The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials

More information about theLeibmiz Institute and MBC is available at http://www.ipfdd.de and http://www.mbc-dresden.de

The Dresden group has track record in the field of bio-interfacial phenomena of polymeric materials and in the design of cell scaffolds. Several recent studies were dedicated to low plasma based surface modification of polymers for the control of cell adhesion, to the covalent immobilization of enzymes and coenzymes to polymer matrices, to sequential and competitive protein adsorption experiments as well as to investigations of electrosurface processes at polymers in aqueous environments. Emphasis is put on the physicochemical modulation of bioactive molecules at polymer surfaces, the reconstitution of ECM biopolymer assemblies and on the formation of bioactive hydrogel matrices. The group has an outstanding combination of tools and methods for biology-inspired materials research. In addition to facilities for polymer synthesis, characterization (GPC, NMR, FTIR, MALDI-TOF) and processing (e.g. a GMP-grade melt spinning plant) various surface-selective methods for modification of polymeric materials are available (e.g. low pressure plasma treatment, electron beam irradiation, reactive thin film coatings, polyelectrolyte multilayer deposition) are available. A wide spectrum of techniques for studies of physicochemical (XPS, ATR-FTIR, SEM, AFM, contact angle, electrokinetic measurements) and biointerfacial (ellipsometry, cLSM, amino acid analysis/HPLC, ESI-ToF mass spectrometer, 2D-PAGE) characterization as well as cell culture experiments (time lapse microscope, flow and image cytometers) are routinely applied.

The following staff are involved:-