Selection of competences, services and technical equipment:

• Development, production, processing and testing of plastics
• CAD-supported design of components and assemblies made of polymers
• Working with natural fiber composites and renewable raw materials
• Development and testing of medical materials (polymers for stents)
• Equipment for injection molding, thermoforming and blown film production
• Machines for the production of plastic parts and tools
• FT-infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry
• Equipment for mechanical, rheological and microscopic examination
• Equipment for determining heat capacity and melting temperature

Projects

• Determination of the rheological characteristics of polymer melts
• Development of processing aids
• Crystallization of polymers from the solution
• Process analysis of plastic processing methods
• Product development with a focus on plastics-compatible design
• Polymer-metal precursors for high temperature superconducting films
• Compatibility of nanoparticles for use as polymer filler
• Polymer stents and shape memory catheters
• Polymeric coatings of metallic stents
• Optimization of the wear behavior of hip endoprostheses
• and much more...