Bio- and Medical Technology

Ceramic materials and surfaces

• High-purity dense or porous bioceramics [Al₂O₃, ZrO₂ (ATZ, ZTA, Y-TZP), Ca₃(PO₄)₂), HAP, Si₃N₄]
• Open-cell foam ceramics and metal foams
• Glass and glass ceramics
• Oxide and non-oxide ceramics with precise electric, thermal, mechanical and optical functionalities
• Composites and material compounds (porous/dense, metal/ceramic)

Technologies

• Powder and slip preparation, granulate development
• Casting, pressing and (thermo)plastic shaping processes
• Foaming and replica technologies for cellular structures
• CAD/CAM line, additive manufacturing processes (powder- and suspension-based)
• Manufacturing of blanks and preforms by dry pressing
• Sample series of oxide ceramic semi-finished products (certified according to EN ISO 13485:2016)
• Plasma coating and sol-gel processes
• Thick-film and multilayer technology (complete line for HTCC, LTCC)
• Thin-film technology (thermal CVD, PECVD, thermal ALD, PVD, LPD)
• Joining technologies for ceramic/metal and ceramic/ceramic combinations
• High-temperature isostatic pressing/post-HIP processes
• Micro- and surface preparation; surface functionalization (inkjet and aerosol printing, diode laser array finishing)
• Biocompatible joining and packaging techniques, medical device construction

Diagnostic/therapeutic systems and characterization

• Bioelectrical, topography-based, acoustic and optical measuring systems
• Biophysical characterization on nano, micro and macro level (TEM, SEM, AFM, AFAM, Raman)
• In vivo as well as in vitro analysis and diagnostic systems
• Plasmonic sensor systems
• Biological evaluation of materials (medical products) in accordance with DIN EN ISO 10993
• Differentiation assays
• Development and industrial implementation of innovative in vitro test methods