About us
The areas of experties of DS can be listed as follows:
- Design, manufacturing and characterization of load bearing implants, i.e. pins, screws, plates, dowels
- Development of new processing technologies, e.g. organic solvent
- Free processing of polymers
- Morphological and chemical changes of properties during processing, see also Testing
- In vitro-degradation testing of degradable implants at 37°C or at elevated temperatures
- Influence of sterilization procedures on degradable implants
- Creep / relaxation behavior of amorphous polymer implants
- Assessment of recrystallization of PLA/PGA during degradation
- Influence of process parameters on implant properties
- Studies on pH-neutral degradation of PLA/PGA by inclusion of inorganic fillers
- Manufacturing and characterization of open porous scaffolds for tissue engineering
- Fiber manufacturing and textile processing