Tailored molecular design, targeted modification and functionalisation but also detailled molecular characterisation of substances define the fundamental pillars in the process of delevopment of new and improved materials.
Research in the field of Innovative Materials at Friedrich Schiller University Jena spans investigations involving biomaterials, functional polymers (“soft matter”), ceramics, composite materials, metals and alloys, glass and glass ceramics, and optical materials.
Potential areas of application include life science and therapeutic approaches up to technological applications and sensors as well.
Research groups
- Advanced Glasses and Glass-Ceramics
Prof. Dr. Christian Rüssel - Center of Excellence for Polysaccharide Research
Prof. Dr. Thomas Heinze - Colloids, Surfaces and Interfaces
Prof. Dr. Frank A. Müller - Computational Materials Science
Prof. Dr. Marek Sierka - Electron Microscopy/Nanotechnology
Dr. Stephanie Höppener - Experimental Radiology
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Hilger - Functional Lipidomics
Prof. Dr. Oliver Werz - Functional dyes, markers and molecular sensors
Prof. Dr. Kalina Peneva - Functional Particals (Junior Research Group)
Dr. Stephanie Schubert - Glass Science
Prof. Dr. Lothar Wondraczek - Haematology and Medical Oncology
Dr. Joachim Clement - Heterocycle functional dyes
Prof. Dr. Rainer Beckert - High-Throughput Experimentation (Junior Research Group)
Dr. Carlos Guerrero Sanchez - Materials Science
Prof. Dr. Klaus D. Jandt - Mechanics of functional Materials
Prof. Dr. Enrico Gnecco - Metallic Materials
Prof. Dr. Markus Rettenmayr - Nanotechnology/Bacterial Nanocellulose/Nanomaterials
Prof. Dr. Dagmar Fischer - Organic Thin Films & Surface Science
Prof. Dr. Torsten Fritz - Organic & Macromolecular Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert - Organic Synthesis and Bioorganic Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Arndt - Particle Formulation (Junior Research Group, NanoMatFutur, BMBF)
Dr. Anja Träger - Polymeric Nanostructures
Prof. Dr. Felix H. Schacher - Phospholipids in Drug Development
Prof. Dr. Paola Luciani - Process- and Material Design of bacterial Nanocellulose
Dr. Dana Kralisch - Solution Characterization (Junior Research Goup, ProExcellence programme, Thuringia)
Dr. Ivo Nischang - Structure-Property Relationships in Glasses
Prof. Dr. Delia S. Brauer - Supramolecular Polymer Brushes (Junior Research Group, Emmy Noether programme, DFG)
Dr. Johannes Brendel
Institutions
Profile-shaping centres of the University
Research institutes of the University
Non-university research institutes
Projects
- NanoMatFutur – Particle Formulation
- NanoBEL– Biological elimination of complex diagnostic nanoparticles
- PolyBioMik – Efficient polymer-based nanotransporters
- Vectura – Polymer-based navigation of substances to increase bioprocess productivity
- lnflammAging – Modulation of silent inflammation processes by natural substances and innovative carrier materials