Heinrich Planck

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Heinrich MF Planck (born November 4, 1947 in Rottenburg am Neckar ) is a German scientist in the field of fiber-based materials and their diverse applications. He was full professor for textile technology at the University of Stuttgart and until March 31, 2013 he headed the Institute for Textile and Process Engineering Denkendorf of the German Institute for Textile and Fiber Research in Denkendorf .

Life

Planck studied general mechanical engineering with a specialization in textile technology / textile mechanical engineering and precision engineering at the University of Stuttgart. As part of his diploma thesis, he was already working at the Institute for Textile Technology in Reutlingen (predecessor of today's Institute for Textile and Process Engineering Denkendorf (ITV Denkendorf)) with textile implants, especially as blood vessel replacements. In doing so, he pursued bionic principles by implementing physiological findings that in blood vessels the flow cross-section is reduced before a branch in order to achieve an increased flow speed in the branch area. In this way, deposits in this critical area can be avoided. As part of his dissertation at the University of Stuttgart, he then devoted himself to a particularly critical area with the small-lumen vascular replacement (diameter <6 mm), since deposits on the inner surface lead to the closure of the vessel. He succeeded in developing a new process for the production of microfiber nonwovens , which found its way into the medical technology industry as a patented process.

Scientific career

Planck received his doctorate in 1980 from the University of Stuttgart as Dr.-Ing. in the field of process engineering / medical technology. As part of his subsequent activity as a research assistant at ITV Denkendorf, Planck expanded the field of biomedical engineering into one of the largest research groups in the field of biodegradable biomaterial research worldwide. Under his leadership, chemists, process engineers, mechanical engineers and biologists researched and developed relevant materials in an interdisciplinary manner. The developments are used in the industry for the production of new types of implant systems. Tailor-made absorbable, biocompatible, biodegradable polymers are developed and implant materials are made from them. As early as the 1980s, Planck was concerned with the biologization of implant systems with the help of biotechnology . He developed a method for the in vitro cultivation of living cells as textile substrates e.g. B. for blood vessel replacement. A bioreactor provides the cell cultures with the necessary conditions for cell growth under sterile conditions. Today, materials and structures for regenerative medicine are being developed there that serve as temporary skin replacements for the treatment of deep burn wounds, as nerve guide rails for the regeneration of severed nerves or as temporary liver replacements.

Planck has been involved in teaching at the University of Stuttgart since 1990. In 1996 he was appointed honorary professor in the field of biomedical process engineering by the University of Stuttgart.

From 1996, Planck and his employees set up the German Center for Biomaterials and Organ Replacement, together with industry and medical institutions at the University of Tübingen. In 1998 he was appointed to the chair of textile technology at the University of Stuttgart and at the same time as director of the Institute for Textile and Process Engineering in Denkendorf. There he taught textile technology, medical process engineering and fiber composite technology in bachelor's and master's degree programs until 3/2013.

In 2001, ITV Denkendorf Produktservice GmbH was spun off from the ITV in order to enable the industry to provide numerous support services including the production of medical preliminary products. Until 3/2013 Planck was the sole managing director of this company with over 60 employees.

From 2002, Planck developed an inter-university center for medical technology between the universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen, which was implemented from 2005 and managed by him together with a colleague from Tübingen until 2009. From this center, a cross-university course in Biomedical Engineering has emerged as a Bachelor and Master course.

Under his leadership, the institute was expanded to become the largest textile research institute in Europe with over 200 employees, which today covers the entire textile production chain. The application areas of technical textiles for safety technology , medical technology , lightweight construction / fiber composite technology for environmental technology , architecture, vehicles, and aerospace were systematically expanded and fundamental developments carried out. New fields of application of fiber-based materials in combination e.g. B. with electronics were used as textile-integrated sensor systems for monitoring vital parameters of sick or needy people, but also of particularly vulnerable people such. B. developed in fire fighting.

Today Planck is the managing director of Polymedics Innovations GmbH (PMI) in Denkendorf, which specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative medical products such as: B. deals with an "artificial skin" for the treatment of severe burns or difficult to heal wounds and markets this worldwide. Materials are also being developed for the treatment of injuries to other organs.

Memberships and board

  • Chairman of the German Society for Biomaterials (DGBM) eV (1998–2001)
  • Deputy Chairman of the German Society for Biomaterials eV (2001-2003)
  • Member of the board of directors of the DGBM (2003 to 2005)
  • Member of the Council of the European Society for Biomaterials (1999-2004)
  • Organizer and conference president of the annual conference of the Europ. Soc. For Biomaterials 2003 in Stuttgart
  • Knowledge TechTextil / Avantex advisory board at Messe Frankfurt
  • Member of the Board Textranet (European Association of Textile Research Institutes) (1998–2009)
  • Member of the health forum of the state government of Baden-Württemberg
  • Member of the expert group of the working group for clinical research at the University of Tübingen (2004–2009)
  • Special reviewer from the DFG , AiF , BMBF
  • Chairman of the supporting association of the Competence Center Biomaterials: German Center for Biomaterials and Organ Replacement eV Denkendorf (1996–2011)
  • Chairman of the Association for the Support of Research and Teaching of Textile Technology / Textile Machine Building eV Denkendorf
  • deputy Chairman of the Alliance for Fiber-Based Materials eV (AFBW)
  • deputy Chairman of the Association for Skin-Compatible Textiles
  • Member of the board of the following organizations:
  • - Association for the support of biotechnology and medical technology Stuttgart / Tübingen / Neckar-Alb eV
  • - Lightweight Construction Center Baden-Württemberg eV
  • Member of other national and international specialist societies

social commitment

Planck took part in a citizens' initiative to preserve the island pool in its home town of Nürtingen-Zizishausen . He became the chairman of a development association that was able to maintain the bathroom through direct civic engagement. Today this pool is used as a school swimming pool for schools in the city of Nürtingen and is made accessible to the public through the participation of the Friends' Association. After his resignation as chairman, Planck was elected honorary chairman of the association.

Planck has been a member of Rotary since 1994 and of the Rotary Club Esslingen-Filder until 2011 . He accompanied various services there and was its president in 2001/2002. He was the founding president of the Rotary Club Stuttgart-Filder in 2011.

Honourings and prices

Planck has received various national and international prizes and awards for its scientific work: 1987 first prizewinner of the Dr. Bernd Braun Foundation of the University of Stuttgart, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 the renowned TechTextil innovation prize of Messe Frankfurt, in 2005 Planck became appointed Fellow of the International Society For Biomaterials, in 2010 he received the Georg Winter Award of the European Society for Biomaterials for his life's work.

Publications

Over 80 specialist publications, editor / co-editor of 5 books, inventor in over 60 international patents and patent applications.

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personal data
SURNAME Planck, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Planck, Heinrich MF
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German textile engineer and medical technician
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Rottenburg am Neckar