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Research topic: Thin layer of organosilanes having specific functionalities for the understanding of REE extractionMethods and techniques: Ex situ Grazing incidence X-Ray reflectivity (XRR) at the ICSM and in situ XRR at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF); Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); Contact angle measurements; In situ and ex situ attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy; Synthesis of organosilanes by Click-Chemistry; Surface silanization and functionalization.

Working Group: Biomedicine and Material Sciences / Biofunctionalized surfacesTopic: Development of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Coatings for controlled degradation of biodegradable Stents based on Magnesium alloysMethods: Polyelectrolyte multilayer coating, contact angle measurements, zeta-potential measurements / dynamic light scattering (DLS), ellipsometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), crush tests and gravimetric measurements

Periodic vacation jobs,Production Microchips; Testing laboratories for validation and verification of product reliability and safety

Support for the establishment of an automation method introduced in the practical semester

Working Group: Biophysical Chemistry / Regenerative BiomaterialsTopic: Physicochemical Investigations for polymer coatingsMethods: Polyelectrolyte multilayer coating, contact angle measurements, quartz crystal microbalance, UV/VIS measurements, fluorescence microscopy, thin-layer chromatography