Fraunhofer IAP
Biodegradable stent improves vessel healing
06.11.2025
A new coated stent from Fraunhofer IAP aims to lower thrombosis risk and support natural blood vessel repair.
Targeted release of active ingredients through the skin
28.10.2025
New possibilities for silicone adhesive materials
Textiles with built-in infection protection
10.10.2025
Hospital germs are a growing problem. Find out how innovative textiles with AGXX can actively prevent infections in the future.
Additive manufacturing trends
10.02.2025
Additive manufacturing enables the precise production of highly complex and customized products and offers valuable advantages.
High-performance coatings
13.11.2024
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) presented developments in Parylene coating technology at COMPAMED 2024.
Flexible solutions for medical technology
12.11.2024
Freudenberg Medical, an experienced partner to the medical technology industry, presented product highlights at COMPAMED.
Fraunhofer IFAM
PFAS substitutes as solutions for safe surfaces
08.11.2024
The IFAM has developed alternatives to perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) that can also be used in medical technology.
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Manufacturing tailor-made semiconductor thin films
25.10.2023
Led by Leibniz IPHT, researchers developed a new method to deposit thin organic semiconductor films automatically with high molecular precision.
Fraunhofer IWM
Using deep learning to classify steel materials objectively
11.10.2023
Fraunhofer IWM and Schaeffler develop deep learning model for objective steel grain size assessment.
Fraunhofer FEP
Roll-to-roll: system traverse for 2D inline process monitoring
05.10.2023
KODOS project: Fraunhofer FEP and SURAGUS GmbH developed a solution for in-line process monitoring and parameter mapping in production.
Aaron Elbourne and colleagues, RMIT University
Ultrathin nanotech promises to help tackle antibiotic resistance
14.09.2023
Nano-thin material kills superbugs - future use in wound dressings and implants to fight infections.
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Sustainability: wood instead of plastic?
06.09.2023
Could manufacturers even do without plastics to become more sustainable?
Max-Planck-Institut
Artificial intelligence designs advanced materials
31.08.2023
Scientists of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design.
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Functional surface refinement: control of growth dynamics of finest tin layers
11.07.2023
Nanometer-scale coatings with functional materials play an important role in many sensory, electronic and photonic applications. An international team of researchers – coordinated by Leibniz IPHT in Jena, Germany – has succeeded for the first time in observing novel growth effects of tin coatings on silicon nanometer-structured surfaces.
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NOVA project: next generation of antimicrobial coating technologies
06.07.2023
Researchers develop and test highly efficient, environmentally friendly and stable antimicrobial (antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal) coating technologies in the NOVA project.
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden/NATURE
Bionics: What makes cholesterol-containing surfaces so repulsive?
04.07.2023
Living organisms use powerful physical principles to control interactions at their surfaces. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Leipzig University and TU Dresden have now discovered why cholesterol-containing surfaces can exhibit greatly reduced attachment of proteins and bacteria.
Jens Meyer/Uni Jena
Specially coated titanium reduces risk of clots on prostheses
25.05.2023
An international research team led by the german University of Jena has now developed a promising approach to significantly reducing blood clotting on the heart valve material titanium.
UBT / Chr. Wißler.
Regenerative medicine: cell-specific properties of novel spider silk materials
11.05.2023
Materials made of spider silk can be specifically modified or processed in such a way that living cells of a certain type adhere to them, grow and proliferate. This has been discovered by researchers at the University of Bayreuth under the direction of Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel.
Fraunhofer IAP
SmartID – Detect product piracy quickly
27.04.2023
In the SmartID project, scientists at Fraunhofer are developing a counterfeit-proof barcode system for authenticity verification simply by using a smartphone without accessing a database.
Fraunhofer IST
Multisensory tools for digital process monitoring
13.04.2023
The Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST presents innovative solutions for real-time data acquisition directly in the running process.
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Nanoparticle-based deep brain stimulation can treat Parkinson's disease
07.03.2023
With the onset of an aging population, the annual incidence of neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease is escalating rapidly. One of the various therapeutic approaches for such diseases is deep brain stimulation. Recently, a research team at POSTECH developed a new technique for administering electrical stimulation to the brain without the need for implanted electrodes.
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Wound dressing with sensor monitors healing process
06.02.2023
Is the wound healing or is it infected? A new wound dressing is expected to bring the answer through technology.
Anna Lena Lundqvist/Chalmers
New spray fights infections and antibiotic resistance
31.01.2023
Chalmers researchers developed a spray that kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria, usable for wound care, implants, and medical devices.