Prof. Dr. Katharina Maniura
Area of Interest
Biointerfaces
Prerequisites a student should comply with
Students should have a Bachelor in Health Sciences and Technology, or an equivalent undergraduate foundation. They should have an interest in biomaterials, biointerfaces, tissue engineering, cell-material interactions, bacteria-material interactions or drug delivery.
Recommended master courses (Electives I+II of Learning Agreement of the Major)
376‐1392‐00 Mechanobiology: Implications for Development, Regeneration and Tissue Engineering
376‐1614‐00 Principles in Tissue Engineering
376-1622-00 Practical Methods in Tissue Engineering
376-1620‐00 Skeletal Repair
535‐0423‐00 Drug Delivery and Drug Targeting
551‐0317‐00 Immunology I
551-0318-00 Immunology II
227-0946-00 Molecular Imaging - Basic Principles and Biomedical Applications
376-1103-00 Frontiers in Nanotechnology
Research projects of the group
- cells interacting with various (bio) materials (metals, ceramics, polymers, hydrogels)
- bacteria-material interaction, biofilm formation on (implant) materials, understanding the formation of antimicrobial resistance in context with (implant) materials
- drug delivery by electrospun fibers
- functional hydrogels
- extracellular matrix based scaffolds for tissue engineering
- 3D in vitro models for drug development and substance screening (e.g. skin)