Research projects in progress

Visualization of viral contaminations

Mycelium-based, sustainable, regenerable, flame-retardant textile finish

Hydrogels with light-induced antibacterial properties and their exemplary application in innovative wound dressings

Plasma-activated ice particles for façade cleaning and disinfection

Antimicrobial self-assembling systems to ensure sustainable surface hygiene

Multiplex rapid detection of hygiene-relevant germs and total bacterial count using nanoemitter-based 3D electrochemiluminescence

Duocatalytic antimicrobial textile finish for low temperature disinfection

Special enzymes for the oxidation and degradation of hydrocarbons and their exemplary application in washing and cleaning processes

Dry ice blasting process for water-free, hygienic dishwashing

Dielectrophoretic filters for particle separation and their exemplary application for the removal of microplastics from wastewater produced in the cleaning industry

Triboluminescent textile monitors for quantification of washing mechanics

Apta-Starter initiated cascade amplification for real-time detection of pathogens on work clothes

Thermosolubilizable hydrophobic systems based on renewable raw materials

Rapid test for determining the microbiological purity (bioburden) of hygienically demanding textiles using the example of surgical textiles

qLAMP of specific sequences of phage genomes isolated from bacterial ghost cells for testing the virucidal and limited virucidal effect of washing procedures

Bioinspired polyurethane coatings and their application on resilient floor coverings

Hydrochromic surfactant systems for the control of surface wetting in cleaning and disinfection processes

Monitoring microbiological water quality using enzyme-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Control of hydrophobization processes by superposition of photoinduced acoustic waves

Optically activatable and renewable antibacterial/viral textile finishing

AIE-active photosensitizers for monitoring and minimising microbial contamination in the dampening solution circuit

Dual-responsive catalyst systems for efficient low-temperature disinfection

Data transmission using frequency-modulated sound waves for temperature measurement and control

Soil release coating for textile floor coverings based on dirigated functional nanocellulose

AI-based audio analysis for moisture-controlled drying in the tumbler

Biodegradation of specially designed polyacrylates adapted to the enzymology of environmental organisms and their exemplary application in care dispersions for resilient floor coverings

Biodegradation of specially designed polyacrylates adapted to the enzymology of environmental organisms and their exemplary application in care dispersions for resilient floor coverings