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

Several sulphur mountains under a slightly cloudy sky, with a large industrial crane towering over the hills on the right.
Thanks to a collaboration agreement with battery manufacturer Gelion and with Markus Antonietti acting as an advisor, nanomaterials developed in the Department of Colloid Chemistry are now being used to produce longer-lasting sodium-sulfur batteries.

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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