Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research
Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '52.7 " N , 9 ° 55' 3.8" E
| Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research | |
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 New pilot plant for Fraunhofer ISC, Würzburg |
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| Category: | research Institute |
| Carrier: | Fraunhofer Society |
| Legal form of the carrier: | Registered association |
| Seat of the wearer: | Munich |
| Facility location: | Wurzburg |
| Branch offices: | Bronnbach, Bayreuth, Alzenau, Hanau |
| Arose from: | Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research, Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Silicate Research |
| Type of research: | Applied research |
| Subjects: | Science , chemistry |
| Areas of expertise: | Materials science , materials technology , manufacturing and processing methods , analytics |
| Management: | Gerhard Sextl |
| Employee: | 415 (as of December 31, 2016) |
| Homepage: | www.isc.fraunhofer.de |
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (Fraunhofer ISC) is a facility for the promotion of materials research in Würzburg . It deals with the expansion of the functions of materials using nanotechnology and is a legally not independent institution of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft based in Munich.
history
In 1926 the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Silicate Research in Berlin-Dahlem was founded in 1926 by Wilhelm Eitel. In October 1943, due to the war, it was relocated to Lower Franconia and the Rhön. On April 1, 1948, after the Bavarian State Parliament had decided to settle in Würzburg, the facility was re-established as the Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research. From 1951 to 1969 Adolf Dietzel was the director of the institute.
In 1952 the opening ceremony took place at the current location by the then President of the Max Planck Society Otto Hahn . In 1958 the institute was expanded with an east wing and a glass melting hall. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft took over the institute in 1971, now for the first time under the abbreviation ISC. In 1986 an extension, the technical center, was built. In the technical center, systems for paint synthesis were set up, among other things.
In 1995, the institute opened another facility in Bronnbach Abbey near Wertheim . In 2005 and 2006, the Technikum II was built, which is based on the production of high-temperature-resistant ceramic reinforcement fibers. In 2006, the Fraunhofer project group for ceramic composite structures was founded in Bayreuth and affiliated to the Fraunhofer ISC. In 2012, the project group was transferred from Fraunhofer ISC to the Fraunhofer Center for High-Temperature Lightweight Construction (HTL) together with two working groups .
In 2011, the Fraunhofer project group for recycling and resource strategy IWKS was founded in Alzenau and expanded in 2012 with another location in Hanau. The focus of the project group is the development of resource strategies, recycling technologies and substitution processes in order to enable the sustainable use of resources.
In 2011 and 2012, the institute was expanded by around 3,000 square meters, the Technikum III. Innovative technologies were installed for the extension, including solar technology and component temperature control. Facilities for the development of materials for regenerative medicine and new energy storage systems are planned in the new Technikum III.
In 2015 a laboratory and pilot plant building for the Fraunhofer Center HTL was opened in Bayreuth.
On August 1, 2017, the Fraunhofer Translational Center for Regenerative Therapies TLZ-RT, Würzburg, was integrated into the Fraunhofer ISC. The Fraunhofer Translation Center is working on new material-based forms of therapy that set the body's own healing processes in motion. With the integration, the health work area of the Fraunhofer ISC was expanded and grew by around 50 employees from biotechnology, materials research and medicine.
Research areas and main areas of work
- energy
- Renewable energies: functional coatings (wind power, PV, solar thermal), storage components, energy harvesting, protective coatings, sensors
- Energy storage: materials / components for batteries / supercaps, thermal energy storage, analysis / testing of batteries / components,
- Energy efficiency: measurement technology and process optimization for high-temperature processes, thermal insulation, increased efficiency of lighting systems and lamps, functional coatings (increased transmission, dust repellency, electrochromic)
- health
- Dental / medicine: multifunctional composites and adhesive systems for restoration / prophylaxis / regeneration, dental glass ceramics, (bio- / active) functionalized partially degradable templates / scaffolds in conjunction with 2D / 3D structuring, peptide-based material development
- Regenerative medicine : Regenerative therapies, tissue models, bioactive materials, wound pads, tissue engineering - carrier structures
- Diagnostics / theranostics based on functionalized nanoparticles
- Medical technology: actuators and sensors for prosthetics, orthotics, smart implants and rehabilitation, device construction
- Characterization and imaging
- Active ingredient screening, in vitro test procedures based on human cells and tissue structures produced in the bioreactor, conception and implementation of preclinical and clinical studies
- environment
- Resource efficiency: efficient use of materials, secondary raw materials, material cycles, material substitution, process development
- Surface protection and finishing: scratch protection, corrosion protection (protective layers, corrosion behavior, corrosion test), surface functionalization (antistatic, drip protection, easy cleaning, antimicrobial), coloring, reflection reduction; Coating technology, hardening processes, layer characterization, upscaling, material production and coating processes
