Simulation, Visualisation & Magnetic Resonance

• Computer aided development and test of ultrasound transducers
• Computer aided development of test ultrasound arrays
• sound field calculations
• optimization of ultrasound sensors and systems
• Computer aided development and test of gradient coils
• Computer aided development of test gradient coil arrays
• electromagnetical field calculations
• Computer aided development and test of MEMS
• calculations of flow measurements
• coupled calculations of flow and acoustics
• calculations of stiffness and materials properties
• FEM based optimization of parts and devices
• simulation of microfluidic devices and systems
• temperature simulation
• 3-D-construction
• 3-D-visualization and animation in biology, chemistry, physics, medicine and engineering
• medical image analysis and 3D-reconstruction
• quantitative and automated evaluation of microscopic images

Group Magnetic Resonance

Biomedical Research (NMR, FT-IR)

• evaluation of drugs by NMR spectroscopy and MR-Imaging
• MR-microimaging and MRI (magnetic resonance tomography)
• drug testing by NMR techniques applied to cell cultures, tumor spheroids and artificial skin (includes NMR microscopy as well)
• studies on the effect of ointments on the human skin (in vitro and in vivo)
• permeation behaviour of vesicles, drug-carriers and cells
• interaction of membrane-active pharmaceuticals with model and bio-membranes
• liposomes as carriers
• characterization (in vitro) of cell parts and metabolic activities in cells with high-resolution solid state NMr- techniques
• molecular characterzation of biominerialization processes
• hydratization properties of biopolymers
• hydratization properties of materials
• coating of surfaces (biocompatibility)
• in vitro and in vivo studies on the effects of ointments on skin
• investigations on bio adhesives
• investigations on biosensors
• cells under extreme stress (cryoconservation, cryoprotection)
• cell-cell and cell-surface interaction with high-resolution NMR spectroscopy
• structure and dynamics of biofilms under flow conditions
• image analysis with own developed software BodyScan R

Applied Polymer Research (NMR, FT-IR, AFM)

• molecular structure and dynamics of solid polymers and biopolymers
• diffusion behaviour of liquids in polymers
• NMR-microimaging in composite materials
• evaluation of filter materials (chemical industry, food industry, biotechnology, pharmacy)
• evaluation of protection effects of waxes
• molecular dynamics in solid polymers
• self-organizing molecules for the production of nanostructures for technical applications

System Technology

• non-invasive NMR flow measurements with high-resolution, fast imaging processes for the on-line control, flow behaviour on surfaces of different physica-chemical properties (biocompatibility)
• fast 3D-MR-imaging for solid state
• NMR probes for spectroscopy and microimaging with coil diameters of 2 to 40 mm, adapted to the objects
• state-of-the-art gardient systems for NMR-microimaging, e.g. 200 G/cm gardient systems in x,y,z axis
• NMR coils for medical whole-body tomographic systems (with clinical certification)
• minimal-invasive NMR technology
• magnetic resonance positioning systems for medical surgery
• CAD-CAM for life and material sciences
• consulting and studies
• courses in NMR spectroscopy and microimaging