Tasks for student projects
Additive Manufacturing
- Experimental studies on the influence of process parameters on the mechanical properties of 3D-printed and sintered ceramic components
- Combination of additive manufacturing processes and field-activated sintering to produce complex shapes
- Development and optimization of debinding and sintering processes for additively manufactured metallic components
- Testing and comparison of the mechanical properties of experimentally produced ceramic feedstocks with commercial CIM feedstocks
- Experimental investigations into the surface treatment of additively manufactured ceramic components
- Rheological investigation of disperse systems for lithographic, additive manufacturing processes
- 3D printing of novel composite ceramics with bioactive glass
- Printability characterization of bioinks for use in biofabrication
- Optimization of electrospinning process parameters for the production of scaffolds for cultured meat
- Development and characterization of an additively manufactured skin tissue analog
- Development and characterization of a liposuction adipose tissue analog
- Development of photosynthetic biohybrids for hydrogen production
Ultra-short pulse laser processing
- Development of a test rig for determining the pressure loss in laser-structured sprue channels
- Development of a process for the self-cleaning of venting channels in the injection molding process
- Development and construction of a test setup for the tribological characterization of laser-structured plain bearings
- Development of self-cleaning surfaces using laser processing
- Realization of superhydrophobic surfaces by means of nano- and microstructuring
- Investigation of the friction and wear behavior of laser-structured shaft-sliding bearing pairings
Spark Plasma Sintering
- Influence of the grinding parameters on the powder properties in the FAST/SPS process
- Production of piezoelectric ceramics for bone replacement using high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering
- Combination of additive manufacturing processes and field-activated sintering to produce complex shapes
- Production of piezoelectric and bioactive ceramics for bone replacement using spark plasma sintering