Biomaterials

Biomaterials are generally synthetic or non-living natural materials that are used in medicine for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and come into direct contact with biological tissues of the body. These materials thereby enter into chemical, physical and biological interactions with the corresponding biological systems. Applications in medicine include dressing materials for covering wounds and, for example, contact lenses, but also implants such as joint prostheses and pacemakers.

Regional experts:

Prof. Dr Bruno Moerschbacher

Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology, WWU Münster

• Renewable raw materials, biological activities of biopolymers

Prof. Dr. Dirk Prüfer

Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, IME

• Renewable raw materials; innovative biopolymers; analysis, modification, production of functional biomolecules

Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, IME

• Plant biotechnology
• "Plant biopolymers"

Polyclinic for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials, UKM Münster

• Temporomandibular joint disorders, unclear maxillofacial disorders, maxillofacial prosthetics, materials science

Institute for Construction and Functional Materials, Münster University of Applied Sciences

• Development of new intrinsically antimicrobial polymers