Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.

Germany: Saxony

Overview

The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF) is one of the largest polymer research facilities in Germany. As an institute of the Leibniz Association, the IPF is committed to carrying out application-oriented fundamental research and receives its basic funding in equal parts from the federal and state governments.

The approach is holistic, covering synthesis and modification of polymer materials, their characterization and theoretical investigation, up to processing and testing. A special feature of the institute’s activities is the close cooperation of scientists and engineers and a broad range of modern instruments and methods are available including pilot plants allowing material and technology development under industry-relevant conditions.

The research focus is on materials problems and needs which can be approached by control of interface-related properties as well as interactions at interfaces and surfaces. A deep understanding of techniques and processes as well as of underlying… www.ipfdd.de
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Fields of Research work

The institute's profile is determined by four strategic topics:

Functional nanostructured interfaces and polymer systems
Biology-inspired interface and material design
Polymer networks and supramolecular structures
Process-controlled structure formation in polymer materials

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Sectors
Automotive - Chemicals - Construction & building sector - Energy - Textiles
Technology
Additive manufacturing - Electronic and optical functional materials - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Surface engineering and coatings - Printed/flexible electronics - Nanostructured coatings - Lighting (LED, OLED)