ABOUT THE GROUP
Our research group is located at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and affiliated with the University of Heidelberg. Our research is focused on the synthesis and application of biofunctional materials, surfaces and nanoparticles.
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Our new Progress Report titled "Slippery Lubricant-Infused Surfaces: Properties and Emerging Applications" can be found online here. It is a "trans-generational" effort with co-authors including current (Dorothea Paulssen) and former members (Junsheng Li and Erica Ueda) of the Pavel Levkin lab!
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During his PhD Farid published 5 papers (2 more to follow) and presented work at 9 international conferences. Congratulations on a successful PhD defense!
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Gerile arrived as a PhD-exchange-student from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University - welcome!
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Aquarray GmbH has been selected as one of @Hello Tomorrow’s Top 500 deeptech startups from over 4,500 applications from 119 countries!
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His project is focusing on environmentally friendly synthesis of sulfur polymer based functional surfaces. The project will be supported for up to 36 months!
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Our collaboration on liquid deposition on star-shaped hydrophilic patterns on superhydrophobic surfaces, titled "Nanoliter deposition on star-shaped hydrophilic–superhydrophobic patterned surfaces", got published! Congratulations Ivana and co-workers!!
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Shraddha Chakraborty has started her Post-Doc in the lab with a project regarding sequencing on the DMA
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Check out our new paper “Reparable Superhydrophobic Surface with Hidden Reactivity, Its Photofunctionalization and Photopatterning” in Advanced Functional Materials, where we create patterned surfaces utilizing the photodynamic nature of surface disulfides. Congratulations Xin Du!