New CRC 1357 publication
New process for the production of nanosheets, the osmotic delamination of sodium hectorite, extends nanocomposite applications to hydrophobic matrices like biodegradable polyesters. This allows the collaborative research center to develop and test new biodegradable materials. ...more
CRC 1357 in "Bayerischer Rundfunk": Gut zu wissen
Now online in our media library "Was Mikroplastik in Gewässern bewirkt". Really nice report by Jan Kerckhoff and the BR camera team for "Gut zu wissen", broadcasted on 16.01.2021 at Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). ...more
New CRC 1357 publication
Nine different types of plastic were detected in 15 mussel samples from 12 different countries. Mussel samples from the North Atlantic and South Pacific were the most contaminated. The publication is available free of charge until 22. January 2021. ...more
New CRC 1357 publication
Really nice public outreach of the recently published Science Advances study. Microplastics with an "ecocorona" are 10 times more likely internalized by mouse cells than pure, unmodified microplastics. An overview of published news articles you can find right under the press release. ...more
New Instrument FT-IR Spectroscopy, LUMOS II
We are looking forward to set-up our new FT-IR spectrometer LUMOS II from Bruker. With the financial support of the DFG and University of Bayreuth we were able to realize this important investment that will increase our microplastics analytic testing capacities. ...more
New CRC 1357 publication
Congratulations to Anja Ramsperger, A04 team and Martin Löder (B06) and Prof. Tillmann Lüders for the new publication in the journal Water. They have investigated biofilm formation on microplastic particles. ...more
Follow us on Twitter!
We are now part of the "Tweetosphere": Information from, for and around the Collaborative Research Center 1357 Microplastics can now be found on Twitter. Follow us! ...more
