The Institute for Materials and Surface Technology (IMST) has a broad range of research activities that encompass the areas of surface modification and multi-functional materials and thin films. We aim at controlling chemistry and morphology at the very beginning of materials processing in order to control or create new functionalities using oxide and noble metals nanostructures.
The main contribution of IMST to the INTERREG IV A Project Lab-on-chip is the functionalizing of polymeric microfluidic chips made of PDMS, a well known hydrophobic polymer, and confer to their surfaces superhydrophilic properties that could prevent particle adherence and droplet formation on the microfluidic channel. This is achieved via inorganic coatings using a proprietary solution-based method. First results show that the water contact angle could be decreased from approximately 130 for bare PDMS to about 20 for coated PDMS.
Contributors: Prof. Dr. Mohammed Es-Souni and Salah Habouti (PhD Student).
For more information see http://www.imst.fh-kiel.de
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The main contribution of IMST to the INTERREG IV A Project Lab-on-chip is the functionalizing of polymeric microfluidic chips made of PDMS, a well known hydrophobic polymer, and confer to their surfaces superhydrophilic properties that could prevent particle adherence and droplet formation on the microfluidic channel. This is achieved via inorganic coatings using a proprietary solution-based method. First results show that the water contact angle could be decreased from approximately 130 for bare PDMS to about 20 for coated PDMS.
Contributors: Prof. Dr. Mohammed Es-Souni and Salah Habouti (PhD Student).
For more information see http://www.imst.fh-kiel.de
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