- Building and living: cement / concrete / gypsum (setting behavior, secondary raw materials, additives, analytics), thermal insulation / storage, window glass, room climate / lighting (electrochromic layers, reduction of pollutant emissions, catalysis), sensors
- Packaging: Glass packaging (pharmaceuticals), analytics (e.g. hydrolytic resistance), high-barrier layers (e.g. oxygen, water vapor, grease, oil) for packaging materials (cardboard, paper, plastic), encapsulation methods and materials (aqueous and oily contents , e.g. for cosmetics)
- Specialties
- Glass: Container glass, flat glass (architecture, windows, automobiles), glass solder, special glass, melting technology, production of glass melts in small quantities, glass ceramics, analytics
- Intelligent materials with switchable properties: actuators / sensors, motion control / damping, controllable haptics, smart soft materials (magnetorheological fluids and elastomers, dielectric and conductive elastomers), electrochromic
- Optics and electronics: Microelectronics / packaging (electrical / optical assembly and connection technology, printed / flexible electronics, functional materials for µ-Smart systems, sensor systems, system-in-chip / system-in-package, protective coatings), displays (transparent conductive oxides, amorphous semiconductor oxides), semiconductor electronics (functional resists), photonics (micro-optics, photonic structures, coupling and decoupling layers, waveguides)
- Mechanical and plant engineering: special systems and research devices (mechatronics and robotics, sensors, actuators), high-temperature measurement technology, volumetry
- Material analysis / material characterization / material testing: thermal analysis, microscopic analysis, surface analysis, chemical analysis, chemical-physical material characterization / testing (property analysis), damage analysis, preparation
- Specialty chemicals: production of small batches / custom synthesis, multifunctional silanes / resins / hybrid polymers / composites / lacquers
Cooperations
The Fraunhofer ISC is a member of NanoMat, a supraregional working association of companies and research institutions, of MaterialsValley, an association in the Rhine-Main area for the promotion of materials research and technology, and at the European level in the European Multifunctional Materials Institute (EMMI). The institute is also a member of the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Research Center for Complex Material Systems (RCCM) at the University of Würzburg .
Within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft , the institute is a member of the Materials Group as well as the collaborations adaptronics, batteries, energy, lightweight construction, nanotechnology, numerical simulation of products and processes, and photocatalysis.
There are project-related collaborations with non-university research institutions as well as with universities in Germany and abroad.
Infrastructure
The institute has laboratory and pilot plant facilities for the development of non-metallic materials such as technical glasses, technical ceramics and special plastics through to production and processing on a pilot scale. Around 50 processes with the appropriate expertise are available for analytical questions relating to material development and production.
- Accredited Center for Applied Analytics ( Chemical and Instrumental Analytics )
- Devices for the development, production and characterization of materials for high-temperature lightweight construction
- Synthesis pilot plant for inorganic polymers (production of spinnable precursors for the manufacture of ceramic fibers )
- Spinning pilot plant for high temperature resistant ceramic fibers
- Pilot plant for the production of inorganic fibers with defined degradation behavior (for tissue engineering and wound dressings )
- Process monitoring and 3D damage analysis etc. a. using high resolution computed tomography (CT)
- Clean room for microelectronics applications
- Clean rooms for coating processes and biomaterials
- Laboratory with a GMP standard for material development in the health sector
- Bio S1 and S2 laboratories with bioreactors and infrastructure for preclinical testing
- Bio imaging and specific characterization methods
- TPA system for 3D structuring with laser direct writing process
- Analytical devices and method development for the investigation of environmental effects on materials (climate and weathering tests, sensor-based environmental observation )
- Test and inspection center for prototype construction and small series production of research devices
Locations
- Headquarters: Würzburg (Fraunhofer ISC and Fraunhofer Translational Center Regenerative Therapies)
- Branch office Bronnbach: Center for device development and plant construction, international center for cultural property protection and conservation research
- Bayreuth: Fraunhofer Center for High-Temperature Lightweight Construction (HTL)
- Alzenau and Hanau: Fraunhofer Project Group for Recycling and Resource Strategy (IWKS)
- Aschaffenburg: Fraunhofer application center for resource efficiency
- Hof-Münchberg: Fraunhofer Application Center for Textile Fiber Ceramics
Web links
- Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC
- Fraunhofer Center for High-Temperature Lightweight Construction HTL
- Fraunhofer project group for recycling and resource strategy IWKS
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.isc.fraunhofer.de/de/ueber-fraunhofer-isc/organisation.html
- ↑ [1] accessed on August 21, 2017
- ↑ Fraunhofer project group for recycling and resource strategy IWKS
- ↑ Susanne Kuballa, Fraunhofer Center HTL: Press release on the opening in 2015. (No longer available online.) Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC, July 28, 2015, archived from the original on August 21, 2017 ; accessed on August 21, 2017 (d). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ [2]
