The main area of activity is directed to the physical chemistry of nanomaterials, polymer materials with some emphasis on polymer interfaces and scattering techniques. At IPF the following main topics are investigated:

• nanostructured materials
• polymer interfaces and thin films
• structure-properties relationships
• surface and interface characterization

In particular the following topics are currently under investigation:

• Nanoparticles and -devices based on Single Molecules
• Single-molecule Studies
• Polymer Brushes
• Nano- and Microfluidics
• Polymer Templates
• Self-rolled Polymer Micro- and Nanotubes
• Hybrid Nanomaterials
• Deformation Phenomena in Thermoplastic Polymers
• Nanostructured conjugated polymers