1) Modification and Functionalization of Surfaces

• plasma- and wet chemical modification to optain customized surface properties
• functionalization of planar surfaces with particle and particulate systems
• adsorption of surfactants
• adsorption of polyelectrolyte and polymer analogous reactions in heterogeneous phases
• super-hydrophobic surfaces

2) Spectroscopy of surfaces (XPS)

• spectroscopy of surfaces to determine the chemical composition and the molecular structure of polymer and inorganic surfaces

3) Direct Force Measurements

• direct force measurements to  investigate the solid surfaces interaction

4) Wetting and interfacial Tension, Wetting and dewetting Kinetiks

• solids, liquids, polymer melts

Wetting and interfacial tension including the characterization and interpretation of wetting phenomena on chemically and morphologically heterogeneous polymer surfaces and the determination of the interfacial tension of polymer melts.

5) Investigation of disperse Systems and Emulsions

6) Elektrokinetic

• Charge capacity on  solid-liquid interfaces
• investigation of ions specific adsorption
• Quantification of Brønsted acid-base equilibrium
• Electrokinetic phenomena at nonaqeuous und aprotic liquids

7) Investigation of electrostatic dissipative polymers, conversation of charge and discharge rate (kinetics)

8) Characterization and Quantification of adsorption equilibriums and investigation of adsorption kinetics of:

• gases   
• liquids, especially water
• dissolved ions
• surfactants
• dissolved polyelectrolytesat polymer and inorganic solid surfaces.

9) Characterization and Quantification of Brønsted/ Lewis acid-base solid surface properties

• with potentiometric titration, electrokinetic and inverse gas chromatography

10) Surface Topography on Solids and Textiles (AFM, MG)

11) Determination of the specific surfaces of disperse materials, porosity and pore size distribution

12) Investigation of the swelling properties of polymer surfaces and films

13) Adhesion mechanism of technical relevant systems (bonding, printing, varnishing, coating, composite materials, hybrid materials)