollow fiber membranes for efficient separation of water from gas streams.
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    Anchor peptides that bind to hair

    Identification of anchor peptides that can specifically bind to the surface of hair without simultaneously binding to skin cells
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    ME3T

    Mechanobiology in Epithelial 3D Tissue Constructs
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    Gene regulation enabled by ferro-microgels

    SFB 985 C9N
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    Anisometric microgels

    SFB 985 B5
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    Leibniz SAW Female Professors Program BioMat

    a Leibniz Competition funding programme within the Leibniz Competition
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    Non-thrombogenic coatings

    Non-thrombogenic adaptive coatings to modulate coagulation at oxygenator membranes
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