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INM Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien

INM Activities in
Nanotechnologies,
Facilities And Potential

Helmut Schmidt
INM

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 Chemical Nanotechnologies
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nanotechnology

life sciences
electronics Thin films

optics
others
nanoparticle technologies

materials
chemical processing
physical processing
enabling technology nanoparticle
for many areas applications surface technologies INM‘s route

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 The Vertical Interdisciplinarity
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In order to develop products for materials appliers, or to developed

turn-key technologies, especially for small and medium-size enterprises,
the so-called vertical interdisciplinarity is required

This needs the following disciplines

Chemistry (synthesis chemistry, physical chemistry, colloidal chemistry

organic chemistry, polymer chemistry)
Physics (experimental physics)
Materials science
engineering disciplines (chemical engineering, mechanical engineering,
electric engineering)
Modelling/computer science
Production technology
Quality assurance
Patents and licensing/IP strategies

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If this system is established a well organized management basis,

The duty of based technologies can be developed for many industrial
branches on the basis of nanoparticles

In order to realize this, two other requirements are necessary

Interdisciplinarity staff, which has to be eucated and trained by an

internal education system (this type ofeducation is not carried
out the universities)

Appropriate equipment, which comprises

Laboratory equipment
Analytics and testing
Pilot plant equipment: nano materials synthesis,
processing equipment to materials (e.g. for ceramics, nanocomposites,
materials for surface technologies) ,“fine tuning“ techniques like
photolithography, micro patterning, holographic techniques and others
surface and coating technologies

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This leads to the following structure

Laboratory scale work

Various processing technologies

Product and process technology development

Scaling up to a technical level in the application center

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 Consequence for INM’s strategy
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The consequence
Nanoparticle technology as innovation tool (chemical nanotechnology)
Surface technology as technology outlet
Application oriented basic research through Ph.D. work
Establishment of engineering oriented to disciplines in addition to the basic
disciplines like chemistry or physics
Building up of an appropriate contract, patent and license strategy

Application center „Wet chemical coating technologies“ as an indispensable

instrument for technology development and technology transfer

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 Spray Coater
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example for the equipment and INMs application center

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 Nanotechnology Technology Platforms of INM
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Nano particle and Nano material wet

Transparent
nanocomposite syn- coating technolo- Functional coatings
hard coatings
thesis technologies gies

Micro and nano Easy to clean Tribological Photochromic

patterned coatings coatings coatings coatings

Nano binders and

Coatings for Optical coatings Polymer matrix
inorganic
corrosion protection and components nanocomposites
coatings

Oxidation and Functional nano Ceramic

Electrochromics
photo catalysis particle applicatons technologies

Hydrophilic and
Materials for
antimicrobial coa-
life sciences
tings

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