Research

Biomaterials
Prof. Peter Fratzl
The overarching research area of the Department is biological materials science, which connects materials science and biology in a reciprocal way.
Biomolecular Systems
Prof. Peter H. Seeberger
The Department synthesizes "customized" sugar molecules and links them with other molecular groups.
Colloid Chemistry
Prof. Markus Antonietti
Research focuses on biomimetic systems that offer simple and sustainable solutions for global challenges such as the increasing energy demand and a global CO2 problem.
Sustainable and Bio-inspired Materials
Prof. Silvia Vignolini, Ph.D.
The research groups are tackling questions at the interface of chemistry, soft-matter physics, optics, and biology. The studies focus on how natural materials are ...

News

Revealing Bacteria’s True Colors:Shimmering from Collective Patterns
 Scientists can now predict structural colors in bacteria. By sequencing a wide range of bacterial DNA and developing an accurate predictive model, reseachers uncovered how bacteria organize themselves into specific patterns within colonies to interfere with light and create iridescence.Their findings hold great promise for sustainable, pigment-free color production.

Publications


https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/annual-report
Institute Booklet
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/potsdam-science-park-en
https://www.mpg.de/mpresearch
https://www.mpg.de/11952521/mpg-broschuere-chancengerechtigkeit-en.pdf
https://www.mpg.de/13937966/evaluation-2019.pdf
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