cell- and tissue-based biosensors for functional testing of active substances as well as for medical diagnostics
electrochemical transducers and methods for functional, marker free testing of active substances, for in vivo monitoring and for bioprocess technology
bioimpedance spectroscopy (in vivo and in vitro)
biointerfaces (e. g. implantable controlled drug delivery systems)
sensors systems for medical in vivo diagnostics
transducer systems and techniques for environmental toxicological investigations
development of methods for detection and monitoring of neural toxins (e. g. biological and chemical warfares, food toxins, environmental toxins)
microarrays for characterization, manipulation (e. g. gene transfers) and positioning of single cells in line transducers for food industry and bioprocess control
theoretical and experimental studies in the above mentioned fields
device development for the control of tissue function in medical surgery
device development fot the control of cleaning processes in food hygene